Units and Topics
# | Unit/Topic | Marks |
---|---|---|
100 | Variations in Psychological Attributes | - |
200 | Self and Personality | - |
300 | Meeting Life Challenges | - |
400 | Psychological Disorders | - |
500 | Therapeutic Approaches | - |
600 | Attitude and Social Cognition | - |
700 | Social Influence and Group Processes | - |
800 | Psychology and Life | - |
900 | Developing Psychological Skills | - |
Total | - |
Syllabus
- Introduction to Variations in Psychological Attributes
- Individual Differences in Human Functioning
- Assessment of Psychological Attributes
- Intelligence
- Theories of Intelligence
- Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
- Planning, Attention-arousal, and Simultaneoussuccessive Model of Intelligence
- Individual Differences in Intelligence
- Variations of Intelligence
- Some Misuses of Intelligence Tests (Box 1.1)
- Culture and Intelligence
- Emotional Intelligence
- Characteristics of Emotionally Intelligent Persons (Box 1.2)
- Special Abilities
- Aptitude : Nature and Measurement
- Creativity
-Introduction
-Individual Differences in Human Functioning
-Assessment of Psychological Attributes
-Intelligence
-Theories of Intelligence
- Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
- Planning, Attention-arousal, and Simultaneoussuccessive Model of Intelligence
-Individual Differences in Intelligence
- Variations of Intelligence
- Some Misuses of Intelligence Tests (Box 1.1)
-Culture and Intelligence
-Emotional Intelligence
- Characteristics of Emotionally Intelligent Persons (Box 1.2)
-Special Abilities
- Aptitude : Nature and Measurement
-Creativity
- Introduction to Self and Personality
- Self and Personality
- Concept of Self
- Cognitive and Behavioural Aspects of Self
- Self-esteem, Self-efficacy and Self-regulation
- Culture and Self
- Concept of Personality
- Major Approaches to the Study of Personality
- Type Approaches
- Trait Approaches
- Five-Factor Model of Personality (Box 2.2)
- Psychodynamic Approach
- Behavioural Approach
- Cultural Approach
- Humanistic Approach
- Who is a Healthy Person? (Box 2.3)
- Assessment of Personality
- Self-report Measures
- Projective Techniques
- Behavioural Analysis
-Introduction
-Self and Personality
-Concept of Self
-Cognitive and Behavioural Aspects of Self
- Self-esteem, Self-efficacy and Self-regulation
-Culture and Self
-Concept of Personality
- Personality-related Terms (Box 2.1)
-Major Approaches to the Study of Personality
- Type Approaches
- Trait Approaches
- Five-Factor Model of Personality (Box 2.2)
- Psychodynamic Approach
- Behavioural Approach
- Cultural Approach
- Humanistic Approach
- Who is a Healthy Person? (Box 2.3)
-Assessment of Personality
- Self-report Measures
- Projective Techniques
- Behavioural Analysis
- Introduction to Meeting Life Challenges
- Nature, Types and Sources of Stress
- A Measure of Stressful Life Events (Box 3.1)
- Effects of Stress on Psychological Functioning and Health
- Examination Anxiety (Box 3.2)
- Stress and Health
- General Adaptation Syndrome
- Stress and Immune System
- Lifestyle
- Coping with Stress
- Stress Management Techniques
- Promoting Positive Health and Well-being
- Life Skills
- Resilience and Health (Box 3.3)
-Introduction
-Nature, Types and Sources of Stress
- A Measure of Stressful Life Events (Box 3.1)
-Effects of Stress on Psychological Functioning and Health
- Examination Anxiety (Box 3.2)
- Stress and Health
- General Adaptation Syndrome
- Stress and Immune System
- Lifestyle
-Coping with Stress
- Stress Management Techniques
-Promoting Positive Health and Well-being
- Life Skills
- Resilience and Health (Box 3.3)
- Introduction to Psychological Disorders
- Concepts of Abnormality and Psychological Disorders
- Classification of Psychological Disorders
- Factors Underlying Abnormal Behaviour
- Major Psychological Disorders
-Introduction
-Concepts of Abnormality and Psychological Disorders
-Classification of Psychological Disorders
-Factors Underlying Abnormal Behaviour
-Major Psychological Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Salient Features of Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
- and Dissociative Disorders (Box 4.1)
- Depressive Disorders
- Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other
- Psychotic Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Substance - Related and Addictive Disorders
- Effects of Alcohol : Some Facts (Box 4.2)
- Commonly Abused Substances (Box 4.3)
- Nature and Process of Psychotherapy
- What is meant by Psychotherapy - central
features of psychodynamic therapies - free
association, dream analysis, transference
and countertransference; - the principles on which client centred therapy has been developed.
- Behavioural therapies based on classical and operant conditioning and modelling, psychosocial;
- Rehabilitation.
- Therapeutic Relationship
- What is meant by Psychotherapy - central
- Type of Therapies
- Steps in the Formulation of a Client’s Problem (Box 5.1)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Behaviour Therapy
- Relaxation Procedures (Box 5.2)
- Cognitive Therapy
- Humanistic-existential Therapy
- Biomedical Therapy
- Alternative Therapies
- Rehabilitation of the Mentally ill
-Nature and Process of Psychotherapy
- Therapeutic Relationship
-Type of Therapies
- Steps in the Formulation of a Client’s Problem (Box 5.1)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Behaviour Therapy
- Relaxation Procedures (Box 5.2)
- Cognitive Therapy
- Humanistic-existential Therapy
- Biomedical Therapy
- Alternative Therapies
-Rehabilitation of the Mentally Ill
- Introduction to Attitude and Social Cognition
- Explaining Social Behaviour
- Nature and Components of Attitudes
- A ‘Green Environment’ : The A-B-C Components of an
- Attitude (Box 6.1)
- Attitude Formation and Change
- Attitude Formation
- Attitude Change
- Telling a Lie for Twenty Dollars (Box 6.2)
- Attitude-Behaviour Relationship
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- An understanding of the meaning of prejudice and how it works in the form of discrimination - causes of prejudice: social learning, realistic competition, social categorization and stereotyping;
- ways in which prejudice can be resisted. Caste, community and gender stereotypes in the Indian context.
- Strategies for Handling Prejudice
- Social Cognition
- Schemas and Stereotypes
- Impression Formation and Explaining Behaviour of Others Through Attributions
- Impression Formation
- Attribution of Causality
- Behaviour of Others Through Attributions
- Impression Formation
- Attribution of Causality
- Behaviour in the Presence of Others
- Pro-social Behaviour
- Factors Affecting Pro-social Behaviour
-Introduction
-Explaining Social Behaviour
-Nature and Components of Attitudes
- A ‘Green Environment’ : The A-B-C Components of an
- Attitude (Box 6.1)
-Attitude Formation and Change
- Attitude Formation
- Attitude Change
- Telling a Lie for Twenty Dollars (Box 6.2)
- Attitude-Behaviour Relationship
-Prejudice and Discrimination
-Strategies for Handling Prejudice
-Social Cognition
-Schemas and Stereotypes
-Impression Formation and Explaining Behaviour of Others through Attributions
- Impression Formation
- Attribution of Causality
-Behaviour in the Presence of Others
-Pro-social Behaviour
- Factors Affecting Pro-social Behaviour
- Introduction to Social Influence and Group Processes
- how people try to change others’ behaviour;
- social norms;
- conformity and obedience - factors affecting them.
- What is meant by social norms - why people conform to social norms and why they digress;
- factors affecting Conformity and Obedience.
- Asch's study on conformity;
- why and when people obey others -Milgram's experiment
- Nature and Formation of Groups
- Groupthink (Box 7.1)
- Type of Groups
The Minimal Group Paradigm Experiments (Box 7.2)
- Influence of Group on Individual Behaviour
- Social Loafing
- Group Polarisation
- Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
- The Autokinetic Effect (Box 7.3)
- Group Pressure and Conformity : The Asch Experiment (Box 7.4)
- Cooperation and Competition
- Sherif’s Summer Camp Experiments (Box 7.5)
- Determinants of Cooperation and Competition
- Social Identity
- Intergroup Conflict : Nature and Causes
- Conflict Resolution Strategies
-Introduction
-Nature and Formation of Groups
- Groupthink (Box 7.1)
-Type of Groups
- The Minimal Group Paradigm Experiments (Box 7.2)
-Influence of Group on Individual Behaviour
- Social Loafing
- Group Polarisation
-Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
- The Autokinetic Effect (Box 7.3)
- Group Pressure and Conformity : The Asch Experiment (Box 7.4)
-Cooperation and Competition
- Sherif’s Summer Camp Experiments (Box 7.5)
- Determinants of Cooperation and Competition
-Social Identity
-Intergroup Conflict : Nature and Causes
-Conflict Resolution Strategies
- Introduction to Psychology and Life
- Human-environment Relationship
Different Views of the Human-Environment Relationship
The Bishnois and the Chipko Movement (Box 8.1) - Environmental Effects on Human Behaviour
- Human Influence on the Environment
- Noise
- Pollution
- Crowding
- Natural Disasters
- Promoting Pro-environmental Behaviour
- Psychology and Social Concerns
- Poverty and Discrimination
- Aggression, Violence, and Peace
- Mahatma Gandhi on Non-violence : Why Does
- Non-violence Work (Box 8.2)
- Health
- Impact of Television on Behaviour
-Introduction
-Human-Environment Relationship
- Different Views of the Human-Environment Relationship
- The Bishnois and the Chipko Movement (Box 8.1)
-Environmental Effects on Human Behaviour
- Human Influence on the Environment
- Noise
- Pollution
- Crowding
- Natural Disasters
-Promoting Pro-environmental Behaviour
-Psychology and Social Concerns
- Poverty and Discrimination
- Aggression, Violence, and Peace
- Mahatma Gandhi on Non-violence : Why Does
- Non-violence Work (Box 8.2)
- Health
- Impact of Television on Behaviour
- Introduction to Developing Psychological Skills
- Developing as an Effective Psychologist
- General Skills
- Intellectual and Personal Skills; Sensitivity to Diversity
- Individual and Cultural Differences (Box 9.1)
- Observational Skills
- Specific Skills
- Communication Skills
- Characteristics of Communication (Box 9.2)
- Some Tips to Improve Your Listening Skills (Box 9.3)
- Psychological Testing Skills
- Essentials of Psychological Assessment Skills (Box 9.4)
- Interviewing Skills
- Types of Interview Questions (Box 9.5)
- Counselling Skills
-Introduction
-Developing as an Effective Psychologist
-General Skills
- Intellectual and Personal Skills; Sensitivity to Diversity :
- Individual and Cultural Differences (Box 9.1)
-Observational Skills
-Specific Skills
- Communication Skills
- Characteristics of Communication (Box 9.2)
- Some Tips to Improve Your Listening Skills (Box 9.3)
- Psychological Testing Skills
- Essentials of Psychological Assessment Skills (Box 9.4)
-Interviewing Skills
- Types of Interview Questions (Box 9.5)
-Counselling Skills