course structure

course syllabus

unit i: variations in psychological attributes

• 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 simultaneous successive
  • model of intelligence
• individual differences in intelligence
• variations of intelligence
• culture and intelligence
• emotional intelligence
• special abilities
  • aptitude − nature and measurement
• creativity

unit ii: self and personality

• 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
• major approaches to the study of personality −
  • type approaches
  • trait approaches
  • psychodynamic approach
  • behavioural approach
  • cultural approach
  • humanistic approach
• assessment of personality
  • self-report measures
  • projective techniques
  • behavioural analysis

unit iii: meeting life challenges

• introduction

• nature, types and sources of stress

• effects of stress on psychological functioning and health

  • stress and health

  • general adaptation syndrome

  • stress and immune system

  • lifestyle

• coping with stress

  • adaptation and adjustments (from the cbse supplementary reading material)

  • stress management techniques

• promoting positive health and well-being

  • life skills

  • human strengths and virtues from the cbse supplementary reading material)

unit iv: psychological disorders

• introduction
• concepts of abnormality and psychological disorders
• classification of psychological disorders
• factors underlying abnormal behaviour
• major psychological disorders
  • anxiety disorders
  • somatoform disorders
  • dissociative disorders
  • mood disorders
  • schizophrenic disorders
  • behavioural and developmental disorders
  • substance-use disorders

unit v: therapeutic approaches

• nature and process of psychotherapy
  • therapeutic relationship
• types of therapies
  • psychodynamic therapy
  • behaviour therapy
  • cognitive therapy
  • humanistic-existential therapy
  • biomedical therapy
  • alternative therapies
  • zen (from the cbse supplementary reading material)
  • counselling (from the cbse supplementary reading material)
• rehabilitation of the mentally iii

unit-vi: attitude and social cognition

• introduction
• explaining social behaviour
• nature and components of attitudes
• attitude formation and change
  • attitude formation
  • attitude change
  • 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

unit-vii: social influence and group processes

• introduction
• nature and formation of groups
• type of groups
• influence of group on individual behaviour
  • social loafing
  • group polarisation
• conformity, compliance, and obedience
• cooperation and competition
  • determinants of cooperation and competition
• social identity
• intergroup conflict: nature and causes
• conflict resolution strategies

unit-viii: psychology and life

• introduction

• human-environment relationship

  • different views of the human-environment relationship

• 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

  • health

  • impact of television on behaviour

  • media and human values (from the cbse supplementary reading material)

  • human rights (from the cbse supplementary reading material)

  • citizenship (from the cbse supplementary reading material)

  • promotion of peace (from the cbse supplementary reading material)

unit-ix: developing psychological skills

• introduction
• developing as an effective psychologist
• general skills
  • intellectual and personal skills; sensitivity to diversity
• observational skills
• specific skills
  • communication skills
  • psychological testing skills
• interviewing skills
• counselling skills

practical work

• development of case profile −

  • using appropriate methods like, interview, observation and psychological tests

• test administration −

  • students are required to administer and interpret five tests.

• in practical examination, the student will be required to administer and interpret two psychological tests.

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