POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY I YEAR PAPER I ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY PAPER II DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER III PERSONALITY THEORIES PAPER IV RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PAPER V BIO PSYCHO - SOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS II - YEAR PAPER VI GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING PAPER VII PSYCHOTHERAPY - I PAPER VIII PSYCHOTHERAPY - II PAPER IX PRACTICALS AND FIELD WORK PAPER X PROJECT 1
PAPER I ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY Objectives To enable students: 1. Understand the nature of Psychology as a scientific discipline. 2. Understand the basic concept of learning theories. 3. Understand the nature of motivation and its implications for human life in learning. 4. Understand the development and functioning of personality. 5. Acquire the knowledge of Intelligence and creativity. 6. Appreciate the purpose and role of Guidance and Counselling for Educational Practice. Unit 1: Introduction to Psychology : Definition, meaning - Schools of Psychology : Structuralism - Functionalism - Gestalt - Behaviorism Psychoanalysis - Methods in Psychology: Introspection - observation case history Experimental. Unit - 2 Learning : Definition - Meaning - Characteristics - Classical conditioning - Operant Conditioning- Social Learning Theory- Learning by insight - Transfer of learning - Memory & Forgetting - Memory Definition - Types - Information processing. Memory model, Ways to Improve Memory - Forgetting : Definition - Ebbinghaus s curve of forgetting - Reasons The Interference Theory - Motivation & Emotion : Motivation - Definition. Hierarchy of needs by Maslow - Classification of Motives- Physiological Motives- Psychological Motives - Achievement motive Emotions : Nature - Causes. Unit 3 Attention : Definition Meaning Types of Attention Determinants of Attention Perception: Definition Principles Illusion - Types Unit - 4 Intelligence : Definition Meaning Theories: Multi factor theory - Two factor theory Assessment IQ MI AI. - Social Maturity Creativity: Definition Nature Characteristics Steps Stages of Creative thinking and promotion. Unit 5 Guidance and Counselling: Guidance: Definition Types Scope Need Characteristics. Counselling : Definition Types Difference between Guidance and Counselling References : 1. Baron, R.A: Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1998 2. Atkinson & Hilgard - Introduction to psychology 3. understanding psychology Robert Feldman McGraw Hill publication 4. A Brief Introduction to psychology Morgan McGraw Hill Publications 5. General psychology S.K. Mangal 2
6. Integral psychology IndraSen 7. Elements of Ancient Indian Psychology - B. Kuppuswamy 8. Master Mind in India Siddhartha Basu 9. Korchin Sheldon. K. Modern clinical psychology New York Basic Books, Inc 1976. 10. Prashantham B.J. Indian case studies in Therapeutic Counselling : Christian Counselling Centre Vellore 1957. 11. Advanced Educational psychology S. Dandapani, ANMOL Publications, New Delhi Paper II DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Objectives 1. To increase the knowledge of life span perspective of human development. 2. To understand the socio-cultural dynamics of individual in society. Unit 1 Physiological and Psychological Development of Child Introduction - How life begins Timetable of Prenatal development conditions affecting prenatal development - Newborn Growth and development, Motor skills, sensory motor skills, language functioning, bowel and bladder control. Unit 2 Psycho sexual development - Psychic Determinism, theory of Infantile sexuality, Interpretation of Dreams, Topographic model of mind, Instinct or Drive theory, Theory of Infantile sexuality, Concept of Narcissism, Stages of Life Psycho-Social Development - Erik Erickson- Eight stages of life cycle, Implications for psychotherapists Unit 3 Self Psychology: Heinz Kohut Double-Axis theory, classical line and development, concept of Self object. Narcissistic line of Unit 4 Theory of Cognitive Development by Jean Piaget and its applications Emotional intelligence - NLP - Development and acquisition of Emotional intelligence. Adolescence: Adolescence, Physical Development, Social Development, Self Image, Gender Development and Gender identity, Sexual behavior Development tasks Unit 5 Developmental of Social Behaviour - Attitudes - Social Identity - Close relationships - Interpersonal Attraction - Effect of media - Leadership Qualities. REFERENCES: 1. Essentials of Education Psychology: Mangal, Pentice Hall, New Delhi 2. Educational Psychology-A developmental approach, Spinthall and Sprinthall, McGraw-Hill, Delhi Educational Psychology, Stella Reynolds, Lotus Publishers 3
3. Personality Development Hurlock 4. Understanding Emotional IQ - Jyotsna, Dr. Codlay 5. Text Book of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 6. Vasta R., Haith, M.M & Miller, S.A Child Psychology, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992 7. Kaplan & Sadock, Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 8. Baron R.A & Byrne D. Social Psychology (8 th ed) New Delhi. Prentice hall Of India Pvt Ltd 9. Kuppuswamy, Text book of Social Psychology 10. Danial Goleman Emotional Intelligence. 11. Shelley and Letitia- Social Psychology 12th Education, Pearson Education. PAPER III PERSONALITY THEORIES Objectives 1. To explain the major theories of personality. 2. To understand the dynamics of personality and its application. Unit 1 Personality: Definition, Meaning, Factors Basic Assumptions Concerning Human Nature. Jung s Analytic Theory Biographical Sketch the Structure of Personality The Dynamics of personality. Development of Personality UNIT - II Socio- psychological Theory: Adler: Biographical Sketch Fictional Finalism striving for superiority Inferiority Feelings and Compensation Social Interest Style of Life The Creative Self Characteristic Research and Methods structure of personality. Trait Theories of Personality: Gordon Allport, Cattel. Unit - 3 Need Theory of Personality- Henry A. Murray - Interpersonal Theory of Carl Rogers - Phenomenological Theory of Personality: Carl Rogers Unit - 4 Cognitive Theory of Personality-George Kelly - Cognitive Theory of Aaron Beck-Levin s Field theory. Unit 5 Humanistic Theory of Personality- Abraham Maslow - Factor Theory of Personality - Eysenck s Theory of Personality - The Big Five Traits. REFERENCES: 1. Mischel, W. Introduction to Personality. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston1981 2. Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflection, Vintage Books, New York 1973 3. Kaplan & Sadock, Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 4. Sigmund Freud On Psychopathology 5. Hall and Lindzey Theories of Personality 4 th Education wiley publication 4
PAPER IV: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS Unit 1: Research: Meaning - definition objectives Need Characteristics Introduction to Social Research. Unit 2: Research Design: Meaning Need Types of research design, features. Sampling: Meaning, different techniques of sampling. Unit 3: Sources and methods of Data collection: Primary and secondary. Research tools: interview guide, interview schedule, questionnaire, and Mailed Questionnaire, questionnaire design, observation Research proposal. Unit 4: Introduction Conceptual framework review of Related literature Methods and Procedure Analysis Summary of findings Bibliography. Unit 5: Measures Central Tendency, Variability Karl Pearson product moment Correlation Graphical representation. References 1. Kothari C.R 2003 - Research Methodology-methods and Techniques 2 nd edition. New Delhi, New age internation (P) linked. 2. Wilkinsion and Bhandarkar 2001 - Methodology and Techniques of social research Mumbai, Himalaa publishing House. 3. Nakkiran, S. Selvaraju. R 2001 Research methods in social science, Mumbai, Himalaya publishing House. 4. Saravanavel.P. 1985- Research and Report- writing Madras, Emerald publishers. PAPER V - BIO- PSYCHO - SOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Objectives: 1. To enrich the knowledge and scientific approach to abnormal behaviour. 2. To develop skills in psychological assessment. Unit 1: Biological factors - Birth injury, preterm delivery, cerebral infections, Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, Physical illness - Family: Parental dispute, Single parent, Poor role model, Mental illness in parent, faulty parental attitude, Sibling rivalry. 5
Unit 2: Environment - Housing, Overcrowding, Noise, Media influences, Migration - School Teacher influences, Location (rural vs. urban), medium of education, Over crowing, System of Education, System of selection. Unit 3: Children with Disability: Mental Retardation, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Autism, Asperger s syndrome), Deaf, Mute, Visual impairment, Infantile Hemiplegia: Children in special settings: Orphanages, Juvenile Delinquent, children in Refugee camps, Children in Hostel, Children after Natural disaster, and Children with HIV infection. High Risk Children- Children of HIV parents, Parent in prison, Alcohol father, Promiscuous mother, child pushed for labor. Unit 4: Assessment of troublesome child- Temper tantrums, oppositional defiant disorder, Conduct disorder, ADHD, Specific learning disorder Reading disorder, Writing disorders, Expressive language disorder, Receptive Language disorder, Stuttering, Mathematic disorder Adolescents: Adolescents crisis, Romantic issues, substance experiment & abuse, Career dilemma, Gender identity disorders, Eating disorders, Adolescent pregnancy, Sexual abuse, Rape victims, Early marriage. Unit 5: Common child s mental illness: Depression, separation anxiety disorder, Social phobia, specific phobia, Post Truaumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Adjustment disorder, Hysteria, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Suicide. Reference 1. M.S. Bhotia & N.K.Dhar Text Book Of Child Adolescent Psychiatry 2. Coleman, Abnormal Psychology 3. Sadock and Kaplan Comprehensive text book of Psychiatry. 4. Sadock and Kaplan synopsis of Psychiatry 5. Liberman Psychiatry 6. Fish Psychopathology 7. SIMS Symptoms in Mind 8. Chandra and Renu -Educational Psychology Surya 9. Mangal- Essential of Educational Psychology Prentice-hall India 10. Venkatesan Children with Developmental Disabilities Sage Publication 11. Gururani Text Book of Mental Health and Hygenic Akansha Publishing House New Delhi. 12. Ross Marshall. M Child Psychology The Modern Science John Wiledy & sonsjinc 1992 6