Part-I
Marks: 100
(General and Developmental Psychology)
A- General Psychology
1. Definition and subject matter of Psychology; Fields of Psychology; Research Methods: Observation, Survey, Experimental method, Case study.
2. Psychological basis of Behavior : Structure and functions of Central and Peripheral nervous system Endocrine glands and their effects on behavior;
3. Sensation and Perception : Definition of Sensation and Perception; Visual and auditory sense. Thresholds and their measurement. Perceptual organization Depth perception Illusion and hallucinations
4. Motivation and Emotion : Definition of Motivation and Emotion; Physiological and Social motives; Theories of Motivation, Development of Emotions Bodily charges in Emotion; Theories of Emotion.
5. Learning and Memory : Definition of Learning. Factor of Learning. Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning; Observational Learning, Perceptual Learning. The process of Memory; Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory and Long term Memory, Forgetting and its causes!
6. Cognition and Intelligence : Definition of Thinking, Concept formation, Problem solving; Creative Thinking. Cognitive development; Definition of Intelligence; Measurement of Intelligence-Standford-Binet and Wachslet’s- Intelligence Scales.
7. Personality : Definition of Personality. Development of Personality-Psychoanalytic and Behavioral approaches. Assessment of personality.
B- Developmental Psychology
8. Development Psychology : Definition of Developmental Psychology. Division of the Life Cycle, Principles of Development. Methods used in studying Development.
9. Beginning of Life : Conception, Prenatal development, Stages of and Factors affecting prenatal development.
10. The Birth : Birth process, Types of birth and its effect on Development.
11. The Neonate : Physiological functioning. Reflex actions.
12. Infancy : Physical, Language, Social and Emotional Development.
13. Childhood : Physical, Language, Social and Emotional Development.
14. Adolescence : Physical changes. Causes and psychological effects of physical change, Problems of adolescence: Juvenile delinquency, Drug addiction, Suicide.
Part-II Marks: 100
(Social and Abnormal Psychology)
A. Social Psychology
1. Social Psychology : Definition and subject matter of Social Psychology and its relation to other Social Sciences, Methods used in studying social behaviour,
2. Socialization : Its processes and products, Agents of socialization, Family, Schools and Neighburs, Cultural influences on bahaviour,
3. Attitudes : Definition of Attitude; Components of Attitude; Opinions and values. Formation of attitudes; Attitude change: Cognitive theories;
4. Groups : Types of group. Group cohesiveness.
5. Leadership : Definition of leadership; Approaches to the study of leadership: Trait approach, type approach and situational approach. Functions of leader; Characteristics of leader; Effective leadership.
6. Mass Communication and Collective behaviour : Public opinion-formation and assessment of public opinion. Propaganda-Techniques and principle of propaganda. Rumour and Prejudice, Abnormal Psychology,
B. Abnormal Psychology:
7. Abnormal Psychology : The concept of normality and abnormality in behaviour. Relation of Abnormal Psychology with Clinical psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health.
8. Causes of Abnormal Behaviour : Biological, psychological and socio-cultural causal factors of abnormal behaviour.
9. Anxiety-based disorder : Generalized anxiety disorder, Phobias, Obsessive- Compulsive disorder.
10. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorder : Conversion disorder, Hypochondriasis.
11. Schizophrenia : Types and causal factors of schizophrenia.
12. Treatment of behaviour disorder : Psychoanalytic therapy, Client-centered therapy and Behaviour therapy.