Approaches to personality

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Assessment of Personality and Mental Ability

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT: History of Personality Assessment. Ethical Issues in Personality Assessment. Types of Personality Assessment. UNIT II: PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY: Basic Techniques of Personality Assessment: MMPI, 16 PF, EPPS UNIT III: PROJECTIVE TECHNIQES OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT: Projective tests: TAT, Rorschach Inkblot Test. Sentence Completion Test, Picture Frustration and Word Association Test. Assessment of Interest and Values: Strong Vocational Interest Blank. UNIT IV: ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL ABILITY: Stanford Binet V-edition, Wechsler Scales-Verbal and Performance. Bhatia Battery and Standard Progressive Matrices. Assessment of Special Ability: DAT, Minnesota test of Clerical Aptitude, Career Maturity Scale. Achievement tests: Standardized and Teacher made Achievement tests.

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Counselling Psychology

Positive Psychology

COURSE OUTCOMES 1. Define and describe the need and relevance of positive psychology. 11. Explain the difference between positive emotional states and cognitions with reference to health and well - being. 3. Follow the application of positive psychology in various fields. 4. Display an understanding of the linkage between thoughts, emotions and health.

UNIT I: Introduction: Positive Psychology: An Introduction, Perspectives on Positive Psychology: Western and Eastern, Character Strengths and virtues.

UNIT II: Positive Emotional States and Processes: Happiness and Well-being, Positive Affect and Positive Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience

UNIT III: Positive Cognitive States and Processes: Self-efficacy, Optimism, Hope, Wisdom, Flow, Mindfulness.

UNIT IV: Applications: Work, education, ageing, health, Role of positive psychology in everyday life: Practical strategies to enhance happiness, pleasure, engagement and meaning in life. Meditation and its usefulness.

Systems in Psychology

COURSE OUTCOMES 1. Describe the historical events and scientific discoveries that have influenced contemporary psychology. 2. Explain the major systems of psychology in the light of assumptions about human nature. 3. Demonstrate understanding of the philosophical ideas from which the discipline of psychology arose. 4. Display significant figures within each system and describe their contributions.

UNIT I: Science and Psychology; Associationism: Only British empiricism to be covered; Structuralism: Wundt and Titchener; Act Psychology: Brentano.

UNIT II: Classical Behaviourism: Watson; Overview of Neo-behaviourism.

UNIT III: Psychodynamics (an overview): Classical psychoanalysis of Freud, Neo-Freudians (an overview).


UNIT IV: Indigenous Indian thought and traditions; Nature of consciousness, mind, self and mental functions as understood in Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta.

Psychology of Individual Differences

In this course students will learn about the topics such as heredity and genes, intelligence, personality, etc.