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Applied Fields of Psychology

By Dr. P. Swathi   |   The English And Foreign Languages University ( Host University )
Learners enrolled: 1956
This course is designed to give students a broad overview of the field of Applied fields of psychology, emphasizing on significant concepts, theory, and research.
 The main objectives of the course:
  • Develops an understanding of the social psychological concepts like attitudes,attributions, prosocial behaviour and groups.
  • Helps students to learn how to promote good Health through changing attitudes and beliefs and provides insight on specific health problems like alcohol abuse, obesity and weight control and exercise.
  • Provides a historical perspective on abnormal behaviour, illustrates the classification of psychological disorders and theoretical perspectives to psychological disorders.
  • Enables students to deal with student variability, and understand the concepts of programmed instruction and classroom management.
  • Develop counselling and clinical skills to deal with life situations.

Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Duration : 15 weeks
Category :
Credit Points : 5
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 19 Jan 2021
End Date : 30 Apr 2021
Enrollment Ends : 28 Feb 2021
Exam Date :

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Course layout


Week-01                                                                                                Assignment         

          1. Nature and Scope of Social Psychology
          2. Research Methods in Social Psychology 
          3. Attribution- Theories of Attribution and Basic Sources of Error  
          4. Attitudes-Nature, Components and Characteristics of Attitude, Formation of Attitudes, Influence of Attitudes on Behavior

Week-02                                                                                                Assignment     
              
             1. Concept of Pro-social Behavior 
             2. Bystander Effect
             3. Causes of Prosocial Behavior Part-01
             4. Causes of Prosocial Behavior Part-02

Week-03                                                                                                Assignment  

            1. Group Formation and Group Structure – Position/ Rank, Status, Roles and Norms
            2. Significance of Health Psychology
            3. Promoting Good Health - Changing Attitudes and Beliefs
            4. Behavioral Technology- Cognitive – Behavioral Approaches and Specific Techniques 

Week-04                                                                                                Assignment  

            1. Attitude and Behavior Change Principles
            2. Specific Health Problems – Alcohol Abuse, Obesity and Weight Control and Exercise
            3. Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -1
            4. Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -2 

Week-05                                                                                                Assignment  

           1. Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour -3
           2. Classification of Psychological Disorders – DSM & ICD
           3. Theoretical Perspectives to Psychological Disorders 
           4. Applying Psychology to Education

Week-06                                                                                                Assignment  

            1. Understanding Student Characteristics   -1
            2. Understanding Student Characteristics   -2
            3. Dealing with Student Variability -1
            4. Dealing with Student Variability -2 

Week-07                                                                                                Assignment  

             1. Specifying Learning Objectives 
             2. Providing Instruction 
             3. Programmed Instruction 
             4. Information Processing 

Week-08                                                                                                Assignment  

             1. Motivation in Education Psychology  
             2. Classroom Management – Techniques for Dealing with Behaviour Problems   
             3. Concept of counselling 
             4. Nature of Counselling 

Week-09                                                                                                Assignment  

             1. Areas of Counselling 
             2. Marriage Counselling        
             3. Family Counselling  
             4. Group Counselling        

Week-10                                                                                                Assignment                           

            1. Techniques of Group Counselling                                
            2. Grief Counselling                           
            3. Clinical Interview  
            4. Dealing Patients with chronic illnesses    

Week-11                                                                                                Assignment      

            1. Pre and Post Surgery Counselling                          
            2. Enhancing Positive Psychology and Mental Health         
            3. Personnel Selection and Placement 
            4. Conflict Management - Facilitation and Negotiation Skills

Week-12                                                                                                Assignment  

            1. Work Place Counselling 
            2. Community Psychology - (Concept & Theories)
            3. Role of Community Psychologists in Social Change 
            4. Use of Small Groups in Social Action

Week-13                                                                                               Assignment  

            1. Community Consciousness and Action for Handling Social Problems
            2. Group Decision making and Leadership for Social Change
            3. Environment and Behaviour   
            4. Psychological Approaches to Environment  

Week-14                                                                                               Assignment  

           1. Ecology and Development   
           2. Demography - Population Psychology,
           3. Environmental Assessment - Effects of Noise, Pollution and Crowding 
           4. Environmental wisdom: Impact of Rapid Scientific and Technological Growth on Degradation of Environment     




                                       

Books and references

  1. Baron,R.A., Branscombe.N.R,Byrne.D., and Bhardwaj.G. (2009). Social Psychology (12th Edition). Pearson Publications.
  2. David G. Myers (2007). Social Psychology (8th edition). New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill
  3. John W. Berry., Mishra R.C. and Tripathi, R.C. (2003). Psychology in Human and Social development, Sage Publications
  4. Oskamp, S. & Schultz, P.W. (1998). Applied Social Psychology.Prentice.
  5. Saundra K. Ciccarelli and Glen E. Meyer. (2008). Psychology, Sage Publications
  6. Worcel, S., Cooper, J., Goethals, G.R. & Olson, J.M. (2000). Social Psychology. CA Wadsworth.

Instructor bio

Dr. P. Swathi

The English And Foreign Languages University ( Host University )
  1. Dr. P. Swathi, Principal Investigator has 15 years of teaching experience in UG, PG, M. Phil and Ph. D courses in Psychology.
  2. Practicing Counselling psychologist. 
  3. Published many research articles and author of chapters in edited books.
  4. Supervised many M.Phil and Ph.D Scholars at OU, Bharathiyar and S.V. University.  
  5. She is a Trainer to various government, Private and educational Institutes. She also prepared Written course material and also audio- visual Material for IGNOU, OSMANIA, BRAOU and UOH.
  6. She is a resource person to AIR and various regional TV Channels on psychological issues.
  7. She was also a columnist in Regional Newspapers.
  8. Member of various Professional organisations.

Course certificate

30 per cent for in course Assessment And 70 Per cent for end term proctored exam.


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