| Intelligence and Ability |
Theory of Primary mental abilities, multiple intelligence theory, Triarchic theory. |
| Aptitude |
Nature, and Measurement, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence |
| Personality |
Concept of self; Concept of Personality, Allport trait theory, five-factor model of personality, psychoanalytical perspective, Neo-Freudians : Karen Horney, Erik Erikson; Cattell’s 16PF, Self-report measures, Rorschach Inkblot Test, Thematic Apperception Test. |
| Stress and Stress Management |
Nature, types, and sources of stress; Effects on psychological functioning and health; Coping with stress; Promoting positive health and well-being; General adaption syndrome |
| Psychological Disorders |
Concepts of abnormality and psychological disorders; Classification of disorders; Major Psychological disorders; Anxiety disorder; depressive disorder; Schizophrenia; Neuro-developmental disorders, Substance-related & addictive disorder. |
| Therapeutic Approaches |
Nature and process of theory: Therapeutic relationship: Types of therapies: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive, Behaviour, Rehabilitation approach. |
| Attitude and Social Cognition |
Impression formation; Social cognition; Schemas and stereotypes; Nature and components of attitudes; Attitude formation and change; Behaviour in the presence of others; Pro-social behavior; Prejudice and discrimination; Strategies for handling prejudice. |
| Psychology in Life |
Noise, Pollution, crowding, natural disasters; Promoting pro-environmental behavior; Psychology and social concerns; Aggression, Violence Peace, Discrimination and Poverty, health, the impact of television on behavior, impact of social media; Population. |
| The Subject Psychology |
Definition of Psychology, meaning of the terms behaviour, stimulus and response. Main features of the schools of Structuralism, Functionalism and Behaviourism, Psychoanalysis, Gestalt psychology. Applications – different branches and the kind of work done in special fields. The application of scientific methods in the study of behaviour. |
| Attention and Perception |
Nature of attention – its inner and outer determinants. Perceptual processes – difference between sensation and perception. Organizational principles of perception – laws, constancies, depth perception. |
| Emotion and Motivation |
Physiological basis of emotion, reactions and overt expression. Primary emotions – fear, anger, joy, sorrow, affection. Theories of emotion, Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy. Social motives, Frustration and conflict. |
| Learning |
What is learning, Classical conditioning. Operant conditioning, Observational learning, Insight learning, learning styles, learning disabilities. |
| Remembering and Forgetting |
The memory system- how it works, different models, theories of forgetting, strategies of improving memory. |
