This document outlines the modules covered in 5 subjects: Abnormal Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Life Skill Education, and Positive Psychology. The Abnormal Psychology modules include substance abuse disorders like alcohol and drug abuse, and psychological disorders like schizophrenia, mood disorders, and developmental disorders. The Applied Social Psychology modules cover topics like foundations of applied social psychology, applying social psychology to clinical settings and the media, and addressing social problems in India. The Developmental Psychology modules focus on emotional, social, vocational, and late adulthood development across the lifespan. The Life Skill Education modules teach life skills for communication, thinking, coping, and applying skills in areas like preventing addiction, career planning

1. SUBJECTS MODULE 1 MODULE 2 MODULE 3 MODULE 4 MODULE 5
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (AP) Substance Abuse Disorder Schizhophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorder Mood Disorder Developmental Disorders
Alcohol Related Disorders - Schizophrenia - Origins of the Schizophrenia Construct, Epidemiology, Mood Disorders: Types of Mood Disorders. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder,
Clinical Picture of Alcohol Related Disorders, Biological Causal Clinical Picture- Delusions, Hallucinations, Unipolar Depressive Disorders -Major Depressive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder,
Factors in the Abuse of and Dependence on Alcohol, Disorganized Speech and Behavior, Positive and Negative Symptoms. Other Forms of Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder , Specific learning Disorders, Intellectual Disability. Causal factors
Psychosocial Causal Factors in Alcohol Subtypes of Schizophrenia, Dysthymic Disorder (Persistent Depressive Disorder).
Abuse and Dependence,Sociocultural Causal Factors. Other Psychotic Disorders -Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders-Cyclothymic Disorder, Bipolar
Drug Abuse and Dependence - Opium and Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder , Disorders (I and II) .Causal Factors.
Its Derivatives (Narcotics), Cocaine and Amphetamines (Stimulants), Brief Psychotic Disorder . Causal factors
Methamphetamine, Barbiturates (Sedatives) ,
Hallucinogens, Ecstasy, Marijuana ,Stimulants
APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (ASP) Foundations of Applied Social psychology Applying Social psychology to Clinical and Counseling Psych Applying Social psychology to the Media and Aggression Social problems in India and applying Social Psychology
Social psychology and related disciplines. Applied social psychology: Social psychological roots of social anxiety. Consequence of viewing media violence- fear, aggressive thoughts. The concept of social problems, characteristics, causes, types,
historical context. Social psychological model of depression. Effects of exposure to violent pornography. stages in the development of social problems, and solving social problems
Social Psychological theories- cognitive dissonance theory, Treatment and prevention- self presentation theory, hopelessness theory Reducing the harmful effects of exposure to violent sexual material. Brief description about the concept of poverty,
group think theory. and biases in clinical decision making. Effects of media influence on our thought. Aggression. unemployment, population explosion, child abuse and child labor
Theoretical perspectives on aggression: role of biological factors,
drive theories, modern theories of aggression.
Determinants of aggression: social, personal, situational.
Prevention and control of aggression.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (DP) Emotional Development Social Development Vocational Development Late adulthood
Emotion- types of emotions. Process of socialization from infancy to middle adulthood. Vocational development and adjustment in early adulthood. Characteristic of late adulthood. Gerontology.
Emotional behavior in infancy to middle adulthood. Vygotsky’s theory of social development - ZPD. Career, work and leisure in middle adulthood. Physical cognitive–language-and socio-emotional
Temperament: definition, different classifications. Development of attachment: types, Bowlby’s Ethological theory of Selecting a job, appraisal of vocational adjustment. development in late adulthood.
Self development-role of family,parenting and attachment, Factors affecting attachment. Work life balancing. Vocational adjustment in Middle Adulthood- Development of personality and self.
peer relations in emotional development. Marital Life Style & Parenthood in Young Adulthood. Changed working conditions that affect middle aged workers, Family and relationships. Biological theories of ageing.
Close relationships in adulthood. Empty nest syndrome. Attraction, conditions influencing vocational adjustment and Vocational adjustment and adjustment to retirement
Adult life changes, marriage and family in adulthood. love and close relationships- adult marriage life. satisfaction in middle age. in late adulthood. Facing death and loss: Psychological issues,
Moral development- theories: Piaget, Kohlberg. Pattern of grieving, special losses.
LIFE SKILL EDUCATION: APPLICATIONS Introduction to life skills Mother Skills, Survival skills and Communication skills Thinking Skills, Coping Skills Life skill in different area
AND TRAINING. Life skill; Need and importance-definition and interpretation by Mother skills: self awareness – Thinking skills: Critical thinking & creative thinking and media thought. Life skill for preventing addiction-life skill for career planning
WHO-Origin and development development of self theories-assessment ; empathy. Negotiating skills: Decision making-problem solving. and development-life skill for women empowerment-
of concept of life skill. Survival Skill: inter personal and intrapersonal orientations, Coping skills: Life skills for stress & time management; life skill training for various groups
interpersonal attraction & theories-skill to develop relations and symptoms of anxiety-overcoming anxiety-goal setting and planning. (Adolescents, youth).
resolve conflicts.
Effective communication: components of communication.
Listening-verbal and non verbal skills.
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INTRODUCTION TO POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY WELL-BEING HOPE,OPTIMISM AND FLOW HAPPINESS
What is positive psychology? Positive Psychology: Well-Being: Definition, subjective and psychological well-being, Optimism, hope, mindfulness, expectationism, risk homeostasis theory, Positive emotions, positive & negative affectivity.
assumptions, goals and definitions perspectives on well-being: hedonic and eudaimonic, and time perspective, neurobiology of optimism. Happiness : Measuring happiness, effect of happiness,
Eastern and western perspectives in positive psychology other theories of well-being. Flow: Self determination theory & intrinsic motivation, causes of happiness, circumstances & happiness, happiness enhancement.
meta-motivational state and reversal theory. Happiness across life span, gender & happiness,
Resilience: sources of resilience, mindfulness meditation marriage & happiness, gender difference in the benefits of
marriage, money, happiness and culture, close relationships and happiness