POST GRADUATE DEGREE STANDARD

PAPER - I CODE : 101

UNIT II
Indian Psychology:
Indian and Westrern Approaches, Applications of Yoga and Meditation, Psychotherapy in Indian Tradition.

UNIT III
Theories of personality:
Theories of Freud, Cattell Kurt Lewin, Allport, Skinner, Bandura, Carl Rogers

UNIT IV
Psychological Testing:
Congnitive Abilities: Tests of Intelligence, Memmory, Creativity, Aptitutde and Interests.

UNIT V
Measurement of Personality:
Questionnaries, Inventories Projective Tests, Rating - Scales.

UNIT VI
Mental Health Assessment:
Type 'A' Personality, Anger scale, Adjustment Inventories, Anxiety scales, Scales of neuroticism, problem check - lists, well - being scales.

UNIT VII
Research Methods:
Nature of Types of hypothesis Variables, Types of Research Design: Factorial Designs Expost - Facto designs, within subject Design, survey Designs.

UNIT VIII
Simpling Techniques:
Probability and non - probability sampling.

UNIT IX
Test Construction:
Item preparation and Analysis Types and estimation of Reliability and Validity.

UNIT X
Statistical Analysis:
Non - Parametric Tests Analysis of variance, Correlations, Factor Analysis, Regression.

PAPER - II

UNIT I
Guidance and Counselling:
Concepts and goals, Different Approaches, Counselling applied to Family, Educational and Industrial Institutions.

UNIT II
Counselling to special groups - Delinquents, Terminallyill people, Aged, Addicts, people in crisis, Parents of Mentally Retarded and other disadvantaged groups.

UNIT III
Psychological Therapies:Behaviours Modification, - Positive and Negative reniforcements, Relaxation Techniques, Asserrtive Training, Desensitization Procedures.

UNIT IV
Cognitue Therapies - Rational-Emotive Therapy, Congnitive Restructuring, Bio-Feedback.

UNIT V
Educational Psychology:
Problems of students, Classroom Management, Training of Students, Teachers and Parents for Academic Achievement, Personality development of students, Improvement of school Climate.

UNIT VI
Industrial and Organisational Psychology:
Psychological Assessment for recruitment, Types of Training for motivation and Productivity, Team building, Performance appraisal, Conflict Resoultion and Job Satisfaction, Organisational Development.
UNIT VII
Health Psychology:
Stress - Causes, effect and Coping Strategies, Barriers to effective health Promotion; Techniques for health promotion.

UNIT VIII
Psychopathology:
Personality Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Psychotic Disorder - causes Symptoms and Treatment.

UNIT IX
Consumer and Marketing Psychology:
Consumer Needs, Strategies for influencing consumer Behaviour; Marketing Research, Advertising.

UNIT X
Psychology in Every Day life:
Application of psychology for Self Family and Community Development, New frontiers of Applied Psychology.