Social Psychology

Goal:

The course is designed to enable the student understand the dynamics of human behaviour in order to be able to adjust to situations and work effectively with others.

General Objectives: On completion of this course the student should be able to:-

1. Appreciate the basis of human behaviour

2. Know the development of behaviour

3. Understand the principles of personality development

4. Know the processes of learning

5. Understand human emotions

6. Comprehend the processes of attitude formation and change

7. Know the psychological effects of health.

1.1 Define Psychology

1.2 Trace the development of psychology as efforts to understand human behaviour.

• Explain psychology and its historical development.

1.3 Explain methods of studying human behaviour.

• Explain methods of studying human behaviour.

1.4 Explain the interplay between psychology and other social sciences - Sociology, Economics, etc.

• Describe the relationship of psychology to other social sciences.

1.5 Identify motives for behaviour (drives, needs, instincts, etc.)

• Explain motives for human behaviour.

2.1 Define cognitive development

2.2 Explain personality development.

2.3 Define self-concept.

• Explain the concepts: cognitive development, personality and self.

• Explain socialisation and its agents.

2.4 Explain socialization and its agents.

2.5 Explain the states of development - infancy, adolescent and puberty.

2.6 Explain perception.

• Explain stages of development.

• Demonstrate perception using pictures.

• Give assignment 

3.1 Define personality.

3.2 Explain models of personality

• Explain personality and its models.

3.3 Explain behaviourism.

• Explain behaviourism

• Conduct test.

4.1 Define learning.

4.2 List types of learning

• Explain learning theories 

4.3 State methods of learning

5.1 Define emotion.

5.2 Define types of emotion

Explain emotion and part of the train that controls emotions.

• Explain types of emotions.

6.1 Explain attitude formation

6.2 Identify the components of attitude.

• Explain attitude formation and its components.

6.3 Explain change of attitudes.

6.4 Define motivation.

6.5 Explain theories of motivation.

• Describe causes of change in attitude.

• Explain the various motivational theories. 

7.1 Define health

7.2 Explain causes of ill health.

7.3 Explain fatigue, frustration and interest

• Explain health.

• Explain causes of ill health and their manifestations

7.4 Explain psycho-social factors in health (poverty hunger)

• Explain psycho-social factors in health.

7.5 Explain coping mechanism, (relaxation therapy, behaviour modification).

• Conduct test.