SYBA Psychology1_1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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Programme – Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) C redit Based Choice System (CBCS)
S.Y.B.A. Social Psychology Syllabi to be implemented from the Academic year
2017- 2018
Code Semester Course Title Credits Marks
UAPS301 3 Social Psychology: Part I 3 100
UAPS401 4 Social Psychology: Part II 3 100
Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Social Psychology 2. To foster interest in Social Psychology as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the applications of the various concepts in Social Psychology in the Indian context
Semester III Social Psychology: Part I
3 lectures per week
Unit 1: Social Psychology - The Science of the Social Side of Life
a) Social psychology: an overview; advances at the boundaries
b) How social psychologists answer the questions they ask: research as the route to increased
knowledge; the role of theory in social psychology c) The quest for knowledge and rights of individuals: in search of an appropriate balance
Unit 2: Social Cognition – How we think about the social world
a) Heuristics: how we reduce our effort in social cognition
b) Schemas: mental frameworks for organizing social information
c) Automatic and controlled processing: two basic modes of so cial thought
d) Potential sources of error in social cognition
e) Affect and cognition
Unit 3: Social Perception – Perceiving and Understanding Others
a) Nonverbal communication: the unspoken language of expressions, gazes gestures and scents
b) Attrib ution: understanding the causes of others’ behaviour
c) Impression formation and impression management: combining information about others
Unit 4: Attitudes - Evaluating and Responding to the Social World
a) Attitude formation: how attitudes develop
b) When and why do attitudes influence behaviour? How do attitudes guide behaviour?
d) The fine art of persuasion: how attitudes are changed; Resisting persuasion attempts f) Cognitive dissonance: what it is and how do we manage it?
Semester IV Social Psycho logy: Part II
3 lectures per week
Unit 1: The Causes, Effects, and Cures of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
a) How members of different groups perceive inequality
b) The nature and origins of stereotyping c) Prejudice: feelings toward social groups; Discrimination: prejudice in action
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e) Why prejudice is not inevitable: techniques for countering its effects
Unit 2: Social Influence - Changing Others’ Behaviour
a) Conformity: Group Influence in Action
b) Compliance: To Ask – Sometimes - Is to Receive
c) Symbolic social influence
d) Obedience to Authority
Unit 3: Aggression - Its Nature, Causes, and Control
a) Perspectives on aggression: in search of the roots of violence
b) Causes of human aggression: social, cultural, personal, and situational
c) Bullying: singling out others for repeated abuse
d) The prevention and control of violence: some useful techniques
Unit 4: Groups and Individuals -
The Consequences of Belonging
a) Groups: when we join and when we leave
b) Effects of the presence of others: from task performance to behaviour in crowds
c) Coordination in groups: cooperation or conflict?
d) Perceived fairness in groups: its nature and effects
e) Decision making by groups: how it occurs, the pitfalls it faces, the downside of group decision making
f) The role of leadership in group settings
Book for Study:
Baron, R. A., & Branscombe, N. R. (2012). Social Psychology.
(13th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education; Indian reprint 2014
Books for Reference
1) Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., & Akert, R. M. (2007). Social Psychology . (6th edi.), New
Jersey: Pearson Education Prentice Hall
2) Baron, R. A., Branscombe, N. R., & Byrne, D. Bhardwaj, G. (2008). Social Psychology.
(12th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education, Indian adaptation 2009
3) Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2008). Social Psychology and Human
Nature. International student edition, Thomson Wadsworth USA
4) Delamater, J. D., & Myers, D. J. (2007). Social Psy chology . (6th edi.), Thomson
Wadsworth International student edition, USA
5) Franzoi, S. L. (2003). Social Psychology. (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw Hill co.
6) Kenrick, D. T., Newberg, S. L., & Cialdini, R. B. (2007). Social Psychology: Goals in
Interaction . (4th edi.). Pearson Education Allyn and Bacon, Boston
7) Mercer, J. & Clayton, D. (2014). Social Psychology. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India
pvt ltd.
8) Taylor, S. E., Peplau, L. A., & Sears, D. O. (2006). Social Psychology. ( 12th edi.). New
Delhi: P earson Education
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Programme – Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) C redit Based Choice System (CBCS)
S.Y.B.A. Developmental Psychology Syllabi
To be implemented from the Academic year 201 7-2018
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Code Semester Course Title Credits Marks
UAPS30 2 3 Developmental Psychology: Part I 3 100
UAPS40 2 4 Developmental Psychology: Part II 3 100
Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts, principles, perspectives and modern trends in Developmental Psychology
2. To foster interest in Developmental Psychology as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the implications and applications of the various concepts, principles and theories of Developmental Psychology in daily life in the Indian context
Semester III Developmental Psychology: Part I
3 lectures per week
Unit 1. An Introduction to Lifespan Development
a) An orientation to lifespan development
b) Key issues and questions: determining the nature and nurture of lifespan developme nt
c) Theoretical perspectives on lifespan development
d) Research methods
Unit 2. The Start of Life : Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn Infant
a) Earliest development, the interaction of heredity and environment, prenatal growth and change
b) Birth, birth complications, the competent newborn
Unit 3. Physical Development in Infancy
a) Growth and stability
b) Motor development
c) The development of the s enses
Unit 4. Cognitive Development in Infancy
a) Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
b) Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development
c) The Roots of Language
Semester IV Developmental Psychology: Part II
3 lectures per week
Unit 1. Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
a) Physical growth - the growing body, the growing brain , motor development
b) Intellectual development
c) The growth of language and learning
Unit 2. Social and Personality Development in Pre -school years
a) Forming a sense of self
b) Friends and family: preschoolers’ social lives
c) Moral development and aggression
Unit 3. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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a) Physical Development
b) Intellectual development
c) Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood
Unit 4. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
a) The develop ing self
b) Relationships: Building friendship in middle childhood
c) Family and school: shaping children’s behaviour in middle childhood
Book for study
Feldman, R. S. (2014). Developm ent across the Life Span. (7th Ed).
New Jersey: Pearson Education
Books for reference
1) Berk, L. E. (2006). Child Development . (7th Ed). New Delhi: Pearson Education Dorling
Kindersley India pvt ltd.
2) Berk, L. E. (2004). Development through the lifes pan. (3rd Ed). New Delhi: Pearson
Education Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd.
3) Cook, J. L., & Cook, G. (2009). Child Development: Principles and Perspectives . Boston:
Pearson Education
4) Crandell, T. L., Crandell, C. H., & Zanden, J. W. V. (2009). Human Development . (9th
Ed). New York: McGraw Hill co. Inc.
5) Dacey, J. S. & Travers, J. F. (2004). Human Development across the lifespan . (5th Ed).
McGraw Hill co.
6) Feldman, R. S., & Babu, N. (2011). Discovering the Life Span . Indian subcontinent
adaptatio n, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd.
7) Kail, R. V. (2007). Children and their Development. (4th Ed). New Jersey: Pearson
Education Inc.
8) McDevitt, T. M., & Omrod, J. E. (2007). Child Development and Education . (3rd Ed).
New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
9) Papalia, D. E., Olds, S. W., & Feldman, R. (2012). Human Development . (12th Ed).
McGraw Hill, international Edition
10) Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2007). Developmental Psychology: Childhood and
Adolescence. (7th Ed). Thomson Learning, Indian reprint 2007
Important Note - In view of today's increased multiculturalism, socio -cultural dimensions of
all units should be taught and discussed with respect to relevance/ applications/ implications in the Indian context.
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Programme – Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) Credit Based Choice System (CBCS)
General Applied Component at S.Y.B.A. Option A - Health Psychology
Syllabi to be implemented from the Academic year 2017- 2018
Code Semester Course Title Credits Marks
UAHP3A1 3 Health Psychology: Part I 2 100
UAHP4A1 4 Health Psychology: Part II 2 100
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Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Health Psychology 2. To foster interest in Health Psychology as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the practical applications of the various concepts in Health
Psychology in the Indian context
Semester III - Health Psychology Part I
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. What Is Health Psychology and its Challenges for the Future
a) Definition of health psychology, the mind- body relationship, the biopsychosocial model in
health psychology, the need for health psychology, what is health psychology training for?
b) Health Promotion, Stress and its management, health services, Managem ent of serious
illness, Trends in health and health psychology, becoming a health psychologist
Unit 2. Health Behaviours
a) Health promotion - an overview, an introduction to health behaviours , changing health
habits, cognitive -behavioural approaches to health behaviour change, the transtheoretical
model of behaviour change
b) Changing health behaviors through social engineering, venues for health- habit
modification
Unit 3. Stress
a) What is stress, theoretical contributions to the study of stress b) What makes events stressful, how stress has been studied, sources of chronic stress
Unit 4. The Management of Pain and Discomfort
a) The significance of pain, elusive nature of pain, clinical issues in pain management, pain control techniques
b) Manage ment of chronic pain – pain management programs, placebo as healer
Semester IV - Health Psychology Part II
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. Management of Chronic Illness
a) Quality of life, emotional responses to chronic illness, personal issues in chronic disease,
b) Coping with chronic illness, co -management of chronic illness, Psychological
interventions and chronic illness
Unit 2.Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
a) Death across the life span, psychological issues in advancing ill ness; are there stages in
adjustment to dying?
b) Psychological management of the terminally ill, alternatives to hospital care for the terminally ill, problems of survivors
Unit 3. Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke and Type II Diabetes
a) Coronary hea rt disease, Hypertension
b) Stroke, Type II Diabetes
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Unit 4. Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, Cancer and Arthritis
a) Psychoneuroimmunology, HIV infection and AIDS
b) Cancer, Arthritis, Type I Diabetes.
Book for Study -
Taylor, Shelley E. (2012). Health Psy chology (8th Ed ). McGraw
Hill Higher Education. International Edition
Books for reference
1) Abascal, J. R., Brucato, D., Brucato, L., & Chauhan, D. (2001). Stress Mastery: The Art of Coping Gracefully. Indian subcontinent adaptation 2012, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
2) Bam, B. P. (2008).
Winning Habits: Techniques for Excellence in Sports. New
Delhi: Pearson Power, Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
3) Brannon, L. & Feist, J. (2007). Introduction to Health Psychology . New Delhi: Wadswort h
Thomson Learning. First Indian reprint 2007
4) Dimatteo, M. R. & Martin, L. R. (2002). Health Psychology . Pearson Education; Indian
reprint 2007
5) Greenberg, J. S. (2013). Comprehensive Stress Management. (13th ed). New York:
McGraw Hill publications
6) Hariharan, M., & Rath, R. (2008). Coping with Life Stress: The Indian Experience. New
Delhi: Sage publications India pvt ltd
7) Khatoon, N. (2012). Health Psychology. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
8) Marks, D. F., Murray M., Evans, B., Wil lig C., Woodall, C., & Sykes, C. M.
(2005). Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice . (2nd ed.), New Delhi, Sage
Publications India Pvt. Ltd, Sage South Asia edition 2008
9) Ogden, J. (2007). Health Psychology: A Textbook . (4th ed.), Open Universit y Press,
McGraw Hill
10) Wilson, E. (2007). Stress Proof Your Life: 52 Brilliant Ideas for Taking Control. New
Delhi: Pearson Power
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Programme – Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) C redit Based Choice System (CBCS)
General Applied Component at S.Y.B.A. Option B – Psychology of Adjustment
Syllabi to be implemented from the Academic year 2017- 2018
Code Semester Course Title Credits Marks
UAPA3A1 3 Psychology of Adjustment : Part I 2 100
UAPA4A1 4 Psychology of Adjustment :Part II 2 100
Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Psychology of Adjustment
2. To foster interest in Psychology of Adjustment as a field of study and research
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3. To make the students aware of the practical applications of the various concepts in
Psychology of Adjustment in the Indian context
Semester III - Psychology of Adjustment: Part I
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. Self -direction in a changing world and seeking selfhood
a) Social change, the challenge of self -direction, themes of personal growth
b) What is self -concept; the components of self -concept, core characteristics of self -
concept, the Self -concept and personal growth
Unit 2. Towards better health
a) Body image; Healt h and the mind–body relationship
b) Coping with illness; Promoting wellness
Unit 3. Taking charge and Managing motives and emotions
a) Personal control, decision making, decisions and personal growth
b) Understanding motivation; Understanding emotions
Unit 4. Sexuality, Love and commitment
a) Sexuality and shared partnerships, sexual responsiveness, sexual orientation, practical issues
b) Love is a many splendored (and defined) thing, finding love, marriage and other committed relationships, adjusting to intimate re lationships, divorce and its
consequences
Semester IV - Psychology of Adjustment: Part II
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. Stress
a) Understanding stress; reactions to stress
b) Managing stress
Unit 2. Understanding mental disorders
a) Psychological disorders; Anxie ty disorders
b) Mood disorders; Other disorders
Unit 3. Therapy and Treatment
a) Psychotherapy: what it is and who uses it
b) Insight therapies; Cognitive and behavioural therapies
c) Other approaches to treatment; How well does therapy work
Unit 4. : Death, Dying, and Grief
a) Death and Dying
b) Life and Death in Perspective
c) Bereavement and Grief
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Book for Study
Kirsh, S.J., Duffy, K.G., & Atwater, E. (2014). Psychology for Living –
Adjustment, Growth, and Behaviour Today. (11th ed.). New Jersey:
Pearson
Books for reference
1. Abascal, J. R., Brucato, D., Brucato, L., & Chauhan, D. (2001). Stress Mastery: The
Art of Coping Gracefully. Indian subcontinent adaptation 2012, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
2. Bam, B. P. (2008). Winning Habits: Techniques for Excellence in Sports. New Delhi:
Pearson Power, Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
3. Baumgardner , S. & Crothers , M. (2009). Positive Psychology. Pearson Education
4. Brannon, L. & Feist J. (2007). Introduction to Health Psychology . Thomson
Wadworth. New Delhi: I ndian edition
5. Duffy, K.G., & Atwater, E. (2005).
Psychology for Living – Adjustment, Growth, and
Behaviour Today. (8th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson, Indian reprint 2008
6. Greenberg, J. S. (2008). Comprehensive Stress Management. (10th ed). McGraw Hill
publicatio ns
7. Hariharan, M., & Rath, R. (2008). Coping with Life Stress: The Indian Experience.
New Delhi: Sage publications India pvt ltd
8. Schafer, W. (2002). Stress Management. (4th ed). New Delhi: Wadsworth Cengage
Learning India pvt ltd; first Indian reprint 2008
9. Snyder, C.R., & Lopez, S.J. (2007 ). Positive Psychology – The scientific and practical
explorations of human strengths. New Delhi: Sage publications India pvt ltd, South
Asia edition
10. Taylor S. E. (2003). Health Psychology (5th ed ). McGraw Hill Higher Ed ucation.
International Edition.
11. Weiten, W. & Lloyd, M.A. (2006). Psychology Applied to Modern Life - Adjustment
in the 21st century. (8th ed.) Cengage Learning India
12. Wilson, E. (2007). Stress Proof Your Life: 52 Brilliant Ideas for Taking Control. New
Delhi: Pearson Power
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Programme – Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) Credit Based Choice System (CBCS)
S.Y.B.A. General Applied Component Option C - Stress Management
Syllabi to be implemented from the Academic year 2017- 2018
Code Semester Course Title Credits Marks
UASM3A1 3 Stress Management: Part I 2 100
UASM4A1 4 Stress Management: Part II 2 100
Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts and modern trends in Stress Management
2. To foster interest in Stress Management as a field of study and research
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3. To make the students aware of the practical applications of the various concepts in Stress
Management in daily life, in the Indian context
Semester III Stress Management Part I
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. Stress and Stress Psychophysiology
a) The pioneers , stress theory , the stressor , stress reactivity , a definition of stress, stress
management goals
B) Stress psychophysiology: the brain, endocrine system, autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, muscles and skin, symptoms and stress Unit 2. Stress and Illness/Disease, and Intervention
a) Hot reactors, psychosomatic disease, stress and the immunological system , stress and
serum cholesterol , specific conditions , post-traumatic stress disorder , stress and other
conditions
b) Intervention – coping with a stressor, a model of stress, setting up roadblocks, comprehensive stress management, eustress and the model, taking control and ma king a
commitment
Unit 3. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Life -Situation Interventions
a) Intrapersonal Interventions : – Eliminating unnecessary stressors, nutrition and stress, noise
and stress, life events and stress, hassles and chronic stress, success analysis
b) Interpersonal Interventions – asserting oneself, conflict resolution, communication,
emotional intelligence, technostress, time management, social support networking
Unit 4. Perception Interventions
a) Selective awareness, stop to smell the roses, perspective and selective awareness, an
attitude of gratitude, humour and stress
b) Type A behaviour pattern, self -esteem, locus of control, anxiety management, resiliency,
hardiness
Semester IV. Stress Management: Part II (Credits = 2)
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. Relaxation Techniques
a) Meditation b) Autogenic training, imagery and progressive relaxation
c) Biofeedback and other relaxation techniques
Unit 2. Exercise and Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviours
a) Physiological arousal interventions: Exercise and health , the healthy way to exercise,
principles of exercise, assessing cardio -respiratory fitness, starting an exercise program,
choosing an exercise program, exercise and the elderly , exercise – keep it going
b) Strateg ies for decreasing stressful behaviours - Health and lifestyle behaviours, health -
behaviour assessment, selected lifestyle behaviours, barriers to action, locus of control, various methods for decreasing stressful behaviours, application of behaviour change techniques, behaviour change theories and stress
Unit 3. Occupational Stress
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a) What is Occupational Stress, occupational stress cycle, why is occupational stress of
concern, gender and occupational stress, disease and occupational stress
b) Occupational stressors, the workaholic , burnout , women and work outside the home ,
working in the home, interventions, managing occupational stress
Unit 4. Family Stress
a) The family , marriage , cohabitation, divorce , single -parent families , gay and lesbi an
families
b) Family stressors, a model of family stress, interventions
Book for Study
Greenberg, J. S. (2013). Comprehensive Stress Management. (13th
ed). New York: McGraw Hill publications
Books for Reference
1) Abascal, J. R., Brucato, D., Brucato, L., & Chauhan, D. (2001). Stress Mastery: The Art of Coping Gracefully. Indian subcontinent adaptation 2012, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
2) Bam, B. P. (2008). Winning Habits: Techniques for Excelle nce in Sports. New Delhi:
Pearson Power, Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
3) Hariharan, M., & Rath, R. (2008). Coping with Life Stress: The Indian Experience. New Delhi: Sage publications India pvt ltd
4) Rice, P.L. (1999). Stress and Health. (3
rd ed). B rooks/Cole publishing co.
5) Schafer, W. (2002). Stress Management. (4th ed). New Delhi: Wadsworth Cengage
Learning India pvt ltd; first Indian reprint 2008
7) Wilson, E. (2007). Stress Proof Your Life: 52 Brilliant Ideas for Taking Control. New Delhi: Pearson Power