History

Psychology Department was established in the year 1952, making Jai Hind College one of the three colleges affiliated to the University of Bombay (now Mumbai ) to have a Psychology Department at that time. Its founder Mr. A.K. Jaindani was a fine scholar and was responsible for adding valuable books on Psychology to the library. He was the Vice Principal at the time of retirement. Another bright member of the department , Ms.Aban Panthaky Billimoria left for the USA in the 1960s for her doctoral studies and later became the Provost and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Chicago State University . The Department is proud to have had students like Mr. Vallecha , who later joined the Department faculty . He went on to become an Industrial Psychologist. He is well known for having designed the "Vallecha Scale", which has been used internationally.

Information of the Department in  Brief:

Student Profile: Students enter FYBA Psychology with I division at the HSC levels, sound    knowledge of  basics in Psychology and well versed in spoken and written English.
Results: Students of the Department of psychology , JHC, regularly feature in the merit of the TYBA Mumbai University exams. . 100% pass percentage  at the TYBA university exams
Contribution to community service: Students are encouraged to work with  NGOs that help the special populations like visually impaired, children with Special problems & old peoples homes.
Teachers of the department are very approachable; provide academic and personal counseling as per the needs of the students  

Activities of the Department:

Field trips,
Ongoing talks by experts from the field,
Paper Presentations by students,
Placements in NGOS, 
Display and discussion of latest news in psychology,
Student exchange programmes,
Student participation in various  seminars on psychology conducted by Institutes like Masina Hospital,
CASP, Psychoanalytical Society, University of Mumbai,
Prafulta counseling group are some of the other activities that happen year round keeping every one sharp and well informed.
Chitra Katha the Poster Competition
Manthan the quiz competition
Rang Manch the role play competition
Mind scape  the psychology exhibition,
Espectro  Psychoogico the magazine  and Journal of Psychology   are the  hall mark events orgnised by the department through the Psychology Association.

USP :

 A student friendly department that attracts highly motivated students with a zest for community service and high academic standards

Email id for contact: jyothink1@rediffmail.com

Faculty Information - Dept of Pschology SR College

• M.R.Kumar - Associate Professor, Head of the Department
  M.A Counseling Psychology
  Counseling Psychology
  
  
• N.K.Jyothi - Assistant Professor
  M.A Industrial Psychology, SELT qualified
  Industrial Psychology
  
  
• Dr.R.D.Chaturvedi - Assistant Professor
  M.A Phd Industrial Psychology NET JRF
  Industrial Psychology
  
  

FYBA

Syllabus in the subject of Psychology - Paper 1 -“General Psychology” at the F.Y.B.A.

Objectives: -

1. To impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Psychology
2. To foster interest in the subject of Psychology and to create a foundation for further studies in Psychology
3. To make the students aware of the applications of Psychological concepts in various fields so that they understand the relevance of Psychology in different areas of life.

Term 1 (Topics 1 to 5)

Topic 1. The Science of Psychology (Chapter 1)

1. What is Psychology?
2. Psychology then: History of Psychology
3. Psychology now: Modern Perspectives
4. Types of Psychological professionals
5. Psychology: The Science
6. Ethics of Psychological Research
7. Critical thinking
8. Applying Psychology – Does astrology work?
9. Psychology in India*

Topic 2. The Biological Perspective (Chapter 2)

1. Neurons and nerves: Building the Network
2. The Central Nervous System
3. The Peripheral Nervous System
4. Inside the brain and structures of the brain
5. The chemical connection: the Endocrine glands
6. Applying Psychology – Differences between male and female brains

Topic 3. Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs (Chapter 4)

1. What is Consciousness?
2. Altered states - Sleep
3. Dreams
4. Altered states - Hypnosis
5. Altered states - Psychoactive Drugs
6. Applying Psychology – Sleep deprivation

Topic 4. Learning (Chapter 5)

1. Definition of Learning
2. Classical Conditioning
3. Operant Conditioning
4. Cognitive Learning Theory
5. Observational Learning
6. Applying Psychology – Behaviour modification of a developmentally challenged child

Topic 5. Memory (Chapter 6)

1. Memory: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
2. Models of memory – LOP and PDP
3. The information-processing model – sensory, short-term and long-term memory
4. Retrieval of Long-Term Memories
5. The reconstructive nature of Long-Term Memory Retrieval
6. Forgetting
7. Memory and the brain – the physical aspects of memory
8. Applying Psychology – Current research in Alzheimer’s disease

Term 2 (Topics 6 to 10)

Topic 6. Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence and Language (Chapter 8)

1. How people think
2. Intelligence
3. Language
4. Applying Psychology – Mental exercises for better cognitive health

Topic 7. Motivation and Emotion (Chapter 9)

1. Approaches to understanding Motivation
2. Hunger
3. Emotion
4. Applying Psychology – The how-to of happiness

Topic 8. Stress and Health (Chapter 11)

1. Stress
2. Factors in the Stress Reaction
3. Coping with stress
4. Applying Psychology – Focus on wellness

Topic 9. Theories of Personality (Chapter 12)

1. Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis
2. The Behaviorist view of Personality 
3. The Social Cognitive view of Personality 
4. Humanism and Personality 
5. Trait Theories
6. The biology of Personality: Behavioral Genetics
7. Assessment of Personality
8. Applying Psychology – Personality testing on the internet

Topic 10. Statistics in Psychology (Appendix section of the Textbook)

1. Why do psychologists use statistics?
2. Descriptive Statistics – Frequency distributions, the Normal curve, other distribution types, skewed distributions
3. Measures of central tendency – mean, median, mode
4. Measures of variability – range and SD; z scores
5. Inferential Statistics – statistical significance
6. The correlation coefficient

Psychology - Paper III - Developmental Psychology at the S.Y.B.A.

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

Term 1 (Topics 1 to 5)

Topic 1. Introduction - Beginnings

1. New Conceptions; An Orientation to Lifespan Development
2. Key Issues and Questions: Determining the Nature and Nurture of Lifespan Development
3. Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development
4. Research Methods

Topic 2. The Start of Life; Birth and the Newborn Infant

1. The Future Is Now; Earliest Development
2. The Interaction of Heredity and Environment
3. Prenatal Growth and Change
4. A 22-Ounce Miracle; Birth and Birth Complications; Pre-term infants and the Competent newborn

Topic 3. Physical Development in Infancy

1. First Steps; Growth and Stability
2. Motor Development
3. The Development of the Senses
   

Topic 4. Cognitive Development in Infancy

1. Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
2. Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development
3. The Roots of Language

Topic 5. Social and Personality Development in Infancy

1. Developing the Roots of Sociability
2. Forming Relationships
3. Differences among Infants

Term 2 (Topics 6 to 10)

Topic 6. Physical, Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years

1. Physical Development - the Growing Body; the Growing Brain; Motor Development
2. Social and personality development - Feeling His Mother’s Pain; Forming a Sense of Self; Friends and Family: Preschoolers’ Social Lives; Moral Development and Aggression

Topic 7. Cognitive Development in Pre-school years

1. Piaget’s Approach
2. Information Processing and Vygotsky’s Approach to Cognitive Development
3. The Growth of Language and Learning
   

Topic 8. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

1. Physical Development - the Growing Body; Motor Development and Safety; Children with Special Needs
2. Cognitive Development - Intellectual and Language Development; Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood; Intelligence: Determining Individual Strengths

Topic 9. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

1. Play Time; The Developing Self
2. Relationships: Building Friendship in Middle Childhood
3. Family Life in Middle Childhood
   

Topic 10. Adolescence

1. Physical Development in Adolescence - Physical Maturation; Threats to Adolescents’ Well-Being
2. Cognitive Development in Adolescence - Overcoming the Obstacles; Cognitive Development; School Performance
3. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence - Identity: Asking “Who Am I?”; Relationships: Family and Friends; Dating, Sexual Behavior, and Teenage Pregnancy

Psychology of Adjustment 

Applied component syllabus at the S.Y.B.A

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
3. To make the students aware of the practical applications of the various concepts in Psychology of Adjustment in the Indian context

Term 1 (Topics 1 to 5)

Topic 1. Self-direction in a changing world and seeking selfhood

1. Social change
2. The challenge of Self-direction
3. Themes of personal growth
4. What is Self-concept; Core characteristics of Self-concept
5. The Self-concept and personal growth

Topic 2. Towards better health

1. Body image
2. Psychological factors and physical illness
3. Coping with illness
4. Promoting wellness

Topic 3. Taking charge and Managing motives and emotions

1. Mastery and personal control
2. Personal resolve and decision making; Decisions and personal growth
3. Understanding motivation
4. Understanding emotions

Topic 4. Making and keeping friends

1. Meeting people
2. Keeping friends

Topic 5. At work and play

1. Choosing career
2. Career outlook
3. Contemporary issues in the world of work
4. Leisure time

Term 2 (Topics 6 to 10)

Topic 6. Sexuality, Love and commitment

1. Men and women; Sexual responsiveness; Practical issues
2. Love and intimacy; Commitment; Adjusting to intimate relationships
3. Divorce and its consequences

Topic 7. Stress

1. Understanding Stress
2. Reactions to Stress
3. Managing Stress

Topic 8. Understanding mental disorders

1. Psychological disorders
2. Anxiety disorders
3. Mood disorders
4. Other common disorders

Topic 9. Therapy and Treatment

1. Insight therapies
2. Cognitive-behavioural therapies
3. Other approaches to treatment
4. How well does therapy work

Topic 10. Good grief and death

1. Death and dying
2. Bereavement and grief
3. Life and death in perspective

T.Y.B.A. Paper IV – Psychological Testing and Statistics 100 marks

Objectives -

1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the nature, uses, technical features, and the process of construction of Psychological Tests
2. To create awareness about Measurement of Intelligence and Assessment of Personality
3. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts in Statistics and the various measures of Descriptive Statistics - their characteristics, uses, applications and methods of calculation
4. To create a foundation for advanced learning of Psychological Testing, Assessment, and Statistics

Term I : Section I - Psychological Testing - 50 marks

Topic I. Psychological Testing, Assessment and Norms

1. Testing and Assessment - definitions and tools
2. The parties and types of settings involved
3. How are Assessments conducted?
4. Reference sources for authoritative information about tests
5. Various assumptions about Psychological Testing and Assessment
6. What is a ‘Good Test’?
7. Norms –sampling to develop norms, types of norms, fixed reference group scoring systems, norm-referenced versus criterion-referenced evaluation
8. Inference from Measurement – meta analysis; culture and inference

Topic II. Reliability

1. The concept of Reliability
2. Reliability estimates –Various methods
3. Using and interpreting a coefficient of Reliability
4. Reliability and individual scores

Topic III. Validity

1. The concept of Validity
2. Content Validity
3. Criterion-related Validity
4. Construct Validity
5. Validity, bias, and fairness

Topic IV. Test Development

1. Test conceptualization
2. Test construction
3. Test tryout
4. Item analysis
5. Test revision

Topic V. Measurement of Intelligence and Assessment of Personality

1. What is Intelligence? - Definitions and theories
2. Measuring Intelligence
3. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
4. The Wechsler Tests
5. Definitions of Personality and Personality Assessment
6. Personality Assessment – some basic questions
7. Developing instruments to assess Personality – logic and reason, theory, data reduction methods, Criterion groups
8. Personality Assessment and culture
9. Objective methods of Personality Assessment 
10. Projective methods of Personality Assessment 

Term II :Section II Statistics - 50 marks

Topic VI. Types of scores, Types of scales, Frequency Distribution and Graphic representations

1. Continuous and discrete scores – meaning and difference
2. Nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio scales of measurement
3. Preparing a Frequency Distribution
4. Advantages and disadvantages of Preparing a Frequency Distribution
5. Frequency polygon, histogram, cumulative frequency curve, ogive
6. Smoothing a Frequency polygon – method of running averages

Topic VII Measures of central tendency

1. Calculation of mean, median and mode
2. The assumed mean method for calculating the mean
3. Merits, limitations, and uses of mean, median and mode
4. Comparison of the 3 Measures of central tendency

Topic VIII. Measures of Variability, Percentiles, and Percentile Ranks

1. Range and Average Deviation
2. Quartile Deviation and Standard Deviation
3. Calculation of the 4 Measures of Variability
4. Merits, limitations, and uses of Range, AD, QD, and SD
5. Comparison of the 4 Measures of Variability
6. Percentiles – nature, merits, limitations, and uses
7. Calculation of Percentiles and Percentile Ranks

Topic IX. Probability, Normal Probability Curve and Standard scores

1. The concept of Probability
2. Characteristics, importance and applications of the Normal Probability Curve
3. Area under the Normal Curve
4. Skewness- positive and negative, causes of Skewness, formula for calculation
5. Kurtosis - meaning and formula for calculation
6. Standard scores – z, T, stanine; linear and non-linear transformation; Normalised Standard scores

Topic X. Correlation

1. Meaning and types of Correlation – positive, negative and zero
2. Graphic representations of Correlation - Scatterplots
3. The steps involved in calculation of Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient
4. Calculation of rho by Spearman’s rank-difference method
5. Uses and limitations of Correlation coefficient
6. Simple Regression and multiple Regression

T.Y.B.A. Paper V - Abnormal Psychology.  100 marks

Objectives

1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts in Abnormal Psychology and the theories about Abnormality
2. To impart knowledge and understanding of the different Psychological Disorders – their symptoms, diagnosis, causes and treatment
3. To create awareness about Mental Health problems in society
4. To create a foundation for higher education and a professional career in Clinical Psychology

Term I

Topic I: Understanding Abnormality: Definition, classification, and Assessment

1. What is Abnormal Behaviour?
2. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
3. Psychological Assessment – Clinical interviews and Mental Status Examination
4. Behavioural, Multicultural, Environmental, and Physiological assessment

Topic II: Theoretical Perspectives

1. The purpose of Theoretical Perspectives in Abnormal Psychology
2. Psychodynamic Perspective
3. Humanistic Perspective
4. Sociocultural Perspective
5. Behavioral and Cognitively Based Perspectives
6. Biological Perspective
7. Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Theories and Treatments: An Integrative Approach

Topic III: Anxiety Disorders

1. The Nature of Anxiety Disorders
2. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
3. Specific Phobias
4. Social Phobia
5. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
7. Acute Stress Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
8. Anxiety Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Topic IV: Somatoform Disorders, Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions and Dissociative Disorders

1. Somatoform Disorders
2. Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions
3. Dissociative Disorders
4. Somatoform Disorders, Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions and Dissociative Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Topic V: Sexual Disorders

1. What is Abnormal Sexual Behavior?
2. Paraphilias
3. Gender Identity Disorder
4. Sexual Dysfunctions
5. Sexual Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Term II

Topic VI: Mood Disorders

1. General Characteristics of Mood Disorders
2. Depressive Disorders
3. Disorders Involving Alterations in Mood
4. Theories and Treatments of Mood Disorders
5. Suicide – who and why
6. Mood Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Topic VII: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders

1. Characteristics of Schizophrenia
2. Other Psychotic Disorders
3. Theories and Treatment of Schizophrenia
4. Schizophrenia: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Topic VIII. Personality Disorders

1. The Nature of Personality Disorders
2. Antisocial Personality Disorder
3. Borderline Personality Disorder
4. Histrionic, Narcissistic, Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders
5. Personality Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Topic IX. Development-Related, Aging-Related and Cognitive Disorders

1. Introductory Issues
2. Mental Retardation
3. Pervasive Developmental Disorders
4. Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
5. Learning, Communication and Motor Skills Disorder
6. Separation Anxiety Disorder
7. Other Disorders that Originate in Childhood
8. Development- Related Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective
9. The Nature of Cognitive Disorders
10. Delirium, Amnestic Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia
11. Cognitive Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

Topic X: Eating Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

1. Eating Disorders
2. Impulse Control Disorders
3. Internet Addiction
4. Self Injurious Behaviors
5. Eating Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective

T.Y.B.A. Paper VII - Cognitive Psychology.  100 marks

Objectives

1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of Cognitive Psychology and the basic Cognitive processes
2. To create awareness about the various applications of Cognitive processes in everyday life and a foundation to enable understanding of their applications in other fields - Social, Educational, Industrial, Abnormal, Counseling, Sports, Health, Education, and Neuro-Psychology
3. To provide the theoretical orientation and background for Practicals in Cognitive Processes (Paper VIII)
4. To create a foundation for higher education and a career in the field of Cognitive Psychology

Term 1

Topic I. Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

1. Thinking about Thinking,
2. Memory and Cognition Defined
3. An Introductory History of Cognitive Psychology
4. Cognitive Psychology and Information Processing

Topic II. The Cognitive Science Approach

1. Guiding Principles and Themes
2. Measuring Information Processes
3. The Information-Processing Approach
4. The Modern Cognitive Approach: Cognitive Science
5. Neurocognition: The Brain and Cognition Together
6. Neural Net Models: Connectionism

Topic III. Perception and Pattern Recognition

1. Visual Perception
2. Pattern Recognition
3. Object Recognition and Agnosia
4. Auditory Perception

Topic IV. Attention

1. Multiple Meanings of Attention
2. Basics of Attention
3. Basic Input Attentional Processes
4. Controlled, Voluntary Attention
5. Attention as a Mental Resource
6. Automatic and Conscious Processing Theories

Topic V. Short-Term Working Memory

1. Short-Term Memory: A Limited-Capacity Bottleneck
2. Short-Term Memory Retrieval
3. Working Memory
4. Assessing Working Memory
5. The Impact of Working Memory on Cognition

Term II

Topic VI. Learning and Remembering

1. Preliminary Issues
2. Storing Information in Episodic Memory
3. Retrieving Episodic Information
4. Amnesia and Implicit Memory

Topic VII. Knowing

1. Priming in Semantic Memory
2. Semantic Memory
3. Schemata and Scripts
4. Concepts and Categorization
5. Connectionism and the Brain

Topic VIII. Using Knowledge in the Real World

1. The Seven Sins of Memory
2. Facts about the World
3. Situation Models and Embodied Cognition
4. Metamemory
5. False Memories, Eyewitness Memory, and “Forgotten Memories”
6. Autobiographical Memories

Topic IX. Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

1. Formal Logic and Reasoning
2. Decisions
3. Decisions and Reasoning under Uncertainty
4. Limitations in Reasoning
5. Algorithms for coin tosses and hospital births

Topic X. Problem Solving

1. The Status of the Problem-Solving Area
2. Gestalt Psychology and Problem Solving
3. Insight and Analogy
4. Basics of Problem Solving
5. Means–End Analysis: A Fundamental Heuristic
6. Improving Your Problem Solving

T.Y.B.A. Paper VIII

Practicals in Cognitive Processes and Psychological Testing - 100 marks

Objectives

1. To introduce the students to Experimentation through exposure to and experience of experimental designs, methodology and conduct of experiments, statistical analysis, interpretation and discussion of data.
2. To introduce the students to Psychological Testing: administration, scoring and interpretation of test scores as well as a procedural understanding of concepts related to psychological testing
3. To familiarize the students with computer-based experiments (Coglab) and sensitize them to aspects of control, precision of exposure and measurement
4. To stimulate interest in the process of scientific inquiry with an analytical attitude and To create a foundation for advanced Experimentation and Research in Psychology and applications of advanced Statistical techniques

Part I. Orientation to Paper VIII – Basics of Experimentation and Statistics in Psychological Research

1. The distinction between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics; sampling methods, types of variables, conceptual and operational definition of variables; Experimental designs; Randomization and counterbalancing; null and alternative hypotheses, directional and non-directional hypotheses
2. Identification of the research question, variables in studies, writing of various types of hypotheses, understanding of the relationship between the research question and the directionality of the hypothesis and understanding the role of extraneous variables on interpretation and listing the same in studies, sampling error, significant difference, rejection of the null hypothesis, one-tailed vs. two-tailed tests, Type I and Type II decision errors
3. Application of inferential statistics - The t test - Significance of difference between 2 means as applied to Repeated measures designs and Randomized group designs; the chi square test; One-way ANOVA as applied to Repeated measures designs and Randomized group designs
4. Use of Excel or SPSS: coding in data entry and basic statistical procedures
5. Report writing: APA style for research reports 

Part II. Five Experiments to be conducted, one each on the following topics –

1. Perception/Attention
2. Short-term Memory
3. Models of memory
4. Language comprehension
5. Thinking/problem solving

Part III. Exercises in Psychological Testing

1. Use of scales of measurement – nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio
2. Administration of 2 tests - 1 of Ability (Raven’s Progressive Matrices) and 1 of Personality (Levenson’s Locus of Control scale) and calculation of scores
3. Calculation of reliability coefficients – Odd-even and KR-20
4. Process of determining predictive validity

Part IV. Two computer-based Experiments on Coglab CD 2.0

T.Y.B.A. Paper VI – Industrial and Organizational Psychology
(Applied component)  Theory = 80 marks; Project = 20 marks

Objectives: -

1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts in and various facets of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 
2. To create awareness about the role and importance of Psychological factors and processes in the world of work
3. To create a foundation for higher education and a professional career in Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behaviour

Term I

Topic I. Employee Selection Principles and Techniques

1. Manpower planning
2. Job and Work Analysis
3. What’s your Ideal Job?
4. The Recruitment Process    
5. An Overview of the Selection Process    
6. Fair Employment Practices    
7. Biographical Information, Interviews, References and Letters of Recommendation    
8. Assessment Centers    

Topic II. Performance Appraisal

1. Fair Employment Practices
2. Why Do Performance Appraisal?
3. Objective, Subjective, or Judgmental Performance Appraisal Techniques
4. Performance Appraisal Methods for Managers
5. Sources of Bias in Performance Appraisal
6. Ways to Improve Performance Appraisals
7. The Post-Appraisal Interview
8. Performance Appraisal: a poor rating?

Topic III. Training and Development

1. The Scope and Goals of Organizational Training
2. Staffing for Organizational Training
3. The Pre-Training Environment
4. How People Learn: Psychological Issues
5. Types of Training Programs
6. Career Development and Planning;
7. Evaluating Organizational Training Programs

Topic IV.Leadership

1. The Quality of Modern Leadership
2. Leadership Theories and Leadership Styles
3. The Role of Power and The Role of Expectations
4. Leadership Functions
5. Characteristics of Successful Leaders
6. Pressures and Problems of Leaders
7. Diversity Issues in Management

Term II

Topic V. Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement

1. Content Theories of Motivation
2. Process Theories of Motivation
3. Job Satisfaction: The Quality of Life at Work
4. The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Pay
5. Job Involvement and Organizational Commitment

Topic VI. The Organization of the Organization

1. The Bureaucratic Organizations of the Past
2. High-Involvement Management and Employee Participation
3. Total Quality Management
4. Organizational Change
5. Socialization of New Employees
6. Organizational Culture
7. Labor Unions
8. Informal Groups: The Organization within the Organization
9. Technological Change and Organizational Structure

Topic VII. Stress in the Workplace

1. Occupational Health Psychology
2. Physiological Effects of Stress
3. Individual Differences in Responding to Stress
4. Work-Family Balance
5. Stressors in the Work Environment
6. Stress-Management Programs
7. Employee welfare Programs

Topic VIII. Consumer Psychology

1. The Scope of Consumer Psychology
2. Research Methods in Consumer Psychology
3. The Nature and Scope of Advertising
4. Consumer Behavior and Motivation

T.Y.B.A. Paper IX - Counseling Psychology
(Applied Component)  Theory = 80 marks; Project = 20 marks

Objectives: -

1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the nature, process, goals, techniques, ethical issues and major theories in Counseling Psychology
2. To generate interest in the various applications and fields of counseling
3. To create a foundation for higher education in Counseling and a career as a professional counselor

Term I

Topic I .  Personal, Professional, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Counseling

1. The Personality and Background of the Counselor; Professional Aspects of Counseling – levels of helping, professional helping specialties; Attribution and Systematic Framework of the Counselor; Engaging in Professional Counseling-Related Activities – continuing education, supervision, advocacy, portfolios
2. Definitions of Ethics, Morality, and Law; Ethics and Counseling; Professional Codes of Ethics and Standards; Making Ethical Decisions; Educating Counselors in Ethical Decision Making; Ethics in Specific Counseling Situations; Multiple Relationships; Working with Counselors who may act unethically
3. The Law and Counseling; Legal Recognition of Counseling; Legal Aspects of the Counseling Relationship; Civil and Criminal Liability; Legal Issues involved When Counseling Minors; Client Rights and Records; The Counselor in Court; Ethics and the Law: Two Ways of Thinking

Topic II. Counseling in Multicultural Society and with Diverse Populations

1. Counseling across Culture and Ethnicity; Defining Culture and Multicultural Counseling; History of Multicultural Counseling; Difficulties and Issues in Multicultural Counseling
2. Counseling Aged Populations; Gender-Based Counseling; Counseling and Sexual Orientation; Counseling and Spirituality

Topic III. Building a Counseling Relationship

1. Factors that influence the Counseling Process
2. Types of Initial Interviews
3. Conducting the Initial Interview
4. Exploration and the identification of Goals

Topic IV. Working in a Counseling Relationship

1. Counselor Skills in the Understanding and Action Phases
2. Transference and Counter-transference
3. The Real Relationship

Term 2

Topic V. Testing, Assessment, Diagnosis and Termination in Counseling

1. A Brief History of the Use of Tests in Counseling; Tests and Test Scores; Problems and Potential of Using Tests; Classification, Administration and Interpretation of Tests; Assessment and Diagnosis
2. Function, Timing and Issues of Termination; Resistance to Termination; Premature Termination; Counselor-Initiated Termination; Ending on a Positive Note; Issues Related to Termination - Follow-up and Referral

Topic VI. Psychoanalytic, Adlerian, and Humanistic Theories of Counseling

1. Theory
2. Psychoanalytic Theories
3. Adlerian Theory
4. Humanistic Theories

Topic VII. Behavioral, Cognitive, Systemic, Brief, and Crisis Theories of Counseling

1. Behavioral Counseling
2. Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling
3. Systems Theories
4. Brief Counseling Approaches
5. Crisis Counseling Approaches

Topic VIII. Groups in Counseling

1. A Brief History of Groups; Misperceptions and Realities about Groups
2. The Place of Groups in Counseling
3. Benefits, Drawbacks and Types of Groups
4. Theoretical Approaches in Conducting Groups; Stages and Issues in Groups
5. Qualities of Effective Group Leaders
6. The Future of Group Work