Department of Psychology

Banaras Hindu University

M.A. /M.Sc. Psychology Syllabus

w.e.f. July, 2014
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 M.A. /M.Sc. Psychology Syllabus
w.e.f. July 2014
(Department of Psychology)

The students enrolled for M.A./M.Sc. course in Psychology, Department of Psychology will be offered
various courses/papers (of total 80 credits) during the four semesters. The various courses/papers offered
during the first two semesters (first year of the study) will be of compulsory nature that aims to equip the
students to undergo higher studies in the area of psychology. In the first semester the students will be
offered four compulsory theory papers (each of 4 credits; total 16 credits) and a practical course based on
the theory papers (2 credits). The course during the first semester is of 18 credits (refer to the course
structure for details). In the second semester there will be four compulsory papers (each of 4 credits; total
16 credits) and a minor elective paper of 2 credits in addition to compulsory practical paper (of 2 credits)
based on the theory papers. The course during the second semester is of 20 credits (refer to the course
structure for details).

During the last two semesters (the second year of the study) the students will have choice to select
courses/papers among the available courses/papers as per their interest and requirements. In the third
semester, the students will be required to choose any four theory papers (each of 4 credits) among the
available courses/papers (refer to the course structure for details) if they are not opting for dissertation.
Those students who will opt for dissertation will be required to select any three theory papers among the
available courses/papers. During this semester students will be required to study a compulsory minor
elective paper of 2 credits in addition to practical paper of 2 credits. The total credit of the course during
the third semester is 20. In the last semester (IV semester) students will opt any four theory papers from
the available courses/papers (each of 4 credits) in addition to the compulsory papers of practical (2
credits) and comprehensive viva-voce (4 credits). The total course credit of this semester is 22.

The specific courses offered in third and fourth semester will be announced by the Department
immediately prior to that semester based on the availability of expertise, number of teachers, choices
given by the students and any other relevant factor. The decision to offer elective (optional courses) in the
third and fourth semester and the minimum and maximum intake in the specific courses will be taken by
the departmental council of the Department of Psychology. Thus, the availability of the courses/papers
during the third and fourth semesters may vary from session to session and it is not mandatory for the
department to offer all courses/papers listed for these semesters.

The student opting for dissertation will be required to present the written consent of the supervisor along
with tentative title within the stipulated period. If the student fails to get the supervisor’s consent then
he/she will be required to opt any theory paper in lieu of dissertation.

Note:M.A. Psychology students will opt for 2 minor electives of 2 credits each in Semester II, & III
with at least one from the other Department of the Faculty.

M.Sc. Psychology students will opt for 2 minor electives of 2 credits each in Semester II, & III with at
least one from the other Departments of the Faculty of Science.

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 COURSE STRUCTURE

M.A./M.Sc. PSYCHOLOGY (w.e.f. JULY 2014)

FIRST SEMESTER

Paper No. Title of the Paper Credits

PSM 101 Advanced Biological Psychology 4

PSM 102 Advanced Cognitive Psychology 4
PSM 103 Advanced Research Methodology and Design 4
PSM 104 Advanced Social Psychology 4
PSM105 Practical: One practical from each of the above papers 2
Total Credits
18

Note: All are compulsory papers

SECOND SEMESTER

Paper No. Title of the Paper Credits

PSM 201 Advanced Statistics 4

PSM 202 Applied Psychometrics 4
PSM 203 Motivation and Emotion 4
PSM 204 Psychology of Personality 4
PSM 205 Practical: One practical from each of the above papers 2
PSM 206 Minor Elective: Basic Psychological Processes 2
Total Credits
20

Note: All are compulsory papers

M.A. Psychology students will opt for 2 minor electives of 2 credits each in Semester II, & III with at least one
from the other Department of the Faculty.

M.Sc. Psychology students will opt for 2 minor electives of 2 credits each in Semester II, & III with at least one
from the other Departments of the Faculty of Science.

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 THIRD SEMESTER

Any four papers from the available electives (without dissertation) OR any three papers (with
dissertation) in addition to PSM 317 and 318.

Paper No. Title of the Paper Credits

PSM 301 Applied Social Psychology 4
PSM 302 Community Psychology 4
PSM 303 Counseling Psychology 4
PSM 304 Psychodiagnostics 4
PSM 305 Genetics, Environment and Behaviour 4
PSM 306 Health Psychology 4
PSM 307 Methods of Cognitive Neuropsychology 4
PSM 308 Military Psychology 4
PSM 309 Neuropsychology 4
PSM 310 Organizational Behaviour 4
PSM 311 Organizational Development and Change 4
PSM 312 Cognitive Aging 4
PSM 313 Psychopathology 4
PSM 314 Psychopharmacology 4
PSM 315 Psychobiology of Emotion and Health 4
PSM 316 Psychology of Adolescence 4
PSM 317 Dissertation 4
PSM 318 Practical: One practical from each of the opted papers (Compulsory) 2
PSM 319 Minor Elective: Applications of Psychology in Human 2
Life(Compulsory)
Total Credits
20

FOURTH SEMESTER

Any four papers from the available electives in addition to PSM 417 (a) and PSM 417 (b).

Paper No. Title of the Paper Credits

PSM 401 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 4

PSM 402 Animal Models of Human Behavior 4
PSM 403 Cognitive Neuropsychology of Attention and Memory 4
PSM 404 Cross-Cultural Psychology 4
PSM 405 Drug and Behaviour 4
PSM 406 Environmental Psychology 4
PSM 407 Forensic Psychology 4
PSM 408 Human Factors 4
PSM 409 Neuroergonomics 4
PSM 410 Organizational Communication 4
PSM 411 Positive Psychology 4
PSM 412 Psychology of Late Adulthood 4
PSM 413 Rehabilitation Psychology 4
PSM 414 Stress Management in organizations 4
PSM 415 Therapeutic Techniques 4
PSM 416 Human Resource Management 4
PSM417(a) Practical: One practical from each of the above papers (Compulsory) 2
PSM 417(b) Comprehensive Viva-Voce (Compulsory) 4
Total Credits
21

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PSM 101 Advanced Biological Psychology Credits 4

1. Biological foundation of psychology: Organization and functions of the brain and spinal
cord; Genetic bases of behavior –chromosomes and genes.

2. Neurophysiology: Generation and conduction of action potential; synaptic transmission

and neuromuscular transmission.

3. Endocrine glands and hormone products: Functions of different hormones. Hormonal

imbalance and behaviour.

4. Sleep and circadian rhythm: Biological rhythms, states of sleep and disorders of sleep.

5. Drug and behaviour: Determinants of drug effects; drug abuse and addiction

Recommended Books:

1. Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Boitano, S., & Brooks, H.L.(2012). Ganong’s review of
medical physiology. Tata McGrawHill.

2. Carlson, N. (2013). Physiology of behavior. NJ: Pearson Education Inc.

3. Hall, J.E. (2011). Guyton & Hall Textbook of medical physiology. Elsevier.

4. Kalat, J.W. (2012). Biological psychology. CA: Wardsworth/Thomson Learning.

5. Kolb, B. &Whinshaw, I.Q. (2013). An introduction to brain and behavior. New York:
Worth Publishers.

6. Pinel, J.P.J. (2013). Biopsychology. NJ: Pearson Education Inc.

7. Toates, F. (2011). Biological psychology. NJ: Pearson Education Inc.

8. Wickens, A. (2009). Introduction to biopsychology. New Jersey : Prentice Hall.

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PSM 102 Advanced Cognitive Psychology Credits 4

1. Cognitive approach to psychology: Origin and current status of cognitive psychology,

assumptions and methods of cognitive psychology.

2. Attention: Concept and mechanism; Types and theories; Applications.

3. Memory Processes: Current models and directions. Types of memory - working memory,
semantic, episodic, procedural, eye-witness and flashbulb memory, traumatic and false
memory, everyday memory; Approaches to memory- information processing & connectionist.

4. Language processes: Language acquisition, models of reading and language comprehension;

Meaning and beyond; Language production; Language and thought.

5. Decision Making and problem solving: Models & theories; Complex and uncertain decision
making; Human problem solving strategies- heuristics and algorithmic; expert and novice
problem solvers; Artificial Intelligence.

Recommended Books:

1. Baddley, A. (1997). Human memory: Theory and practice. New York: Psychology Press.

2. Harley, Treror, A. (2002). The psychology of language: From data to theory. Taylor Francis.

3. Smith, E.E. &Kosslyn, (2007). Cognitive psychology: Mind and brain. Prentice Hall.

4. Tripathi, A.N. &Babu, Nandita (2008). Cognitive processes. In Misra, G. (Ed.). Psychology
in India: Advances in Research, Vol. 1. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Recommended research article:

5. Vaid, J., & Gupta, Ashum. (2002). Exploring word recognition in a semi-alphabetic script:
the case of Devanagari. Brain and Language, 81, 679-690.

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PSM 103 Advanced Research Methodology and Design Credits 4

1. Psychological Research: Nature and purpose; Scientific approach to Psychology; Types of

research- Descriptive, exploratory and causal research;Qualitative research methods; Ethical
issues.
2. Psychological research process: Formulation of research problem and hypothesis; Choosing
research design; Identifying variables; Control of extraneous variables; Sampling design and
data collection; Data analysis and interpretation; Reporting research (APA style).

3. Research tools for data acquisition. Observation, interview, Questionnaires and tests.

4. Experimental research designs - Randomized groups, matched groups. Factorial designs-

between and within group designs; a-priory and post-hoc comparisons

5. Non-experimental research designs: correlational, quasi experimental and ex-post-facto

designs. Single subject design; longitudinal and cross-sectional designs

Recommended Books:

1. Breakwell, G.M., Smith, J.A., &Wright, D.B. (2012). Research methods in

psychology(4thed.). Sage.

2. Bridget, S. & Cathy, L. (Eds.) (2008). Research methods in the social sciences. New Delhi:
Vistaar Publication.

3. Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. ND: New Age
International Pub.

4. Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2000). Research methods in education (5thed.).
London: RoutledgeFalmer

5. Dawson, C. (2002). The practical research methods: A user-friendly guide to

masteringresearch techniques and projects. UK: How to Books Ltd.

6. Elmes, D., Kantowitz, B., &Roediger, H. (2011). Research methods in psychology (9thed).
Cengage Learning.

7. Nestor, P.G. &Schutt, R.K. (2011). Research methods in psychology: Investigating human
behavior. Sage

8. Winer, B.J., Brown, D.R. &Michels, K.M. (1991). Statistical principles in experimental
design. NY: McGraw Hill.

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PSM 104 Advanced Social Psychology Credits 4

1. Introduction: Current trends in social psychology, approaches to the study of social

behavior, methodological and ethical issues.
2. Social Cognition: Heuristics and other short-cut strategies; effects of framing and
anchoring; counterfactual thinking and mental simulation, affect and social cognition,
action identification, self-reference effects.
3. Social Categorization, Groups and Leadership: Social identity and social comparison
models, categorical differentiation and groups, group cohesiveness, group decision
making; emergence of leader, theoretical approaches to leadership, leader characteristics
and effectiveness.
4. Social Influence Processes: Social norms and their perception, conformity to social
norms, factors influencing conformity; compliance and its consequences; types and
conditions of obedience, ethical issues, cultural perspectives.
5. Intergroup Relations: Relative deprivation, realistic conflict and social identity
approaches, dynamics of intergroup behavior, conditions of social harmony; structure and
type of social conflicts, pre-dispositional variables, conflict resolution strategies.

Recommended Books:

1. Aronson, E., Wilson, T.D., &Akert, R.M. (2010). Social psychology (7thed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
2. Baron, R. A., Branscombe, N. R. & Byrne, D. (2009). Social psychology (12thed.). New
York: Pearson Education.
3. Myer, D.G. (2012). Social psychology (11thed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
4. Sanderson, C.A., &Safdar, S. F. (2012). Social psychology. Ontario, Canada: John Wiley.
5. Taylor, S.E., Peplau, L.A., & Sears, D.O. (2006). Social psychology (12thed.). New
Jersey: Pearson Education.

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PSM 105 Practical Credits 2

Four practical selecting onefromeach of the four theory papers (PSM 101, PSM 102, PSM 103,
& PSM 104).

PSM – 101

1. Sleep disorders
2. Disturbance of circadian rhythm
3. Behavioral impact of hormonal imbalance
4. Behavioural/health impact of substance abuse/ drug addiction

PSM – 102

1. Semantic memory
2. Episodic memory
3. Problem solving
4. Sustained attention: Temporal and spatial uncertainty
5. Selective attention
6. Reading and language comprehension

PSM – 103

1. Construction of interview schedule

2. Construction of questionnaire
3. Planning a correlational study
4. Planning experimental study: Based on one way ANOVA design
5. Planning experimental study: Based on two way ANOVA design
6. Planning experimental study: Based on two way ANOVA design with repeated measure
on last factor
7. Planning a quasi-experimental study
8. Planning a cross-sectional study

PSM - 104

1. Social perception
2. Social conformity
3. Social conflict
4. Group cohesiveness/ Group decision making
5. Leadership

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PSM 201 Advanced Statistics Credits 4

1. Introduction: Inferential statistics - Parametric and nonparametric.; univariate, bivariate

and multivariate statistics; Data screening and perpetration for statistical analysis
2. Analysis of group differences: Analysis of Variance- One way and factorial with two or
more variables and Repeated measures, Post-hoc comparisons; Multivariate Analysis of
Variance; Discriminant function analysis.
3. Exploring relationship: Multiple regression analyses -Simultaneous, hierarchical and
Statistical strategies; Interpretation and tabular presentation of results.
4. Constructing and testing models: Exploratory factor analysis-Interpretation and tabular
presentation of results; Confirmatory factor analysis.
5. Non-parametric statistics: Chi-Square, Median test, Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney U-test,
Kolmogorov-Smirnov one- and two-sample tests, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Friedman two-
way analysis of variance, Kendall's coefficient of concordance.

Recommended Books:

1. Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental design in behavioural research. ND: New Age
International Pub.
2. Chadha, N. K. (1998). Statistical methods in behavioural and Social Sciences. ND:
Relaince Pub. House.

3. Field, A. (2005).Discovering statistics using SPSS. London: Sage Publications

4. Meyers, L. S., Gamst, G. &Guarino, A.J. (2008). Applied multivariate Research: Design
and Interpretation.
5. Siegel, S. (1986). Non parametric statistics. NY: McGraw Hill.
6. Tabachnick B.G., Fidell, L.S. (2007). Using multivariate statistics (5th Ed.). Prentice Hall.
7. Winer, B.J., Brown, D.R. &Michels, K.M. (1991). Statistical principles in experimental
design. NY: McGraw Hill.

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PSM 202 Applied Psychological Assessment Credits 4

1. Psychological assessment: Nature and purpose; Assessment, evaluation and testing;

Principle of assessment; ethical considerations.
2. Construction of Test/Scale: Creating test items; Rational, empirical, factor analytic, and item
analytic approaches to test construction.

3. Psychometric evaluation and standardization of test: Reliability, validity, and development

of norms; issues and challenges
4. Applications of psychological tests: Testing and assessment in various settings-education,
counselling and guidance, clinical, organizational and developmental.

5. Issues in testing and measurement: Response bias and response set; Cross-cultural issues –
test equivalence and measurement bias; Test adaptation- translation – back translation
method and statistical methods.

Recommended Books:

1. Aiken, L. R., &Groth-Marnet, G. (2009). Psychological testing and assessment (12th Ed.)
New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Gregory, R. J. (2011). Psychological testing: History, principles, and applications (6th
edition). New Delhi: Pearson Education.
3. Chadha, N. K. (2009). Applied psychometry. New Delhi: Sage.
4. Jackson, C. (2003). Understanding Psychological Testing. Mumbai: Jaico Pub. House
5. Kaplan, R. M., &Saccuzzo, D. P. (2012). Psychological testing: Principles, applications
and issues (8thed.). New Delhi: Cengage.
6. Kline, T. J. B. (2005). Psychological Testing. New Delhi: Vistaar Publication
7. Matsumoto, D. & van de Vijver, F J. R. (2011). Cross-cultural research methods in
psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
8. Murphy, K.R. .&Davidsofer, C. O. (2005). Psychological testing: Principles and
applications (6th Ed.). NJ: Pearson Education.

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PSM 203 Motivation and Emotion Credits 4

1. Motivation: Nature and properties; origin, development and present status. Conceptual
issues; response dimension. Homeostasis
2. Theoretical framework: Murray and Maslow, intrinsic and extrinsic framework.
3. Emotion: Conceptual and theoretical issues, differences in emotional expression,
genetics, culture and personality; Emotional Intelligence.
4. Emotion, Behaviour and Conscious Experience: Biological, Cognitive, Constructionist,
Psychodynamic, Evolutionary and Cultural Perspectives
5. Self-conscious emotion: Shame, guilt, embarrassment, pride; Emotion & social
processes; Empathy, forgiveness, gratitude, envy; Positive emotions -optimism and hope.

Recommended Books:

1. Barret, L. F., Niedenthal, P.M., &Winkielman (2005). Emotion and consciousness.

New York: The Guilford Press.
2. Carr, A. (2008). Positive Psychology: The science of happiness and human
strengths. New Delhi: Routledge
3. Ekman, P. (2003). Emotions revealed. London: Weidenfield& Nicolson.
4. Kitayama, S. & Markus, H.R. (1994). Emotion and culture empirical studies of
mutual influence. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Recommended research article:

1. Averill, J.A., Chon, K.K., & Hahn, D.W. (2001). Emotions and creativity: East and
West. Asian journal of social psychology, 4, 165-183.

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PSM 204 Psychology of Personality Credits 4

1. Personality: Concept and nature; Basic issues related to study of personality. Eastern
and Western perspective
2. Trait and type approaches: Allport, Cattell, Eysenck, and Big-five model.
3. Psychodynamic and psychosocial approaches: Freud and Erikson
4. Behaviouristic and social learning approaches: Skinner, Bandura and Mischel.
5. Humanistic and phenomenological approaches: Rogers and Kelly.

Recommended Books:

1. Cervone,D. &Lawrence,P.A.(2013). Personality Psychology (ed.12).New York:Wiley.

2. Cloninger S.C. (2012).Theories of Personality: Understanding Persons

(6th Edition).Pearson Education

3. Feist, J. &Fiest, G. J. (2009). Theories of personality. New York: McGraw Hill.

4. Friedman, H. S. &Schustack, M. W. (2003). Personality: Classic theory and modern

research (2nded.). Singapore: Pearson Education.
5. Hall, G. C., Lindzey, G., & Campbell, J. C. (1998). Theories of personality (4thed.). New
York: Wiley.
6. Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2013). Personality Psychology: Domains of knowledge
about human nature (5thed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
7. Mishra G, &Mohanty A. K.(2002).Perspectives on Indigenous psychology(edited). New
Delhi: Concept Publishing Company.

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PSM 205 Practical Credits 2

Four practical selecting one from each of the four theory papers (PSM 201, PSM 202, PSM 203, & PSM 204).

PSM – 201: Note:Practical based on this theory paper involves computation and tabular presentation and
interpretation of results of statistical analysis. Thus, for each practical the concerned teacher may provide
data and/or output of statistical analysis or the data obtained by students for any other practical (during this
semester) may be pooled and provided for statistical analysis.

1. Data screening for univariate outliers (manual or computer based computation)

2. Data screening for multivariate outliers (using statistical software or electronic spreadsheet like MS –
Excel)
3. Two-way ANOVA after testing the assumption of normality and equality of variance.
4. Post-hoc comparison (any two methods)
5. MANOVA*
6. Discriminant function analysis *
7. Factor analysis*
8. Non-parametric statistics (any two from the syllabus)

* These practical may involve computation with help of statistical software followed by tabulation and
interpretation of results OR concerned teacher may provide output of statistical analysis and ask for
tabulation and interpretation of results.

PSM-202

1. Test/scale construction using factor analytic approach

2. Test/scale construction using item analytic approach
3. Test/Scale construction using empirical approach
4. Test adaptation
5. Psychometric evaluation of a test/scale
6. Psychological assessment (in any one specific setting e.g., clinical, organizational, educational etc.)

PSM 203

1. Extrinsic motivation and performance

2. Intrinsic motivation and performance
3. Feedback and performance
4. Assessment of emotional intelligence
5. Individual differences in perception of facial expression of emotion
6. Individual differences in expression of facial emotion
7. Optimism and its relation with positive affect

PSM 204

1. Personality assessment using any projective test

2. Assessment of Self & Ideal Self using Semantic differential
3. NEO PI–R (FFI) test
4. Cattell’s 16 P.F.
5. Personality assessment from Indian perspective (triguna, anashakti etc.)

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PSM 206 Minor Elective: Basic Psychological Processes Credits 2

1. Psychology: Nature, scope, and methods.

2. Cognitive Process: Attention, perception and. memory
3. Affective Processes: Motivation and Emotion-Nature and types.
4. Individual Differences: Intelligence and Personality

Books recommended:

1. Baron. R. A. (2006). Psychology (5thEd). New Delhi: Pearson Education

2. Ciccarelli, S. K., & Meyer, G. E. (2009). Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson Education.
3. Gerrig, R. J., &Zimbardo, P. G. (2006). Psychology and life (17th Ed.). New Delhi:
Pearson Education.
4. Coon, D., &Mitterer, J. O. (2007). Introduction to psychology: Gateway to mind and
behavior. New Delhi: Cengage.
5. Feldman, R. (2004). Understanding psychology (6th Ed.). New Delhi: McGraw Hill.

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PSM 301 Applied Social Psychology Credits 4

1. Introduction to applied social psychology: Definition, relationship with basic social

psychology, historical developments and major concerns.
2. Social psychology and health: Health belief model, health compromising behaviors; health
promotion, cognitive response and dual process models of persuasive change; stress and
health.
3. Social psychology and environment: Human interaction with environment, environmental
hazards and challenges; environmental attitudes, risk perceptions, encouraging pro-
environmental behavior.
4. Aggression and violence: Conceptual issues and theoretical explanations; determinants;
interpersonal and intergroup forms of aggression, dynamics of violence, strategies for
reducing aggression and violence.
5. Social psychology and consumer behavior: Economic and social-psychological approaches,
meanings of money, social beliefs and value systems, consumer socialization.

Recommended Books:
1. Baron, R. A., Branscombe, N. R. & Byrne, D. (2009). Social psychology (12thed.).
New York: Pearson Education.
2. Myer, D.G. (2012). Social psychology (11thed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
3. Semin, G., & Fiedler, K. (1996). Applied social psychology. London: Sage.
4. Taylor, S.E., Peplau, L.A., & Sears, D.O. (2006). Social psychology (12thed.). New
Jersey: Pearson Education.

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PSM 302 Community Psychology Credits 4

1. Introduction to Community psychology: Definition and perspectives; Development and

practice of community psychology; Ecological levels of analysis in community
psychology
2. Methods of community research: Aims of community psychology research: Qualitative,
quantitative; integrating qualitative and quantitative methods.
3. Understanding communities: Individuals within environments; conceptual models of
ecological context; importance of context for intervention; creating and altering settings.
Nature, importance and context of community, human diversity, coping and stress in
context.
4. Preventing problem behaviour and promoting social competence: Concepts of prevention
and promotion, risk and resiliency. Implementing prevention and promotion programmes:
issues and cultural diversity in programme implementation.
5. Promoting community and social change: empowerment and citizen participation;
multiple forms of power; empowerment practices and settings. Community and social
change; community organizing techniques; elements of effective community change
initiatives.
Recommended Books:

1. Kloos, B., Hill, J, Thomas, E., Wandersman, A., Elias, M., & Dalton, J. H. (2012).
Community psychology: Linking individuals and communities (3rded.). Wadsworth,
Cengage Learning: Belmont, CA, USA.

2. Naidoo, A., Pillay, J., & Bowman, B. (2007). Community psychology. Juta and Company
Ltd.

3. Orford, J. (1992). Community psychology: Theory and practice. Wiley.

4. Rappaport, J. &Seidman, E. (2000). Handbook of community psychology. Springer
Science & Business Media.

5. Rudkin, J.K. (2003). Community psychology: Guiding principles and orienting concepts.
Prentice Hall.

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PSM 303 Counseling Psychology Credits 4

1. Counselling: Historical perspective. Educational, developmental, and preventive models;

ethical issues in counselling.
2. Counseller and the Counselee: Expectations and goals; characteristics of counselee and
counselors; role and functions of the counselors.
3. Counselling approaches: Psychoanalytic, person-centered, existential, and cognitive-
behavioral approaches.
4. Counselling process: External conditions and preparation; structuring the counselling
relationship; counselling interview and degrees of lead by the counselor; nonverbal behavior.
5. Areas of counselling: Educational, career, marital and gerontological; stress management
oriented counselling; Counselling for terminal disease patients: cancer and HIV /AIDS.

Recommended Books:

1. Cormier, S., & Hackney, H. (2013) Counseling strategies and interventions (8th
International Edition). London: Pearson.
2. Erford, B. (2013) Orientation to the counseling profession: Advocacy, ethics, and
essential professional foundations (2nd Ed.). London: Pearson.
3. Fouad, N.A. (Ed) (2012) APA Handbook of counseling psychology. Washington:
American Psychological Association
4. Gelso, C. J., &Fretz, B .R. (2000). Counselling psychology (2nd Ed). KY: Cengage
Learning.
5. Gladding, S. T. (2014). Counselling: A comprehensive profession. New Delhi: Pearson
Education.
6. Woolfe, R., Dryden, W., & Strawbridge, S. (Eds.) (2010). Handbook of counselling
psychology (3rd Ed). London: Sage Publication Ltd.

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PSM 304 Psychodiagnostics Credits 4

1. Psychodiagnostics: Nature and scope;Process and stages of diagnostic assessment;

Differential diagnosis.
2. Clinical assessment: Definition and purpose; The art and science of interviewing, Interview
and its types- intake, crisis, diagnostic interview; reliability and validity of interviews; mental
status examination; case history; Behavioural assessment – Nature, objectives, and methods
used.
3. Assessment of intelligence: The Stanford-Binet Scale of intelligence – 5th ed., WAIS-IV,
WISC-IV; Diagnostic utility of intelligence tests – scatter analysis and other techniques.
4. Personality assessment: Psychometric and projective tests; The MMPI-2, Revised Neo
Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R), the Rorschach, TAT, Sentence completion techniques.
5. Neuropsychological assessment: Bender-Gestalt and Wechsler Memory Scale-III.

Recommended Books:

1. Goldenberg, H. (1983). Contemporary clinical psychology (2nd Ed.) New York: Brooks &
Cole.
2. Morrison, J. (2007). Diagnosis made easier. NY: Guilford Press.
3. Neitzel, M. T., Bernstein, D. A., &Millich, R. (1998). Introduction to clinical psychology. (5th
Ed.). Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Prentice Hall.
4. Pridmore, S. (2000). The psychiatric interview: A guide to history taking and mental status
examination. Amesterdam: Taylor & Francis.
5. Trull, T. J. &Prinstein, M.J. (2013). Clinical Psychology (8th Ed.). Wadswoth, Cengage
Learning.

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PSM 305 Genetics, Environment and Behaviour Credits 4

1. Nature versus nurture: Genetics, environment and cognition.

2. Methodologies for genetic association studies of cognition: Molecular genetics and
bioinformatics; statistics methods; animal models.
3. Genetic approaches to individual differences: Intelligence; attention and cognitive
control; cognitive aging.
4. Genetics of neuropsychiatric diseases: Genetics of dyslexia, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s
disease, intellectual disability.
5. Genetics of non-cognitive aspect of behavior: Genetics of social and criminal behavior;
Genetics of personality.
Recommended Books:

1. Eysenck, H.J. (1982). Personality, genetics, and behavior: Selected papers. Praeger.
2. Goldberg, T.E., & Weinberger, D.R. (2009). The genetics of cognitive neuroscience.
PHE: New Delhi.
3. Greenwood, P.M., &Parasuraman, R. (2012). Nurturing the older brain and mind. MIT,
London, England.
4. Rutter, M. (2006). Genes and behavior: Nature-Nurture interplay explained. Wiley.
5. Wasserman, D., &Wachbroit, R. (2001). Genetics and criminal behavior. Cambridge
University Press.

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PSM 306 Health Psychology Credits 4

1. Health and wellbeing: Concept and indicators, medical and bio-psycho-social

models of health, cross–cultural perspectives on health, Goals of health
psychology, approaches to health.
2. Health behaviour: Role of behavioural factors in disease and disorders; Changing
health habits; Models and approaches to health behavior change – cognitive
behavioural and social engineering approaches, and transtheoretical model.
3. Health problems and their cognitive representation: General and chronic health
problems; causal factors and explanations, health belief systems; HIV/AIDS.
4. Stress and coping: Conceptual models, Stress born health problems; coping
strategies.
5. Management of health problems: Preventive, promotive and curative aspects of
health; choice of medicinal systems; patient-doctor relationship, treatment
adherence, alternative medicines.

Recommended Books:

1. Baum, A., Gatchel, R. J., &Krantz, D. S. (1997). An introduction to health

psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
2. Baum, A., Revenson, T. A., & Singer, J. E. (2001). Handbook of health psychology.
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
3. Dimatteo, M. R. & Martin, L. R. (2002). Health psychology. Boston: Allyn& Bacon.
4. Marks, D., Murray, M., Evans, B., &Willig, C., Woodall, C., & Sykes, C.M. (2008).
Health psychology: Theory, research and practice. New Delhi: Sage.
5. Radley, M. (1994). Health psychology: Bio-psycho-social interaction. New York:
John Wiley.

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PSM 307 Methods of Cognitive Neuropsychology Credits 4

1. Experimental and cognitive Psychology methods: Neuropsychological testing, Clinical

methods; Electrochemical stimulation and perturbation methods.

2. Electrophysiological methods: EEG, ERP, Transcranial magnetic stimulation and Virtual

lesions; single unit recordings.

3. Neuroimaging techniques: CAT, MRI, DTI, PET, MEG and optical brain imaging.
Multimethodological approaches.

4. Research design and analysis: Exploratory and hypothesis driven design; cognitive vs.
stimulus-driven responses; Group comparison and experimental designs; Issues and
limitations

5. Behavioural-computational Methods:Overview of computational modeling – Parallel

Distributed Processing, interactionist and connectionist models; Artificial neural network
model

Recommended Books:

1. Constable, R.T. (2006). Challenges in fMRI and its limitations. In S.H. Faro, & F.B.
Mohamed (Eds.), Functional MRI: Basic principles and clinical applications. New York:
Springer.
2. Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B., &Mangun, G.R. (2009). Cognitive neuroscience: The
biology of the mind (3rded.). New York, NY, Norton & Norton.
3. Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S.A., LaBar, K.S., Platt, M.L., &Woldroff, M.G. (2012).
Principles of cognitive neuroscience (2nded.). Sunderland, MA, USA: Sinauer Associates
Inc. Publishers
4. Ulham, J.C. (2006). Functional neuroimaging: Experimental design and analysis. Book
chapter in R. Cabeza& A. Kingstone (Eds.), Handbook of functional neuroimaging of
cognition (2nd ed., pp. 53-82). Cambridge MA: MIT Press.
5. Ward, J. (2010). The student’s guide to cognitive neuroscience. New York: Psychology
Press.

Recommended research article:

1. Yarkoni, T., Poldrack, R.A., Van Essen, D.C., Wagner, T.D. (2010). Cognitive
neuroscience 2.0: Building a cumulative science of human brain function. Trends in
Cognitive Science, 14(11), 489-496.

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PSM 308 Military Psychology Credits 4

1. Military psychology: Nature, scope, historical perspective, contemporary issues and

emerging trends in military psychology.
2. Selection and Training of Military Personnel: Assessment of psychomotor, spatial abilities,
interest, aptitudes, and personality; Training- training needs analysis, types and methods of
training, evaluation and monitoring.
3. Social Factors in military: Leadership and subordination - Conformity, compliance and
obedience, maintaining interpersonal relations, group cohesion, morale and motivation.
4. Human factors in Military Organizations: human errors, safety and accidents, ergonomics and
system design; Vigilance, Complacency.
5. Environmental factors and Health Issues: Effects of extreme environmental conditions and
deprivation on military performance; Mental health issues in military: depression, alcoholism,
substance abuse, suicide, combat stress, post-traumatic stress, coping with stress.

Recommended Books:

1. Anastasi, A., &Urbina, S. (2003). Psychological testing. Prentice Hall: New Delhi.
2. Hall, R., &Mangelsdroff, D. (1991). Handbook of military psychology. John Wiley: USA.
3. Kennedy, C.H., &Zillmer, E.A. (2006). Military psychology: Clinical and operational
applications. Guilford: New York, USA.
4. Ramachandran, K. (in press). Handbook of military psychology. Delhi: DIPR.
5. Shalit, B. (1988). The psychology of conflict and combat. Praeger: NY.
6. Reuven, G., Adavid, M., & S Dorff, .A.(1991),Handbook of Military Psychology. USA, John
Wiley Sons.

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PSM 309 Neuropsychology Credits 4

1. Neuropsychology: Assumptions and methods. Functional modularity, anatomical,

functional architecture, and substractivity.
2. Methods of investigations: Electrophysiological- Single cell recording, EEG and ERP;
Scanning and imaging –CAT, PET, MRI and fMRI
3. Neuropsychological assessment: Neuropsychological Battery; Luria Nebraska
Neuropsychological Battery, Halstead-Reitan Test Battery, PGI Battery of Brain
Behaviour Dysfunction, AIIMS neuropsychological battery.
4. Neurodegenerative disorders: Parkinson’s, Alzheimer, Huntington
5. Deficits, Recovery, Adaptation and Rehabilitation: Neuropsychological deficits in
stroke, head injury, tumors, epilepsy, Brain recognition and plasticity, spontaneous
recovery. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.
Recommended Books:

1. Gazzaniga, M. S. (2002). Cognitive neuroscience: The biology of mind (2nd Ed.). New
York: W. W. Norton & Company.
2. Kolb, B., Whisaw, I. Q. (1990). Fundamentals of neuropsychology. New York:
Freeman, W.H.
3. Naatanen, R. (1992). Attention and brain function. Hillsdale: LEA.
4. Parsuraman, R. (1998 ). Attentive brain. London: MIT Press.
5. Rapp, B. (Ed.) (2001). The handbook of cognitive neuropsychology. Chestnut Street:
Psychology Press.

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PSM 310 Organizational Behaviour Credits 4

1. Introduction: Historical developments in OB, the organizational system; structural

characteristics of organizations; organizational designs; challenges and opportunities for
organizational behaviour

2. Leadership: Trait, behavioural, contingency, and contemporary theories; leadership styles and
skills, contemporary issues in leadership

3. Power and politics in organizations: Bases of power and power tactics. Politics: Power in
action, factors related with political behavior.

4. Conflict and negotiation: Intra-individual, interpersonal, and inter-group conflicts; conflict

process; Negotiation strategies and process.

5. Organizational culture: Nature and types; developing and maintaining organizational

culture and customer responsive culture; promoting ethics in organizational culture.

Recommended Books:

1. Goorge, J. M. & Jones, G. R. (2005). Understanding and managing organizational behavior

(4th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
2. Hellriegel, D., &Slown, J. W. (2004). Organizational behavior. South Western: Thompson
3. Luthans, F. (2005).Organizational behavior (12th Ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
4. Riggio, R. E. (2003). Introduction to industrial/organizationalpsychology (4th Ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
5. Robbins, S., Judge, T.A., &Sanghi, S. (2009). Organizational behavior. (13th Ed.). New
Delhi: Pearson Education.

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PSM 311 Organizational Development and Change Credits 4

1. Introduction to organizational development: Nature and characteristics, historical

development; Process of management of change.

2. Management of organizational development: Foundations, process and action research.

3. Organizational development interventions: Team, third-party, and training experiences.

4. Management of change: Organizational structure, organizational culture, employee relations

and involvement strategies.

5. Evaluating change and future of organizational development.

Recommended Books:

1. French, W. L. & Bell, C. H. (2006). Organisation Development (6thed.). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.
2. French, W. L., Bell, C. H., &Zawacki, R. A. (2005). Organization development and
transformation: Managing effective change (6th Ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
3. Cummings, T. G. & Worley, C. G. (2009). Theory of Organization Development and Change
(8thed). New Delhi: Cengage.
4. Senior, B., & Fleming, J. (2009). Organizational change (3rded.). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.
5. Thornhill, A., Lewis, P. Millmore, M., & Saunders, M. (2000). Managing Change: A human
resource strategy approach(1st ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

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PSM 312 Cognitive Aging Credits 4

1. Psychology of Aging: Concepts; theoretical issues. Changes in physical, cognitive,

personality and social aspects.
2. Theories of aging: Biological, modernization, disengagement, activity, continuity and
exchange theories.
3. Aging and cognitive processes: Executive functions and cognitive aging; Neuroplasticity,
aging and cognitive functions. Aging, executive control, and attention.
4. Aging and memory: Varieties of memory aging; Memory changes and aging brain;
related explanation; Autobiographical memory and the narrative self. Intervention for
memory and cognitive aging.
5. Everyday problem solving and decision making: Definitional, theoretical and operational
issues. Age, cognition, and functional relatedness; cognition and intelligence. Cognitive
aging and everyday life. Future directions.

Recommended Books:
6. Birren, J.e.&Schale, K.W. (2006). Handbook of the psychology of Burlington,
MA:Elsevier Academic Press.

7. Craik, F.I.M., &Tiemorthe, A. ( 2011). The handbook of aging and cognition.

Psychology Press.

8. Hofer, S.M. &Alwin, D.E. (2008). Handbook of cognitive aging: Interdisciplinary

perspectives. London: Sage.

9. Park, D.C. Hall, G.A. (2000). cognitive aging and everyday life. In N Charness,
D.C.Park, &B.Sabel (Eds.), Aging and communication. New York: springer.

10. Schale, L.W. & Willis, S.L. (2011). Handbook of the psychology of Burlington, MA:
Elsevier Academic Press.

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PSM 313 Psychopathology Credits 4

1. Classification systems in psychopathology: ICD-10 and DSM–5; Approaches to

psychopathology: Biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and socio-cultural, social
constructionist.
2. Anxiety disorders: Separation Anxiety disorder, specific phobia, panic disorder, generalized
anxiety disorder. Obsessive compulsive disorder.
3. Trauma and stress related disorders: PTSD, Dissociative disorders: Dissociative identity
disorders, derealization disorders.
4. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders: Schizophrenia, delusional disorder,
brief psychotic disorder. Bipolar and related disorder: Bipolar I, &II, cyclothymic disorder.
Depressive disorder: Disruptive mood dysregularities, major depressive disorder.
5. Eating and sleep disorders: Anorexia nervosa, Bulmia nervosa, Insomnia and Narcolepsy.

Recommended Books:

1. American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental

disorders:DSM-5. American Psychiatric Pub.
2. Barlow, D. H. & Durand, V. M. (1999). Abnormal psychology: An integrative
approach (2nd Ed). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.
3. Buss. A. H. (1999). Psychopathology. New York: John Wiley.
4. Butcher, J.N. (2014). Abnormal Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson Education
5. Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., &Mineka, S. (2001). Abnormal psychology and modern
life (11th Ed.). New York. Allyn and Bacon
6. Kaplan, H. J., &Sadock, B. J. (2004). Synopsis of comprehensive textbook of
psychiatry (10th Ed.). Baltimore: Williams &Wlkins.
7. Sarason. I. G. &Sarason, B. R. (2006). Abnormal psychology. (11thEd). Delhi: Prentice
Hall India.

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PSM Psychopharmacology Credits 4
314

1. Principles of psychopharmacology: pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics.

2. Classification of psychoactive drugs and their effects.

3. Techniques in neuropharmacology: Microdialysis, autoradiography,

immunocytochemistry, and in-situ hybridization.

4. Chemical signaling by neurotransmitters, neurotransmitter receptors and second-

messengers systems.

5. Techniques in behavioral pharmacology: measures of motor activity, analgesia, fear,

anxiety, reward, learning and memory.

Recommended Books:

1. Bloom, F.E., Iverson, S.D., Roth, R.H., &Iversen, L.L. (2008). Introduction to
neuropsychopharmacology. New York: Oxford university Press.

2. Ettinger, R.H. (2010). Psychopharmacology. NJ: Pearson education, Inc.

3. Julien, R.M., Advokat, C.D. &Comaty, J.E. (2011). A primer of drug action. New
York: Worth publisher.

4. Mckim, W.A. & Hancock, S. (2012). Drugs and behavior: Introduction to behavioral
pharmacology. Pearson.

5. Meyer, J.S. &Quenzer, L.F. (2013). Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the brain and
behavior. MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

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PSM 315 Psychobiology of Emotion and Health Credits 4

1. Growth and development of the nervous system: Phases of neurodevelopment, postnatal

cerebral development, effects of experience, disorders of neurodevelopment;
neuroplasticity and its implications for mental health.
2. Hemispheric specialization and dominance: Anatomy and physiology of hemispheric
differences, Hemispheric asymmetry in stress, immunity, psychopathology, neurological
and pediatric disorders.
3. Emotion: Response patterns, communication, feelings, brain areas that mediate emotion
4. Stress and health: Stress responses, consequences of prolonged stress, stress and immune
system.
5. Effects of commonly abused drugs: nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, heroin and cocaine.

Recommended Books:

1. Andreassi, J.L. (2006). Psychophysiology: Human behavior and physiological response.

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
2. Beatty, J. (2000). The human brain: Essentials of behavioral neuroscience. Sage
publications, Inc.
3. Hugdahl, K. &Westerhausen, R. (2010). The two halves of the brain: Information
processing in the cerebral hemispheres. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
4. Kolb, B., &Whishaw, I.Q. (2001). An introduction to brain and behavior. Worth
publishers.
5. Martin, G.N. (2006). Human neuropsychology. Pearson.
6. Stirling, J. (2008). Introducing neurophysiology. Psychology Press.
7. Wood, S.J., Allen, N.B., &Pantelis, C. (2009). The neuropsychology of mental illness.
Cambridge University Press.

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PSM 316 Psychology of Adolescence Credits 4

1. Puberty and adolescence: Concept and characteristic features; developmental tasks; myths
about adolescents.
2. Physical changes: perception and reaction to physical changes.
3. Social development: Achieving independence from parents; parenting; parent-peer
relationship; morality: Kohlberg and Loevinger’s models.
4. Personality development: Identity and self-esteem; search for identity, ethnic identity and
self-esteem.
5. Psychosocial problems of adolescence: Major stressors; depression, suicidal behaviour, drug
abuse.

Recommended Books:

1. Berk, L. E. (2013). Development through the lifespan. India: Pearson Education.

2. Kail, R.V. & Cavanaugh, J.C. (2007). Human development: A life span view. Wadsworth:
Cengage
3. Lerner, R. M. & Steinberg, L. (2009). Handbook of adolescent psychology, Vols I & II. NY:
John Wiley & Sons.
4. Santrock, J. (2011). Adolescence(14th Ed.) NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Shaffer, D. R. (1996).Developmental psychology and adolescence. California: Brooks & Cole

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PSM 317 Dissertation Credits 4

Students opting dissertation in this semester will be required to give their preference for this
paper in the second semester and submit the title along with the written consent of the supervisor
in a stipulated period. Further, the candidate will be required to submit the brief write up of the
plan proposal before summer vacation. If the candidate fails to submit the written consent of the
supervisor and plan proposal in the stipulated time frame then he/she will not be allowed to opt
dissertation in the third semester. In such case the candidate, however, will have a choice to opt
any theory paper in the third semester in lieu of dissertation.

The preliminary work for dissertation (e.g., planning the research, selecting tools, etc.) should be
started preferably during the second semester in consultation with the concerned supervisor and
data collection may be started after second semester examinations. The remaining work and
writing of the dissertation should be completed during the third semester and the dissertation
must be submitted before the commencement of theory examination of the third semester.

The dissertation work may involve laboratory research, field work, survey research, case study or
any other type of psychological research. Further, it may include one large study/experiment or
several studies/experiments depending on the objectives of the research. The writing of
dissertation must be in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association and should be within 60 to 80 pages including references and appendices.

The evaluation of the dissertation will be done in 100 marks (70 marks + 30 marks of sessional).
The sessional component will be evaluated by the concerned supervisor The end term evaluation
(in 70 marks) will be done by a board of examiners.The end term evaluation in 70 marks will
include the literary and scientific presentation of the dissertation and the performance in the viva-
voce.

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PSM 318 Practical Credits 4
Any one from each of the opted electives

PSM 301 Applied PSM 302 Community PSM 303 Counseling PSM 304
Social Psychology Psychology Psychology Psychodiagnostics
Cognitive influence on Ecological level analysis of Conducting counselling Rorschach Test/SIS
perception community interviews
Environmental attitude Assessment of stress and coping Educational counselling at T.A.T.
in community setting secondary level
Risk perception Assessment/comparison of risk Assessment of Academic/ NEO-FFI
perception in community setting career related stress
Assessment of Assessment of resilience in Group counselling in school Case study*
aggression community setting setting.

PSM 305 Genetics, PSM 306 Health PSM 307 Methods of PSM 308 Military
Environment and Psychology Cognitive Neuropsychology Psychology
Behaviour
Environment and cognition Health belief Neuropsychological testing Vigilance and monitoring
– development of cognitive (one case) performance
map
Spatial cognition Gender and health 10-20 international system of Conformity/ compliance/
electrode placement for EEG Obedience
recording
Genetics and intelligence: Psychological Development of experimental Assessment of Personality/
evidence for heritability correlates of health protocol for EEG/ERP study interest/ aptitude for military
personnel selection
Genetic/environmental Pathogenic health Comparison of Assessment of depression/
factors in criminal behavior habits neuropsychological combat stress/ post-traumatic
functioning using group stress in military personnel
comparison design

PSM 309 Neuropsychology PSM 310 Organizational PSM 311 Organizational PSM 312 Cognitive Aging
Behaviour Development & Change
Cortical arousal and vigilance Conflict resolution/ job Organizational climate Physical/cognitive changes in
performance attitudes elderly
Heart rate variability (HRV) Job involvement Psychological Assessment of memory in
and performance participation elderly
Hemispheric specialization Leadership/ supervision Personal efficacy scale Assessment of executive
and performance functions in old age
Assessment of brain activity Functional social Organizational culture Autobiographical memory
by Luria Nebraska support and aging

PSM 313 PSM 314 PSM 315 Psychobiology PSM 316

Psychopathology Psychopharmacology of emotion and health Psychology of
Adolescence
Rorschach /T.A.T. / S.I.S ( Effects of drugs on Stress response Assessment of self
1 normal & 1 exploratory behaviour in efficacy/Assessment of
psychopathological case) albino rats. coping behavior
Measurement of Effects of drugs on simple Assessment of Assessment of resilience
neuroticism (2 cases) learning in albino rats. hemispheric preference /Assessment of Academic
stress
Measurement of Effects of drugs in staircase Stress and immune Assessment of moral
anxiety/depression test. competence reasoning
(2 cases)
DSM- IV diagnostic Effects of drugs in elevated Behavioural/ cognitive/ Assessment of parent-
criteria ( 2 cases) T-maze test. health effects of adolescent relationship
nicotine/alcohol abuse

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PSM 319 Minor Elective: Application of Psychology in Human Life Credits 2

1. Applied psychology: nature and scope.

2. Mental health and well-being: Concept and indicators; techniques for improving mental health
and well-being.

3. Stress: Concept, stress disorders, coping strategies

4. Psychological Interventions for Social problems: Prejudice, social conflicts, crime &
delinquency, drug addiction

Books Recommended:

1. jLrksxh] th- Mh- (1992). O;kogkfjdeuksfoKkuAvkxjk% gjizlknHkkxZoA

2. flag] ,- ih. (2014).O;kogkfjdeuksfoKkuAubZfnYyh% fi;jluA

3. Anastasi, A. (1979). Fields of applied psychology. New Delhi: McGraw Hill.

4. Goldstein, A. P., & Krasner, B. (1987). Modern applied psychology. Elmford, New York:
Pergmon Press.

5. McCormick, E.J., & Ilgen, D. (1980). Industrial psychology. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice
Hall.

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PSM 401 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Credits 4

1. Introduction: Historical overview of adolescent and child psychopathology;Classification;

Risk factors - child maltreatment, impulsivity, behavioral inhibition, prenatal factors, brain
injury.
2. Symptomatic disorders: Enuresis, encopresis, somnambulism, tics and Tourett’s syndrome.
3. Externalizing disorders: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional
defiant disorder, conduct disorder, juvenile delinquency, Alchohol& drug involvement,
4. Internalizing Behavior Disorders: Anxiety disorders-obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobic
reactions, separation anxiety, and selective mutism, Childhood depression.
5. Other Psychological Disorders: Autism, schizophrenia and Eating disorders; Mental
retardation and learning disabilities

Recommended Books:

1. Beauchaine, T. P., &Hinshaw, S.P. (2013) .Child and adolescent psychopathology (2nd
rev. ed) . N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.
2. Mash, E.J. & Barkley, R.A. (Eds) (2013). Child psychopathology (3rd Ed), NY: Guilford
Publications Inc.
3. Mash, E. J. & Wolfe, D. A. (2012).Abnormal child psychology (5th Ed.). New Delhi:
Cengage Learning.
4. Weis, R. (2013). Introduction to abnormal child and adolescent psychology. Thousand
Oaks:Sage Publications, Inc.
5. Wicks-Nelson, R. & Allen, I. (2013) .Abnormal child and adolescent psychology (8th
International Ed.), London: Pearsons.
6. Wilmhurst, L. (2014). Child and adolescent psychopathology: A Casebook. CA: Sage
Publications.

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PSM 402 Animal Models of Human Behavior 4

1. Neurobiological techniques for assessing the CNS: Stereotaxic surgery, patch-clamp

electrophysiology, radioligand binding, receptor autoradiography, radioimmunoassay, in
situ hybridization.
2. Animal models of anxiety: Conflict test, social interaction test, elevated plus-maze test,
conditioned test aversion, conditioned defensive burying.
3. Animal models of aggression: isolation-induced, resident-intruder, pain-elicited, brain-
stimulation induced, brain-lesion induced, frustration-induced, extinction-induced, drug-
induced.
4. Animal models of human neuropsychological diseases: Kindling model of epilepsy,
MPTP model of Parkinson’s disease, Transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease,
Prepulse inhibition of startle model schizophrenia.
5. Animals model of depression: drug-induced, learned helplessness, forced swim test,
maternal separation.

Recommended books:

1. Hedges, D., & Burchfield, C.(2006). Mind, brain and drug. Allyn& Bacon.
2. Papini, M.R. (2008). Comparative psychology: Evolution and development of behavior.
Psychology Press.
3. Pearce, J.M. (2008). Animal learning and cognition: An introduction. Psychology Press.
4. Pierce, P.D., & Cheney, C.D. (2013). Behavior analysis and learning. Psychology Press.
5. Richard, G.(2005). Psychology: The science of mind and behavior. Hodder Arnold.

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PSM 403 Cognitive Neuropsychology of Attention and Memory Credits 4

1. Mechanism of attention: Attention vs. pre-attentive processing; object of attention;

perceptual organization and attentional search in cognitive deficits. Control of attention
and brain regions involved in attentional control; Visual and auditory spatial attention;
Neural effects of attending to non-spatial stimulus attributes; Neural effects of attention
across sensory modalities.
2. Disorders of attention: Confusional states; partial attention syndrome; hemispatial
neglect.
3. Memory: Neural basis of memory; Declarative memory; Nature of medial temporal lobe
representation, cortical regions storing semantic and episodic memory representations;
Contributions of prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal cortex to encoding and retrieval;
Memory consolidation.
4. Disorders of memory: Amnesia and its causes; Anterograde and retrograde amnesia;
other types of memory disorders; rehabilitation of memory disorders.
5. Cognitive neuropsychology of consciousness: Cognitive theories of consciousness; forms
of consciousness; neuroscience of consciousness.
Recommended Books:

1. Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S.A., LaBar, K.S., Platt, M.L., &Woldroff, M.G. (2012).
Principles of cognitive neuroscience (2nded.). Sunderland, MA, USA: Sinauer Associates
Inc. Publishers.
2. Rapp, B. (2001). The handbook of cognitive neuropsychology. Ann Arbor, MI: Taylor &
Francis.
3. Cohen, R. A. (2014). The neuropsychology of attention (2nded.). New York: Springer
Verlag.
4. Squire, L. A. &Schacter, D.L. (2002). Neuropsychology of memory (3rded.). New York:
Guilford Press.
5. Eichenbaum, H. (2011). Cognitive neuroscience of memory: An introduction. New York:
Oxford University Press.

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PSM 404 Cross-Cultural Psychology Credits 4

1. Culture and behavior: Concept of culture, cultural relativity and universality, goals of
cross-cultural psychology, cultural transmission.
2. Methods of cross-cultural research: Types of cross-cultural studies, etic and emic
approaches; sampling and measurement issues, biases and equivalence; back translation
procedure.
3. Culture and cognition: Major issues and theoretical positions, cultural influences on
perception, categorization, learning, memory and problem solving; everyday cognition.
4. Culture and emotion: Basic emotions, recognition and judgment of emotions, cultural
display rules, cultural construction of emotional experiences and categories.
5. Cultural change and adaptations: Approaches to the study of culture change, acculturation
framework, measurement of acculturation, psychological and socio-cultural adaptations,
behavior shifts and acculturative stress.

Recommended Books:

1. Berry, J. W, Poortinga, Y.H., Breugelmans, S.M., Chasiotis, A., & Sam, D.L.
(2011). Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.

2. Berry, J. W. et al. (Eds.). (1997). Handbook of' cross-cultural psychology (2nd

ed.) (Vol. 1-3), Boston: Allyn& Bacon.

3. Keith, K. D. (2010). Cross-cultural psychology: Contemporary themes and

perspectives. New York: Wiley-Blackwell

4. Matsumoto, D. (2001). The handbook of culture and psychology. New York:

Cambridge University Press.

5. Matsumoto, D., &Juang, L. (2013). Culture and psychology. Belmont:

Wadsworth.

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PSM 405 Drug and Behaviour Credits 4

1. Synaptic transmission and drug effects: Effect on production, storage, release, reuptake
and destruction of neurotransmitters. Effect on transporters, autoreceptors and
postsynaptic receptors.

2. Psychopharmacology of sleep disorders: insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep waking achedule

disorder and dysfunctions associated with partial arousals.

3. Sex-specific and reproductive function related psychopharmacology.

4. Psychopharmacology of aggression: intraspecies and interspecies aggression, hormones

and neurotransmitters mediating aggression, paradigms, and drug effects.

5. Effects of inhalants, gamma-hydroxybutyrate, anabolic steroids, LSD, mescaline,

psilocybin, phencyclidine, and ketamine.

Recommended Books:

1. Grilly, D.M. &Salamone, J. (2011). Drugs and behavior. Pearson education.

2. Levinthal, C.F. (2013). Drugs, behavior and modern society. Pearson Higher education.

3. Perry, P.J., Alexander, B., Liskow, B., & De Vane, C.L. (2006). Psychotropic drugs
handbook. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

4. Preston, J., & Johnson, J. (2011). Clinical psychopharmacology made ridiculously

simple. Medmaster Inc.

5. Stahl, S.M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and

practical applications. Cambridge University Press.

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PSM 406 Environmental Psychology Credits 4

1. Introduction: Nature, scope, history and focus of environmental psychology;

Scientific method; models and theories of environment behavior relationship.

2. Environmental perception and cognition: environmental perception; spatial cognition;

environmental values and attitudes, attachment and identity; appraisal and
assessment, personal space, privacy and territoriality.

3. Environmental stress and health: Environmental stress, crowding, noise and

overpopulation; effects of physical environment on health.

4. Weather and climate issues: Weather and climate, seasonality, natural and
technological disasters, environmental risk perception.

5. Environmental problems and solutions: Psychology of environmental problems;

sustainability, common dilemma, solution to environmental problems, sustainable
design; designing more habitable environments.

Recommended Books:

1. Bell, P., Greene, T., Fisher, J., & Baum, A. (2001). Environmental Psychology
(5thed). NY: HarcourtBrace, Inc.

2. Gifford, R. (2007). Environmental psychology: Principles and practice.

Optimal Books.

3. Winter, D. D., &Koger, S. (2004). The Psychology of Environmental Problems

(2nded.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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PSM 407 Forensic Psychology Credits 4

1. Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Historical overview, Functions of Forensic

Psychologists, Psychology and law.
2. Psychology of Crime: Developmental Theories and Psychobiological bases of crime, Risk
Assessment & Violence Prediction, Eyewitness Testimony and Expert Testimony.
3. Psychological Investigation of Crime: Scientific Lie Detection: Polygraph, Verbal & Non-
Verbal Cues, Hypnosis and Narcoanalysis, Behavioural Analysis; Understanding the criminal
personality- antisocial personality, psychopath & sociopath; Personality Profiling
4. Psychology of Violence: Workplace and domestic violence, Child Abuse, Victim Psychology
5. Correctional Psychology: Recognizing the suffering: Rape Trauma Syndrome and Post
traumatic Stress Disorder, Coping with criminal victimization, rehabilitation of victim and
offender

Recommended Books:

1. Bartol, C. R. &Bartol, A. M. (2004). Introduction to forensic psychology. Thousand

Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
2. Brown, J. M., & Campbell, E. A. (Eds.) (2010). The Cambridge handbook of forensic
psychology. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
3. Costanzo, M. & Krauss, D. (2010).Legal and forensic psychology. New York: Worth
Publishers.
4. G., Hollin, C., & Bull, R. (Eds.) (2008). Forensic psychology. Chichester, England: John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
5. Huss Matthew T. (2009). Forensic psychology: Research, clinical practice, and
applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
6. Joanna R. Adler, Jacqueline M Gray (Eds) (2010) Forensic psychology, N.Y.: William
Publishing,
7. Towl, Graham J., &Crighton,David A. (Eds) (2010) Forensic psychology, West
Sussex: N.J. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
8. Weiner, Irving B. & Hess, Allen K. (Eds) (2006) Handbook of Forensic Psychology, N.J.
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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PSM 408 Human Factors Credits 4

1. Human factors: Definition, historical overview, models of human information

processing, multiple view models. Signal detection theory; Human factor methods -
Fault tree analysis and task analysis.

2. Person-computer interface: Video display terminal, interface design; human

interaction with automation in various contexts: Automation definition, aircraft
piloting, air-traffic control, automobiles and highway systems. Transportation and
driving

3. Human factor and cognition: Signal detection theory; Cognition and decision
making- static, naturalistic, and dynamic decision making.

4. Cognition: Learning and expertise, displays, control system and devices, games and
simulation, automation. Human performance in relation to automation; monitoring
performance, trust, situation awareness, mental workload, stress and workload.

5. Human error: Models and theories; types; approaches to human error; error and
accidents, error proneness and accident liability, avoiding and managing errors.
Human factors and health care and use of medical device.

Recommended Books:

1. Matthews, G., Davies, D. R., Westerman, S. J., &. Stammers, R. B. (2000). Human
performance. Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
2. Nickerson, R. S. (1992). Looking ahead: Human factors challenges in a changing world.
Hillsdale: LEA.
3. Senders, J. W., & Moray, N. P. (1991). Humanerror: Cause, prediction, and reduction.
Hillsdale: LEA.
4. Sheridan, T. B. (2002). Humans and automation. CA: John Wiley.
5. Singh, I. L., &Parasuraman, R. (1998). Human cognition. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
6. Wickens, C.D., Lee, J., Gordon Becker, S., & Liu, Y.D. (2013).An Introduction to Human
Factors Engineering ( 2nd ed.). Pearson Education.

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PSM 409 Neuroergonomics Credits 4

1. Neuroergonomics: Nature and scope;Origin and Development; Conceptual, theoretical

and philosophical issues: Neuroergonomics and neuropsychology; brain, mind and
technology. Neuroergonomics and other fields: Psychophysiology, genetics,
biotechnology and nanotechnology.

2. Adaptive systems: An overview for neuroergonomics research and practices, adaptive

automation, Brain work and mental work, human error, learning and skill acquisition.

3. Methods of neuroergonomics: EEG, ERP, fMRI, TMS, optical imaging of brain

functions, transcranial Doppler sonography, eye movement, tracking human behaviour in
natural and naturalistic setting.

4. Stress, fatigue, physical work and neuroergonomics. Sleep and circadian control of
neurobehavioural functions and physical neuroergonomics.

5. Neuroergonomics: Technology applications; Automation, adaptive automation, virtual

reality and neural engineering. Special populations; artificial vision, medical safety and
neuroergonomics, neurorehabilitation and robotics and Neuroprosthetics.

Recommended Books:

1. Matthews, G., Davies, D. R., Westerman, S. J., &. Stammers, R. B. (2000).

Human performance. Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
2. Nickerson, R. S. (1992). Looking ahead: Human factors challenges in a changing
world. Hillsdale: LEA.
3. Parasuraman, R., & Rizzo, M. (2007). Neuroergonomics: The brain at work. New
York: Oxford University Press.

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PSM 410 Organizational Communication Credits 4

1. Conceptual framework: Meaning and process of communication, perspectives;

direction of communication flow, communication barriers.
2. External communication: Environmental scanning; management of external
communication
3. Interpersonal communication: needs perspective, transactional analysis, Johari
window; role of symbols, media and information technology, choosing among media;
communication networks.
4. Non-verbal communication: Dimensions and functions of non-verbal communication;
cultural differences in nonverbal communication.
5. Communication for organizational effectiveness: Persuasion and influence,
counselling, listening, orientation and feedback, conducting effective interviews,
effective oral presentations.

Recommended Books:

1. Andrews, P. H. & Herschel, R. T. (1997). Organizational communication. (1st Ed.). New

Delhi: A.I.T.B.S. Publishers.
2. Fisher, D. (2003). Communication in organizations (2nd Ed.). Bombay: Jaico Books.
3. Godhaber, G. M. (1990). Organinzational Communication (5th Ed.). Bubuque Brown.
4. Lesikar, R.V. & Pettit, J. D. (1998). Business communication: Theory and applications.
(6th Ed.). IIinois: Richard D. Irwin Inc.
5. Tubbs. S.L. & Moss, S. (2006). Human Communication: Principles and Contexts. (10th
Ed.). McGraw Hill.

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PSM 411 Positive Psychology Credits 4

1. Introduction: Definition and objectives, historical development, theoretical perspectives

on positive psychology.

2. Subjective well-being: Concept and indicators, life satisfaction and happiness,

determinants of happiness; theoretical frameworks.

3. Strategies to enhance happiness: Enhancing pleasure, engagementand meaning-making;

self-related processes.

4. Character strengths and virtues: Classification, assessment and nurturance; barriers in

developing strengths and virtues.

5. Meeting life challenges: Nature, type and sources of stress, individual interpretations and
responses, coping strategies and their assessment, promoting healthy coping strategies
and life skills.

Recommended Books:

1. Carr, A. (2004). Positive psychology. London: Routledge.

2. Compton, W.C. (2005). Introduction to positive psychology. Belmont: Wadsworth.
3. Linley, P.A; & Joseph, S.(2004). Positive psychology in practice. New York:Wiley.
4. Peterson, C; & Seligman, M.E.P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues. New York:
Oxford University Press.
5. Snyder, C.R. & Lopez, S. J. (2002) Handbook of positive psychology. Oxford:Oxford
University Press.

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PSM 412 Psychology of Late Adulthood Credits 4

1. Adult development & Aging: Concept, Stages-characteristic features and

developmental tasks, Physical & Biological changes, maintenance of physical health.
2. Theoretical approaches: Biological theories, Erikson’s Stage theory, role theory,
activity vs. disengagement theories, exchange theory, continuity theory, socio-
environmental theory.
3. Cognition: Memory - changes in short and long-term memories, semantic, episodic
and autobiographical memory, forgetting in adulthood, memory enhancing
techniques; Intelligence-Beyond Piagetian formal operational stage, terminal drop
model and disuse theory, measurement related issues, wisdom; Creativity in later life.
4. Personality and Self: Continuity vs. discontinuity issue, changes in self-structure,
maintenance of self-esteem; Aging and mental health; Factors in positive ageing.
5. Social Concerns of late adulthood: Retirement, living arrangement, grand-parenting,
coping with bereavement, widowhood, and loneliness.

Recommended Books:

1. Birren, J. E., &Schaie, K. W. (2011). Handbook of the psychology of aging (6thEd).

London: Academic Press.
2. Charles, Susan T., ed. (2009). Current directions in adulthood and aging. New York:
Pearson.
3. Erber, J. T. (2013). Aging and older adulthood (3rd ed). N.J.: Wiley-Blackwell.
4. Hofer, S. M., &Alwin, D. E. (2008). Handbook of cognitive aging: Interdisciplinary
perspectives. London: Sage.
5. Schaie, K.W., & Willis, S.L., eds. (2011). Handbook of psychology of aging (7th Ed).
London: Academic Press.
6. Stuart-Hamilton, I. (2006). Thepsychology of ageing: An introduction. London: Jessica
Kingsley Publishers.

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PSM 413 Rehabilitation Psychology Credits 4

1. Rehabilitation: Nature and rationale; theories and models in rehabilitation psychology;

concepts and models of disability, functioning, and health, Ethical issues in rehabilitation.

2. Neuropsychological and cognitive rehabilitation: Theoretical approaches. Principles of

compensation, recovery and plasticity in neurocognitive rehabilitation; Clinical and
management issues in cognitive rehabilitation.

3. Neurocognitive rehabilitation of persons with deficits of memory, attention and executive

functions; Rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury and stroke.

4. Psychiatric rehabilitation: General principles and methods of psychiatric rehabilitation;

organization and delivery of services; specific interventions; role of family.

5. Neurorehabilitation strategies for neurodegenerative conditions: Neurorehabilitation in

dementia and alzheimers disease; Psychosocial and cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly.

Recommended Books:

1. Goldstein, L.H., & McNeil, J.E. (2004). Clinical neuropsychology. John Wiley &
Sons Ltd.: Chichester, West Sussex, England.
2. Noggle, C.A., Dean, R.S., &Barisa, M.T. (Eds.)(2013). Neuropsychological
rehabilitation. New York: Springer Publishing Co.
3. Pratt, C.W., Gill, K.J., Barrett, N.M., & Roberts, M.M. (2007). Psychiatric
rehabilitation (2nded.). New York: Academic Press.
4. Stuss, D.T., Winocur, G., & Robertson, I.H. (2010). Cognitive
Neurorehabilitation: Evidence and Application (2nd Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
5. Wilson, B.A., Gracey, F., Evas, J.J., & Bateman, A. (2009). Neuropsychological
rehabilitation. Theory, Models, Therapy, and Outcome. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
6. Wilson, B.A., Herbert, C.M., &Shiel, A. (2003). Behavioural approaches in
neuropsychological rehabilitation. New York: Psychology Press.

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PSM 414 Stress Management in Organizations Credits 4

1. Stress: Concept, different perspectives, and symptoms; framework of stress;

Occupational stress, P-E fit model of job stress.
2. Causes of occupational stress: Personal characteristics, organizational structure,
properties of work and work setting, job roles.
3. Effects of occupational stress: Effect on job behavior, job satisfaction, performance,
absenteeism. Effects on employee’s physical and psychological health.
4. Individual-centered stress management techniques: Cognitive, hypnosuggestive,
behavioural and physical (yoga and aerobic exercises) interventions; Coping strategies.
5. Organization-centered stress management interventions: Preventing, mitigating and
moderating stress at organizational level.

Recommended Books:

1. Matteson, M. T. &Ivancevich, J. M. (1987). Controlling work stress-Effective human

resources and management strategies. San Francisco: Josey Bass
2. Pestonjee, D. M. (1992). Stress and coping. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
3. Ross, R. R. &Altmair, E. M. (1994). Interventions in occupational stress. New Delhi:
Sage Publications.
4. Schafer, W. (2000). Stress management (4th Ed.). New Delhi: Cengage.
5. Srivastava, A. K. (1999). Management of occupational stress: Theories and practice.
New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House.

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PSM 415 Therapeutic Techniques Credits 4

1. Nature of specific therapeutic variables—the client and the therapist, client- therapist
relationship; features common to many therapies. Course of therapeutic intervention:
initial contact, assessment, goals of treatment, implementing treatment, termination,
evaluation, and follow-up. Issues in psychotherapy.
2. Psychoanalytic therapy (Freudian): Goals and assumptions; Steps;Therapeutic techniques
- Free association, analysis of dreams, analysis of resistance, transference, confrontation
and clarification, interpretation and working through; Role of maintaining analytic
framework.
3. Phenomenological and Humanistic existential psychotherapy: Client-centered therapy;
origins, theoretical propositions, therapeutic process, diagnosis and applications; Gestalt
therapy; Existential therapy.
4. BehaviouralandInterpersonal perspective: Origins; Techniques - systematic
desensitization, exposure therapy, Modeling, behavioural rehearsal, contingency
management, aversion therapy. Cognitive behaviour therapy- Eliss’ and Beck’s
approach;Group, family and couples therapy.
5. Psychopharmacological therapy: Overview of
psychopharmacologicaltherapy;Indications, mode of action and major concerns in the use
of neuroleptics, anxiolytics, hypnotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and
psychostimulants.
Recommended Books:

1. Corey, G. (2009). Theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. (8thEd).

Belmont, C.A: Brooks/Cole.

2. Culari, S. (1998). (Ed.) Foundations of clinical psychology. New York: Allyn& Bacon.

3. Neitzel, M.T., Bernstein, D.A. &Millich, R. (1998). Introduction to clinical

psychology (5thEd). Upper Saddle River, New Jersy: Prentice Hall.

4. Page, A.C. &Stritzke, W.G.K. (2006). Clinical Psychology for trainees: Foundations of
science informed practice. New York: Cambridge University Press.

5. Planate, T.J. (2005). Contemporary clinical psychology. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

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PSM 416 Human Resource Management Credits 4

1. Fundamentals of HRM: Foundation, nature, functions. HRM in changing environment –

strategic human resource management
2. Acquisition of human resource: Planning, assessment of demand, job analysis, selection
process.
3. Training and development: Socialization of employees, determining training needs,
methods/techniques of training and development, evaluation of training programs.
4. Performance appraisal: Performance appraisal system, process and methods of appraisal,
distortion in appraisal, creating effective appraisal systems.
5. Motivation and reward management: Theoretical perspectives, establishing pay structure,
incentives and compensational plans.

Recommended Books:

1. Beardwell, I & Holden, L. (1996). Human resource management: A contemporary

perspective. New Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd.
2. Bhatia, S. K., & Singh, N. (2000). Principal techniques of personnel management/ human
resource management(2nd Ed.). New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd.
3. DeCenzo, D. A., & Robbins, S. P.(1999). Human resource management (6thEd). New York:
John Wiley.
4. Dwivedi, R. S. (1997). Managing human resources: Personnel management in Indian
enterprises. New Delhi: Galgotia Publishing Company.
5. Hersey, P. Blanchard, K. H. & Johnson, D. E. (1996). Management of organizational
behavior: Utilizing human resource (7thEd). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
6. Dessler, G. &Varkkey (2009). Human Resource management, Delhi: Dorling Kindersley Pvt.
Ltd. (India).

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PSM 417 Practical Credits 2
(a)
Any one from each of the opted electives

PSM 401 Child and PSM 402 Animal models PSM 403 Cognitive Neuropsychology PSM 404 Cross-
Adolescent Psychopathology of human behaviour of Attention and Memory Cultural Psychology
conduct disorder Elevated plus maze test Visual spatial attention Psychological
(1 case) differentiation.
separation anxiety Isolation induced Hemi-spatial neglect in brain Acculturative
(1 case) aggression in animals damaged case. stress.
Childhood depression Social interaction Episodic/semantic memory deficits Categorization
(1case) behaviour
learning disability/ Conflict test Attentional disorder/deficit in Depth Perception
mental retardation children
(1 case)

PSM 405 Drug and Behaviour PSM 406 Environmental PSM 407 Forensic PSM 408 Human Factors
Psychology Psychology
Effects of drugs on elevated plus- Environmental Eye witness Testimony Vigilance and
maze test in albino rats. perception monitoring performance
Effects of drugs on discrimination Spatial cognition Assessment of antisocial Workload and human
learning in albino rats. personality performance
Effects of drugs on anxiety in Environmental stress Case History of Child Automation reliability
albino rats. Abuse/ domestic violence and performance
Effects of drugs on acquired-fear Environmental risk Personality/ Person- computer
in albino rats. perception physiological profile of an interface
offender

PSM 409 Neuroergonomics PSM 410 PSM 411 Positive PSM 412 Psychology of Late
Organizational Psychology Adulthood
Communication
Mental workload Interpersonal Assessment of subjective Parenting style among adults.
Communication well-being
Automation complacency Communication Assessment of Self concept among adults.
barriers psychological well-being
Stress/fatigue and performance Direction of Assessment of character Psychological well-being/Quality
communication strength/virtues of life among elderly
Sleep/circadian rhythm Communication Assessment of coping Assessment of cognitive
disturbance and performance networks strategies functioning among elderly

PSM 413 Rehabilitation PSM 414 Stress PSM 415 Therapeutic PSM 416 Human
Psychology Management in Techniques Resource Management
organization
Assessment of psychiatric/ Assessment of stress Preparing hierarchy for Performance appraisal
mental health problems in systematic desensitization
elderly
Assessment of dementia in Coping strategies Assessment of negative self- Job analysis/Job
elderly thought evalution
Assessment of executive Functional job stress Relaxation techniques Work motivation
functioning in brain (Preparing relaxation
damaged/psychiatric patient script/inducing relaxation)
Assessment of cognitive Stress resistant cognitive/ Use of Multi Behaviour Unionism
functions in TBI patients behavioural patterns scale Therapy apparatus (MBT)

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PSM 417 Comprehensive Viva-Voce Credits 4
(b)

A Comprehensive Viva-Voce examination will be conducted by a duly appointed External

Examiner on the basis of syllabus covered during all the four semesters of the M.A./ M.Sc.
(Psychology) Course along with Semester-IV Examinations.

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