Course Name & Paper No.7: System and Theories of Psychology-I

 Course Name & Paper No.7: System and Theories of Psychology-I

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:

1. To impart knowledge about the systems of Psychology

2. To make students understand the nature and course of various schools of psychology.

3. Student get to know all sphere of psychological theories.

4. Able to analyse single behaviour by different angles of thought.

5. Able to categorise different thoughts of school.

6. Establish expertise in focused aria of psychological theories and different types of system.

7. Be able to solve behavioural problem scientifically by different theories.

Course:

Unit-I: Introduction

 Historical Development of Morden Psychology: Pre-Scientific Psychology, Scientific Psychology.

 Model of Theory Contraction: Model Theory, Deductive Theory, Functional Theory.

 What is System? Meaning of System

 Characteristics of System

 Reason of existence of System in Psychology.

 Effect of System in Various Field of Psychology

Unit-II: Structuralism

 Introduction of Structuralism

 Psychological role in origin of Structuralism

 Principals of Structuralism  Main Structuralists and Its Contribution: William Wundt, Edward B. Titchener

 Contribution of Structuralism

 Evaluation of Structuralism

Name of course

Sem.

course

Course/ Paper Title

Credit

Internal Marks

External Marks

Total Exam Marks

Practical and

Viva

External Exam Time Duration

B.A.

III

Core

System and Theories of Psychology-I

03

30

70

100

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Unit-III: Functionalism

 Introduction of Functionalism

 Perspective of Functionalism

 Principals of Functionalism  Main Functionalists and Its Contribution: John Dewey, James Angeli, Harvey Carr, RS Woodworth

 Contribution of Functionalism

 Evaluation of Functionalism and uses in Education.

Unit-IV: Associationism

 Introduction of Associationism

 Contribution of Philosophers in old Associationism

 Principals of Associationism

 Main Associationalists and Its Contribution: Ebbinghaus, Edward Thorndike, Ivan Pavlov.

 Contribution of Associationism

Unit-V: Behaviorism

 Introduction of Behaviorism

 Origin back ground of Behaviorism

 Principals of Behaviorism

 Main Behaviorilists and Its Contribution: John Watson, Carl Lashlay, Edwin Guthrie, Edward C. Tolman, Clark L. Hull, Burham Skinner.

 Contribution of Behaviorism

Reference:

 Handouts: Teachers or sen. fellow can guide student to creat different types of project or pamphlets.

 ``Cotemporary Theories and System In Psychology.’’ By: Benjamin B. Wolman. Pub. Harper & Row Publication.-London, Tokyo.

 System and Theories in Psychology (Gujarati). Dr. B. A. Parikh, Gujarat Granth Nirman Board, Ahmedabad.

 Woolman B. B. : Contemporary Theories and Systems of Psychology, Harpea Publishing Co. N.Y. 1960

 Woodworth : Schools of Psychology

 મનોનવજ્ઞાનની નવિાર્ારાઓ-કુલીન પાંડ્યા, ગુજરાત ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, અમદાવાદ.

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Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.8: Psychology of Personal Adjustment

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:

1. To impart knowledge about the normality

2. To make students understand the nature and course of various adjustment conditions

3. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of different adjustment conditions

4. To impart various of personal adjustments.

5. Learn meaning, nature and fields of adjustment

6. Identify stages of personal development

7. Identify and express emotions more clearly

8. Learn to recognize the barriers to personal adjustment and determine the ways to overcome those barriers

Course:

Unit-I: Adjustment Process

 Definition and Meaning of Adjustment

 Characteristic (Nature) of Adjustment

 Process of Adjustment

 Improvement of Adjustment

 Analysis of Adjustment

 Field of Adjustment

 Improving in Adjustment

Unit-II: Family Adjustment

 Meaning and Definition of Family

 Nature of Family

 Function of Family

 Family interaction

o Reciprocal relations between spouses

o Reciprocal relations between Children and parents

Name of course

Sem.

Course

Course/ Paper Title

Credit

Internal Marks

External Marks

Total Exam Marks

Practical and

Viva

External Exam Time Duration

B.A.

III

Core

Elective-I

Elective-II

Psychology of Personal Adjustment

03

30

70

100

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2:30 Hours

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 Family Problem

o Crisis in Family life

o Divorce

 Suggestions for Family Adjustment

Unit-III: School Adjustment

 Introduction

 School-As a New Experience

 Relation between Home and School

 Relation between Teacher and Student

 Factors for effective education

 Solutions for Effective Learning

 School as a Life living situation

Unit-IV: Vocational Adjustment

 Introduction

 The transition from academia to business

 Factors Effecting of Vocational Choice

 Factors Effecting of Vocational Satisfaction

 Vocational Satisfaction and Personal Adjustment

 Working women

Unit-V: Psycho-Sexual Adjustment

 Attitudes for Sexuality

 Attitudes for Love

 Factors of Choice of Life Partner

 Psycho-Sexual Relationships in Marriage

o The dangers of Premarital sex

o Extramarital Sexual Relation

 Why Some People Do not Marry?

Reference:

 Lamm A. Introduction to Psychopathology, Sage Pub. N.Y. 1997

 Buss A.H. Psychopathology, John Willey N.Y. 1999

 Lehner & Kube, Dynamics of Personal Adjustment, Prentice Hall N.Y. 1996

 Sorenson H. and Molm M. Psychology for Living, Megralo Hill N. Y. 1997

 Bernard H. "Toward Better Personal Adjustment, NCGrew Hill N.Y. 1957

 The Dynamic of Personal Adjustment – Lehner & Kube

 Carson, Butcher and Mineka , “Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ”, 11th edition (2004), Person Education Pte. Ltd, Indian Branch.

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 Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life -- James C. Coleman Published by Taraporewala & Co. Pvt Ltd.

 Comer R.J., Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition,(2003),

 Wiktor Sadowski. Arunkumar Singh, Aadhunik Asamanya Manovigyan, Published by Motilal Banarsidas

 Patel M. (1989), 3rd Ed., “Abnormal Psychology”, University book production board, Ahmedabad.

 Mc Kinne, Fred "Psychology of Personal Adjustment" N. Y. wila

 વૈયનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. સારર્ા અને અન્ય, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ.

 મનોરોગશાસ્ર અને વ્યનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ

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Subject: Psychology