This course is designed to give students a broad overview of the human development and behaviour, emphasizing on significant concepts, theory, and research.The main objectives of the course:Develops an understanding of the significance of Developmental Psychology.Helps students to learn the stages of life span, principles of development and tasks and hazards at each stage.Provides an insight into the physical, cognitive, social, emotional and personality development at different stages of the life span.Enables students to deal with issues in adolescence, a significant stage in human life.Develop an awareness into the midlife crisis and adjustment problems in middle age and old age.
Overview
Syllabus
Weekly Schedule
Weeks
Weekly Lecture Topics
Assignment
(No. & Type)*
Week 1
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Scope and importance of Developmental Psychology, Historical perspectives on human development
Stages of the Life span
Developmental Principles
Developmental Tasks and Hazards
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-02
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
:
Research Methods
Stages of Prenatal Development
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development
Major Developments of the Neonatal period
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week 3
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
:
Major Developments through Toddlerhood (birth to 2 years) - Physical and Sensory Development, Cognitive and Social development
Characteristics of Childhood
Physical Development in childhood
Cognitive Development in Childhood (Piaget’s Theory)
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-04
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
:
Social Development in Childhood
Moral Development in Childhood (Kohlberg’s and Piaget’s Theory)
Personality Development in Childhood (Freud’s and Erikson’s Theory)
Concept of Adolescence and Characteristics of Adolescence
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-05
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Physical Development in adolescence
Cognitive Development in adolescence
Social and Emotional Development in adolescence
Issues in Adolescence – Problems of Adjustment, Identity Crisis, Career choices, Teenage Pregnancies, Teenage Suicides and Depression
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-06
: Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Characteristics of Adulthood
Physical Changes in adulthood
Cognitive Changes in adulthood
Social and Emotional Development in adulthood
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-08
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Characteristics of Old Age
Biological, Psychological and Social Changes in old age
Theories of Adjustment to Old Age
Leisure and Recreation in old age
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-07
: Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Problems of Adjustment in adulthood
Characteristics of Middle Age
Problems of Adjustment in middle age
Mid-life crisis and pre-retirement planning
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Taught by
Dr. P. Swathi
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