Course

Unit 1

Development and Early Socialization (10 Hrs.)

Psychology Definition and Concepts; Deprivation and Attachment: Theory, Research, and Case examples; Play and Development. Stages of Development: Pre-natal, Infancy, Babyhood, Early childhood, Late Childhood, Puberty, Adolescence, Adulthood. Technological impact on Socialization.

Unit 2

Cognitive Development (10 Hrs.)

Piaget & Bruner: Cognitive Development, Intelligence, Moral & Social Development: (Kohlberg & Moral Reasoning; Harlow’s Attachment & Parenting Styles; Theory of Mind; Erikson’s Psychosocial Stage Theory of Development, Psychoanalytic theory by Freud & Contemporaries, Stages of Development, Learning Theories and Behaviourism); Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neural Development.

Unit 3

Development and the Brain: Cognition, Intelligence and Emotion (10 Hrs.)

Memory: 3-Stage Model, Encoding Information, Retrieval of Information. Intelligence and Cognition: Problem Solving & Solutions. The functioning of the mind: Emotion, Emotional Intelligence, Reasoning, Executive Functioning. Brain Changes due to injury, maternal drinking, illness, thought, meditation, etc.

Unit 4

The purpose & goal of life: Indigenous Teachings & Psycho-spiritual Development. (8 Hrs.)

Personality Typologies: Three Gunas & Dosha’s. Motivation, Esteem, Bystander, Confidence, Positive Psychology: Shaping by Spiritual Principles or Worldly Desires, Insights from Western and Eastern Philosophy. Understanding oneself: awareness, witness, discernment

Unit 5

The human quest: Culture, Development and the Ultimate Goal (7 Hrs.)

Development or Evolution of the human spirit/soul (Vedas); Dharma, Karma, Consciousness: Role of meditation, Spiritual Principles of Moral Development: Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Other cultural views

Text Books / References

Textbooks:

1. Sharma R.N. – Developmental Psychology. New Delhi Surjeet Publication 2000   
2. Bhatia, Hans Raj- Elements of Psychology: Bombay Somaiya Publication 1970   
3. Mangal, S. K.(2006). General Psychology. New Delhi:Sterling   
4. Hurlock, Elizabeth B – Developmental Psychology 3rd Edition. New York Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co Ltd 1997   
5. Family, Self, and Human Development Across Cultures: Theory & Application. Cigdem Kagitcibasi. Routledge Classic Editions, 2017, New York.   

Sugested Readings:

1. R. Rao & A.C. Psychology in the Indian Tradition.Paranjpe, Eds. 2018. Springer New Delhi   
2. Griggs, R. A. (2010). Psychology: A concise introduction. Macmillan.   
3. Schoeke, A., & Bittlin, T. (2007). Cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Books4x Company, ISBN, 1449986438.   
4. Bhawuk, D. (2011). Spirituality and Indian Psychology: Lessons from the Bhagavad-Gita. Springer Science & Business Media.   
5. Campbell, J. A., Walker, R. J., & Egede, L. E. (2016). Associations between adverse childhood experiences, high-risk behaviors, and morbidity in adulthood. American journal of preventive medicine, 50(3), 344-352.   
6. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2008). Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. Canadian psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 49(3), 182.   
7. Fischer, P., Krueger, J. I., Greitemeyer, T., Vogrincic, C., Kastenmüller, A., Frey, D., Kainbacher, M. (2011). The bystander-effect: A meta-analytic review on bystander intervention in dangerous and non-dangerous emergencies. Psychological Bulletin, 137(4), 517–537. doi:10.1037/a0023304   
8. Gardner, W. L., & Garr-Schultz, A. (2017). Understanding our groups, understanding ourselves: The importance of collective identity clarity and collective coherence to the self. In Self-Concept Clarity (pp. 125-143). Springer, Cham.   
9. Jeste, D. V., & Vahia, I. V. (2008). Comparison of the conceptualization of wisdom in ancient Indian literature with modern views: Focus on the Bhagavad Gita. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 71(3), 197-209.   
10. Madfis, E. (2017). In search of meaning: are school rampage shootings random and senseless violence?. The Journal of psychology, 151(1), 21-35.   
11. Misra, G., & Babu, N. (2013). Emerging perspectives on human development research.   
12. Plotnik, R., & Kouyoumdjian, H. (2013). Introduction to psychology. Cengage Learning.

In this course, various cultural theories concerning the psychology of human development, spanning from infancy through adulthood, will be examined. The focus will be on exploring how behaviors, experiences, and thoughts impact brain development, alongside factors influencing the nurturing of mental fortitude or vulnerability, self-esteem, or self-doubt.

Course Objectives

1. To understand the vast interplay of various factors that influence human development
2. To gain knowledge on the theories of Cognition, Behavior, Motivation, Learning, Intelligence, Personality, etc
3. To identify the Cultural and spiritual principles in the Psychosocial development

Course Outcomes

1. Understand concepts of Psychology and Developmental stages of life
2. Understand concepts and theories of Cognition, Intelligence, Behaviour, Emotion and Personality.
3. Understand the influence of culture and spirituality on Individual Development.

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