PSYCHOLOGY
Placement: First Year Theory – 60 hours
(Class 50 + lab 10)
Course Description - This course is designed to assist the students to acquire knowledge of
fundamentals of psychology and develop an insight into behavior of self and others. Further it is aimed at
helping them to practice the principles of mental hygiene for promoting mental health in nursing practice.
Specific objectives – At the end of the course the students will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of psychology in personal and professional life.
2. Understands the biology of human behavior.
3. Understands cognitive and affective processes of human mind.
4. Develops an understanding of self and others.
5. Understand the influence of personality of human behavior.
6. Appreciates developmental psychology.
7. Understands the significance of mental hygiene and mental health.
8. Assist with psychological assessments and tests.
Unit Time Learning Contents Teaching Learning Evaluation
(Hrs) Objective Activities
I 2 • Describe the Introduction: • Lecture Discussion • Essay type
history, scope and • History, development • Short answers
methods of and origin of science of
psychology psychology
• Definitions, scope,
branches of psychology
and relations with other
subjects.
• Relevance to nursing
• Methods of psychology
, II 4 • Explain the Biology of behavior • Lecture Discussion • Essay type
biology of Dynamics of human • Short answers
Human behavior behavior
• Body mind relationship
modulation process in
health and illness
• Genetics and behavior:
Heredity and
environment
• Brain and behavior:
Nervous System.
Neurons and synapse,
• Association Cortex, Rt
and Lt Hemispheres
• Psychology of
Sensations
• Muscular and glandular
controls of behavior
• Nature of behavior of
an organism/Integrated
Responses
III 20 • Describe various Cognitive process • Lecture Discussion • Essay type
cognitive • Maiming of cognition • Psychometric • Short answers
processes and • Attention: Types, assessment
their applications determinants, Duration • Practice sessions
& degree, alterations
• Perception: Meaning,
Principles, factors
affecting,
• Perception of objects,
depth, distance and
motion.
• Errors in perception.
• Learning: Nature,
types, learner and
learning, factors
influencing, laws and
theories, process,
transfer, study habits
• Memory: Meaning,
Types, Nature factors
influencing,
Development Theories
and methods of
memorizing and
Forgetting
• Thinking: Types and
levels, stages of
development,
Relationship with
language and
communication.
Placement: First Year Theory – 60 hours
(Class 50 + lab 10)
Course Description - This course is designed to assist the students to acquire knowledge of
fundamentals of psychology and develop an insight into behavior of self and others. Further it is aimed at
helping them to practice the principles of mental hygiene for promoting mental health in nursing practice.
Specific objectives – At the end of the course the students will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of psychology in personal and professional life.
2. Understands the biology of human behavior.
3. Understands cognitive and affective processes of human mind.
4. Develops an understanding of self and others.
5. Understand the influence of personality of human behavior.
6. Appreciates developmental psychology.
7. Understands the significance of mental hygiene and mental health.
8. Assist with psychological assessments and tests.
Unit Time Learning Contents Teaching Learning Evaluation
(Hrs) Objective Activities
I 2 • Describe the Introduction: • Lecture Discussion • Essay type
history, scope and • History, development • Short answers
methods of and origin of science of
psychology psychology
• Definitions, scope,
branches of psychology
and relations with other
subjects.
• Relevance to nursing
• Methods of psychology
, II 4 • Explain the Biology of behavior • Lecture Discussion • Essay type
biology of Dynamics of human • Short answers
Human behavior behavior
• Body mind relationship
modulation process in
health and illness
• Genetics and behavior:
Heredity and
environment
• Brain and behavior:
Nervous System.
Neurons and synapse,
• Association Cortex, Rt
and Lt Hemispheres
• Psychology of
Sensations
• Muscular and glandular
controls of behavior
• Nature of behavior of
an organism/Integrated
Responses
III 20 • Describe various Cognitive process • Lecture Discussion • Essay type
cognitive • Maiming of cognition • Psychometric • Short answers
processes and • Attention: Types, assessment
their applications determinants, Duration • Practice sessions
& degree, alterations
• Perception: Meaning,
Principles, factors
affecting,
• Perception of objects,
depth, distance and
motion.
• Errors in perception.
• Learning: Nature,
types, learner and
learning, factors
influencing, laws and
theories, process,
transfer, study habits
• Memory: Meaning,
Types, Nature factors
influencing,
Development Theories
and methods of
memorizing and
Forgetting
• Thinking: Types and
levels, stages of
development,
Relationship with
language and
communication.
