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Psychology For Engineers

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Unit 1

Introduction to psychology: What is psychology - Psychology of Adolescents: Adolescence and


its characteristics- Developmental task – social change – Morality, family relationship,
personality changes- hazards of adolescence.
Unit 2
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology: Nature of psychological disorders – Types of
psychological disorders: Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Schizophrenia Spectrum,
Obsessive Compulsion Disorder and Stress related Disorders, Somatic Symptom Disorders and
Dissociative Disorders, Substance related and Additive Disorders
Unit 3
Emotional Intelligence: Nature of Emotions – Physiological basis of emotions - Managing
Emotions – Emotional Intelligence- - Cognitive basis of emotions. Components of Emotional
Intelligence: Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Empathy, Social skills. Dimensions of
Emotional intelligence- Developing Emotional Intelligence - Measuring EI
Unit 4
Perception: From Sensory process to perception – Perceptual process. Personality: Basic Concept
of Personality – Biological and socio cultural determinants – Genetic influence – Sigmund
freud’s psycho analysis – Erikson Psycho social theory.
Unit 5
Learning: Principle of learning - Memory -Types of learning – Improving learning- . principles
of reinforcement, techniques for improving study skills. Self-analysis through SWOT, Maslow’s
hierarchy of motivation, importance of self-esteem and enhancement of self-esteem.
Text Books
1. Clifford T.Morgan, Richard A.King, John R.Weisz, John Scholpler(1993)- Introduction to
Psychology-McGraw Hill Education (India) Private limited, New Delhi.
2. Elizabeth B.Hurlock: Developmental Psychology – A life span approach, New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill, (5th Edition),1981
3. Daniel Goleman (1996). Emotional Intelligence- Why it can Matter More than IQ. Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
References:
1. Baron A. Robert, ”Psychology”, Prentice Hall of India. New Delhi 2001
2. Henry E.Garrett , Columbia University(2014) - General Psychology ,Surjeeth Publications,
Delhi

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