PSYCHOLOGY

PLACEMENT: I SEMESTER

THEORY: 5 Credits (100 Hours)

Psychology -3 credits (60hrs)

DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable the students to develop understanding about
basic concepts of sociology and psychology and its application in personal and community life,
health, illness and nursing. It further provides students opportunity to recognize the significance and
application of soft skills and self-empowerment in the practice of nursing.
1. Identify the importance of psychology in individual and professional life
2. Develop understanding of the biological and psychological basis of human behaviour
3. Identify the role of nurse in promoting mental health and dealing with altered personality
4. Perform the role of nurses applicable to the psychology of different age groups
5. Identify the cognitive and affective needs of clients
6. Integrate the principles of motivation and emotion in performing the role of nurse in caring for
emotionally sick client.
7. Demonstrate basic understanding of psychological assessment and nurse’s role
8. Apply the knowledge of soft skills in workplace and society
9. Apply the knowledge of self-empowerment in workplace, society and personal life
 APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

UNIT TIME LEARNING CONTENT EACHING ASSESSMEN

(HRS) OUTCOMES LEARNING T METHODS
ACTIVITIE
S

VIII 2hrs Describe Introduction

scope, • Meaning of Psychology • Lecture cum • Essay
branches and • Development of • Short answer
significance of psychology - Scope, Discussion
psychology in branches and methods of
nursing. psychology
• Relationship with other
subjects
• Significance of
psychology in nursing
• Applied psychology to
solve everyday issues

IX 3hrs Describe Biological basis of

biology of behaviour-Introduction • Lecture • Essay and
human • Body mind relationship • Discussion short answer
behaviour • Genetics and behaviour type
• Inheritance of behaviour
• Brain and behaviour.
• Psychology and
sensation- sensory process
-normal and abnormal

X 5hrs Explain Mental health and

mentally mental hygiene • Lecture • Essay type
healthy person • Concept of mental health • Short answer
and defence and mental hygiene • Case • Objective
mechanisms • Characteristic of discussion type
mentally healthy person
• Warning signs of poor • Role play
mental health
• Promotive and
preventive mental health
strategies and services
• Defense mechanism and
its implication
 • Frustration and conflict-
types of conflicts and
measurements to
overcome
• Role of nurse in
reducing frustration and
conflict and enhancing
coping.

XI 5hrs Describe Developmental

psychology of psychology • Lecture  Essay
people in • Psychological needs of • Short answer
different age various groups in health • Group
groups and role and sickness- Infancy, • discussion
of nurse childhood, adolescence,
adulthood and old age
• Introduction to child
psychology and role of
nurse in meeting the
psychological needs of
children
• Psychology of
vulnerable individuals-
challanged, women, sick
etc.
• Role of nurse with
vulnerable group

XII 4hrs Explain Personality Lecture Essay and short

personality and • Meaning, definition of Discussion answer type
role of nurse in personality Demonstratio Objective type
identification • Classification of n
and personality
improvement • Measurement and
in altered evaluation of personality-
personality Introduction
• Alteration in personality
• Role of nurse in
Identification of
individual personality and
improvement in altered
personality
XIII 14hrs Explain Cognitive process
cognitive • Attention- definition, Lecture Essay and short
process and types, determinants, • Discussion answer type
their duration, degree and • Objective
applications alteration in attention type
• Perception - Meaning of
Perception, principles,
factor affecting
perception,
• Intelligence - Meaning
of intelligence - Effect of
heredity and environment
in intelligence,
classification, Introduction
to measurement of
intelligence tests - Mental
deficiencies
• Learning -Definition of
learning, types of
learning, Factors
influencing learning -
Learning process, Habit
formation

Memory-meaning and
nature of memory, factors
influencing memory,
methods to improve
memory, forgetting
• Thinking- types, level,
reasoning and problem
solving.
• Aptitude- concept,
types, individual
differences and variability
• Psychometric
assessment of cognitive
processes-Introduction
• Alteration in cognitive
processes

XIV 6hrs Describe Motivation and

motivation, emotional processes Lecture Essay and short
 emotion, • Motivation- meaning, • Group answer type
attitude and concept, types, theories of • Objective
role of nurse in motivation, motivation Discussion type
emotionally cycle, biological and
sick client. special motives
• Emotions - Meaning of
emotions, development of
emotions, alteration of
emotion, emotions in
sickness - handling
emotions in self and other
• Stress and adaptation-
stress, stressor, cycle,
effect, adaptation and
coping
• Attitudes - Meaning of
attitudes, nature, factor
affecting attitude,
attitudinal change, Role of
attitude in health and
sickness
• Psychometric
assessment of emotions
and attitude-Introduction
• Role of nurse in caring
for emotionally sick client

XV 4hrs Explain Psychological assessment

psychological and tests -introduction • Lecture • Short answer
assessment and • Types, development, • Discussion type
tests and role characteristics, • • Assessment
of nurse Demonstratio of practice
principles, uses, n
interpretation
• Role of nurse in
Psychological assessment

XVI 12hrs Explain Application of soft skill

concept of soft • Concept of soft skill Lecture Essay and short
skill and its • Types of soft skill – • Group answers
application in visual, aural and
work place and communication skill Discussion
society • The way of • Role play
communication
 • Building relationship
with client and society
• Interpersonal
Relationships (IPR):
Definition, Types, and
Purposes, Interpersonal
skills, Barriers, Strategies
to overcome barriers
• Survival strategies-
managing time, coping
stress, resilience, work-
life balance

Applying soft skill to

workplace and society
• Use of soft skill in
nursing

XVII 5hrs Explain self- Self-empowerment

empowerment • Dimensions of self- • Lecture • Short answers
empowerment • Discussion • Objective
• Self-empowerment type
development
• Importance of women’s
empowerment in society
• Professional etiquette
and personal grooming
• Role of nurse in
empowering others