COURSE OUTLINE

T – Theory
Unit Time Learning Teaching/ Learning Assessment
Content
(Hrs) Outcomes Activities Methods

I 2 (T) Describe scope, Introduction  Lecture cum  Essay

branches and Discussion
 Meaning ofPsychology  Short answer
significance of
psychology in  Development of psychology–
nursing Scope,branches and methods
ofpsychology
 Relationship with othersubjects
 Significance of psychology innursing
 Applied psychology to solveeveryday
issues
II 4 (T) Describe biology of Biological basis of behavior –Introduction  Lecture  Essay
human behaviour
 Body m indrelationship  Discussion  Short answer
 Genetics andbehaviour
 Inheritance ofbehaviour
 Brain andbehaviour.
 Psychology and sensation – sensoryprocess
– normal and abnormal

III 5 (T) Describe mentally Mental health and mental hygiene  Lecture  Essay
healthy person and
 Concept of mental health andmental  Casediscussion  Shortanswer
defense
hygiene
mechanisms  Roleplay  Objectivetype
 Characteristic of mentally healthyperson
 Warning signs of poor mentalhealth
 Promotive and preventive mentalhealth
strategies andservices
 Defense mechanism and itsimplication
 Frustration and conflict – types of conflicts
and measurements toovercome
 Role of nurse in reducing frustration and
conflict and enhancingcoping
 Dealing withego

IV 7 (T) Describe Developmental psychology  Lecture  Essay

psychology of
 Physical, psychosocial and cognitive  Group  Shortanswer
people in different
development across life span – Prenatal
age groups and role  discussion
through early childhood, middle to late
of nurse
childhood through adolescence, early and
mid-adulthood, late adulthood, death and
dying
 Role of nurse in supporting normalgrowth
and development across the lifespan
 Psychological needs of various groups in
health and sickness – Infancy, childhood,
adolescence, adulthood and olderadult
 Introduction to child psychology and role of
nurse in meeting the psychological needsof
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children
 Psychology of vulnerable individuals
– challenged, women, sicketc.
 Role of nurse with vulnerablegroups

V 4 (T) Explain personality Personality  Lecture  Essay andshort

and role of nurse in answer
 Meaning, definition ofpersonality  Discussion
identification and
 Objectivetype
improvement in  Classification ofpersonality  Demonstration
altered personality
 Measurement and evaluation ofpersonality
– Introduction
 Alteration inpersonality
 Role of nurse in identification ofindividual
personality and improvement in altered
personality

VI 16 (T) Explain cognitive Cognitive process  Lecture  Essay andshort

process and their answer
 Attention – definition, types,determinants,  Discussion
applications
duration, degree and alteration inattention  Objectivetype
 Perception – Meaning of Perception,
principles, factor affectingperception,
 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, Habitformation
 Memory-meaning and nature ofmemory,
factors influencing memory, methods to
improve memory,
forgetting
 Thinking – types, level, reasoning and
problemsolving.
 Aptitude – concept, types, individual
differences andvariability
 Psychometric assessment ofcognitive
processes –Introduction
 Alteration in cognitiveprocesses

VII 6 (T) Describe Motivation and emotional processes  Lecture  Essay andshort
motivation, answer
 Motivation – meaning, concept, types,  Groupdiscussion
emotion, attitude
theories of motivation, motivation cycle,  Objectivetype
and role of nurse in
biological and special motives
emotionally sick
client  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 andcoping
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 Attitudes – Meaning of attitudes, nature,

factor affecting attitude, attitudinal change,
Role of attitude in health andsickness
 Psychometric assessment of emotionsand
attitude –Introduction
 Role of nurse in caring for emotionally sick
client

VIII 4 (T) Explain Psychological assessment and tests –  Lecture  Shortanswer

psychological introduction
 Discussion  Assessment of
assessment and tests
 Types, development,characteristics, practice
and role of nurse  Demonstration
principles, uses, interpretation
 Role of nurse in psychologicalassessment

IX 10 (T) Explain concept of Application of softskill  Lecture  Essay andshort

soft skill and its answer
 Concept of softskill  Groupdiscussion
application in work
place and society  Types of soft skill – visual, aural and  Roleplay
communication skill
 Refer/Complete
 The way of communication Soft skillsmodule
 Building relationship with clientand
society
 Interpersonal Relationships (IPR):
Definition, Types, and Purposes,
Interpersonal skills, Barriers, Strategiesto
overcomebarriers
 Survival strategies – managing time,coping
stress, resilience, work – lifebalance
 Applying soft skill to workplace andsociety
– Presentation skills, social etiquette,
telephone etiquette, motivational skills,
teamwork etc.
 Use of soft skill innursing

X 2 (T) Explain self- Self-empowerment  Lecture  Shortanswer

empowerment
 Dimensions ofself-empowerment  Discussion  Objectivetype
 Self-empowermentdevelopment
 Importance of women‘s empowermentin
society
 Professional etiquette and personal
grooming
 Role of nurse in empoweringothers