Syllabus
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Course Code: HD -202 Course Name: Adolescence and Adulthood: Development, Psychology and Challenges |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. The Adolescent Stage: - Period of Storm and Stress. -Its link with Middle childhood and Youth. -The concept of Adolescence. -Developmental tasks of Adolescence. 2. Theoretical Perspectives: -Anna Freud, Erik Erikson, James Marcia, and Margaret Mead. - Indian perspectives. 3. Physical and Sexual Development: -Puberty, development of primary & secondary sex characteristics. -Psychological response to puberty, Gender differences. -Sexuality, Sexual needs and Sex education -Causes of HIV/AIDS and prevention. |
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| 2 | 4. Cognitive Development and Moral Development -Formal operations- Piaget’s Theory, Intellectual development at adolescence and adults. -The Information –Processing view. -Reasoning, thinking critically, reflective judgement. -Moral reasoning and judgement (Kohlberg’s stages) 5. Identity Formations -Different perspectives: Construct of Self and development of Self-Concept. -Indian views on adolescent’s identity. |
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| 3 | 6. Social and Emotional Development: -Family & the Adolescent. -Peers and Friendships. Interpersonal relation (parents, siblings etc.) -Emotional Competence. -Rebellion and conflict with home and school authorities. 7. Schools, College, Work and Career -Adolescence and adult in the context of differential opportunities for education and Formal training. -Importance of academic achievement and failure, related issues. -Training for career and work. |
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| 4 | 8. Important Agents of Influence -Family, Community and Culture -Electronic Media. 9. Marriage: -Legal age and its relationship to development. - Marriage as a family/individual issue. -Marriage choices and significance of marriage in Human Development. 10. Delinquency and Disturbance: -Juvenile Delinquency: causes and prevention. -Psychological disturbances: Depression, Suicide, Substance abuse. |
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