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Syllabus

Course Code: M.A YOGA -304    Course Name: Applied Psychology in Yoga

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 INTRODUCTION OF PSYCHOLOGY
1. Psychology: Meaning, Definition and Scope of Psychology in Yoga.
2. Nature and Branches of Psychology.
3. Relevance and Contribution of Psychology in Teaching & Learning Process of Yoga Education.
4. Methods of Psychology: General Introduction, Survey and Experiment Method.
2 LEARNING AND MOTIVATION
1. Learning: Meaning, Definition, Laws of Learning and Learning Curves.
2. Theories of Learning: Thorndike’s Trial and Error, Pavlov’s Learning by conditioning.
3. Motivation: Meaning, Definition, Concept and Dynamics of Motivation in Yoga.
4. Theories of Motivation: Abraham Maslow’s Self Actualization Theory, Sigmond Freud’s Instinct Theory.
3 PERSONALITY
1. Personality: Meaning, Definition and Structure of Personality.
2. Theories of Personality: Sigmond Freud’s Psycho-Analytical Theory.
3. Type Theories of Personality: Kretschmer’s, Sheldons and Jung’s Classification.
4. Trait Theory of Personality: Allport and Eyesenk.
4 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
1. Guidance: Meaning, Definition and Significance of guidance.
2. Principles of Guidance in Yoga Education.
3. Counseling: Meaning, Definition and Significance of Counseling and Different types of Counseling.
4. Concept of Counseling Process and Qualities of a Counselor.
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