Syllabus
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Course Code: Paper – 401 Course Name: Development Psychology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Human Development: Concept, Domains, Issues, and Determinants. Major Perspectives: Psychodynamic,
Behavioural and Contextual. Research Designs to Study Development: Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional and Sequential. |
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| 2 | Earliest Development: Basic of Genetics, Transmission of Genetics information, Inherited and Genetic
Disorders. Prenatal Development: Fertilization, Stages and Threats to Development in the Prenatal Environment. Process of Birth and Approaches to Child Birth. |
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| 3 | Infancy and Childhood: Physical, Cognitive and Social Development; Environmental Influences. Brain Development: Development of Neurons, Cerebral Cortex and Sensitive Periods in Brain Development. |
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| 4 | Adolescence: Physical and Sexual Maturation; Nutrition and Eating disorders. Threats to Adolescent’s Well Being: Illegal drugs, Alcohol abuse, Smoking and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Aging: Physical Transitions in old age, Physical and Psychological disorders. |
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