PSYCHOLOGY OF POSITIVE LIVING BIOPSYCHOLOGY STATISTICS

Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1

Introduction- Introduction To Biopsychology & Introduction to descriptive stats-
• Meaning and goals Nerve Impulse- • Levels of measurement
• Historical Development & culturally • Nature & scope • Central Tendency- Mean, median and mode
embedded understanding • Applications (characteristics and computation)
(Hinduism, Buddhism and Sufism) • Definitions • Variability- range, semi-interquartile range, standard
• Divisions deviation, variance (characteristics and computation)
Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2
Positive Cognitive States and Process Neuron- Scope Transformations-
• Optimism (Seligman & Scheier and • Structure and function • Standard scores and percentile ranks
Carver; scales of measurement and • Action potential/ nerve (characteristics and computation)
outcomes) impulse • Normal probability curve (characteristics and
• Hope (Snyder theory, scales for • Synaptic transmission application)
measurement and outcomes)
• Mindfulness (John Kabat-Zinn and
Vipassana meditation)
Unit 3 Unit 3 Unit 3
Applying Positive Psychology in Real Life Brain & Behavior- Analysis of Relationships-
• Positive psychology in education • EEG, CT, FMRI • Meaning, direction and degree of correlations
(components- trust, care and • CNS & behavior- Spinal • Factors affecting Pearson’s Correlations
respect for diversity) cord and brain functions • Computation- Pearson and Spearman
• Positive psychology at workplace • Prediction and simple regression (Concept and
(gainful employment) calculation)
• Community (Me/we balance)
Unit 4
Endocrine System-
• Endocrine basis of
behavior
• Structure and function
• Abnormalities
(Pituitary, Adrenal, Thyroid &
Gonads)

MAKING OF THE POST COLONIAL INDIA

Unit 1- Laying the foundation of the nation • Making of Indian constitution and its feature
state • Integration of princely states, delineation provincial boundaries and the formation of
newer states
Unit 2- Political Trajectories • Politics and Political Parties:
I. Congress hegemony and counter-hegemony, the rise of regional
political parties
II. left political parties and Left-wing political radicalism
III. J.P. movement / Nav Nirman movement, Emergency and Janta
interregnum
IV. Jansangh and Rise of the BJP.
• Key features of the foreign policy of India.
Unit 3- Socio-Economic Development and • Concept of planned economy and the key features of respective five-year plans for
underdevelopment agrarian, industrial and other sectors
• Shift from the model of mixed economy and public sectors to economic
liberalization, privatization and globalization
• Discontents amongst peasants and workers and the larger concerns of economic
re-distribution, inequality, sustainability and environment
• Peoples’ Movements for Rights, Liberation and Social Justice- Dalits, Adivasis and
women.
Unit 4- Shaping a new public sphere and its • Education, science and technology
discontents • Language and Literature
• Cinema and visual art.
 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Unit 5 • Causes of Climate change, Global warming, Ozone layer depletion, and Acid rain; Impacts
Global Environmental on human communities, biodiversity, global economy, and agriculture
Issues and Policies • International agreements and programmes: Earth Summit, UNFCCC, Montreal and Kyoto
protocols, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Ramsar convention, The Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC), UNEP, CITES, etc
• Sustainable Development Goals: India's National Action Plan on Climate Change and its
major missions
• Environment legislation in India: Wildlife Protection Act, 1972; Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 197 4; Forest (Conservation) Act 1980; Air (Prevention & Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981; Environment Protection Act, 1986; Scheduled Tribes and other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
Unit 6 • Definition of Biodiversity; Levels of biological diversity: genetic, species and ecosystem
Biodiversity and diversity
Conservation • India as a mega-biodiversity nation; Biogeographic zones of India; Biodiversity hotspots;
Endemic and endangered species of India; IUCN Red list criteria and categories
• Value of biodiversity: Ecological, economic, social, ethical, aesthetic, and informational
values of biodiversity with examples; sacred groves and their importance with examples
• Threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation; Poaching of wildlife;
Man-wildlife conflicts; Biological invasion with emphasis on Indian biodiversity; Current
mass extinction crisis
• Biodiversity conservation strategies: in-situ and ex-situ methods of conservation; National
Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Biosphere reserves; Keystone, Flagship, Umbrella, and
Indicator species; Species reintroduction and translocation
• Case studies: Contemporary Indian wildlife and biodiversity issues, movements, anq
projects (e.g., Project Tiger, Project Elephant, Vulture breeding program, Project Great
Indian Bustard, Crocodile conservation project, Silent Valley movement, Save Western
Ghats movement, etc)
Unit 7 • Human population growth: Impacts on environment, human health, and welfare; Carbon
Human Communities foot-print
and the Environment • Resettlement and rehabilitation of developmental project affected persons and
communities; relevant case studies • Environmental movements: Chipko movement,
Appiko movement, Silent valley movement, Bishnois of Rajasthan, Narmada Bachao
Andolan, etc
• Environmental justice: National Green Tribunal and its importance
• Environmental philosophy: Environmental ethics; Role of various religions and cultural
practices in environmental conservation
• Environmental communication and public awareness: case studies (e.g., CNG vehicles in
Delhi, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC),
National Green Corps (NGC) "Eco-club" programme, etc)
 ART OF BEING HAPY

Unit 1- Human Ecology • Definitions/Factors of Happiness: Environmental and Social

and Happiness Lectures • Physical, emotional and psychological well-being for happiness
• Physiological and hormonal basis of happiness
• Coping with Stress: A life saving skill
Unit 2- Indological • Panch Kosh Theory & Idea ofWell-Being
Theories of Happiness • Idea of Self and other
• Hierarchy and stages of happiness
Unit 3- Happiness: Cross- • Culture and Happiness
cultural contexts • Interpersonal Relationship: Comparative Perspective
• Towards Self-Actualization
Unit 4- Local and global • Measuring happiness: Key indicators
perspectives of • Happiness Index
happiness • India in Global Happiness Indices

EXAM SCHEDULE 3RD SEM NOV-DEC 2024-25

10th December, Making of Post-Colonial India (2314002002)
Tuesday 2024

12th December, Psychology of Positive Living (2112112301)

Thursday 2024

18th December, Biopsychology (2112112302)

Wednesday 2024

23rd December, Basic Statistics in Psychology (2112112303)

Monday 2024

3rd January, Environmental Science (2181002001)

Friday 2025

7th January, The Art of Being Happy (6967000019)

Tuesday 2025