Advanced Life Span Study –II Gerontology

Paper Code: 
HHD 144
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. Understand the developmental milestones and changes
  2. Understand problems and plan intervention
  3. Understand changing trends in Gerontology

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I
  • Defining Aging
  • Theories of old age
  • Stereotypes related to age - Ethnicity, Gender and Culture    
  • Friends, Family, and Community – changing relations    

 

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12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

·       Biopsychology

·       Industrial Gerontology

·       Social Gerontology

·       Health Psychology

·       Neuropsychology

Psychopharmacology in Later Adulthood

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

·       Sensation and Motor Functions

·       Perception and Attention

·       Cognition

·       Cognitive Disorders of Aging

·       Learning, Motivation, and Emotion

·       Special Problems of Old age   

Mental Health and Aging

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

·       Work and Leisure                                                       

·       Intimacy and Sexuality

·       Finance and Lifestyles 

·       The Oldest Old and hospice Care                           

·       Death and Dying 

·       Contribution of elderly persons in society

Death anxiety

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

·       Politics, Policies and Programs                                

·       Ethical and Legal Issues

·       Psychological Tests and Measurements in Gerontology

·       Behavioral Intervention

·       Therapies in old age

·       Acts for elderly

Program/ project planning

Essential Readings: 
  • Denise Boyd, Helen Bee, Lifespan Development, International Edition, 5th Edition, Pearson, 2008.
  • Laura Berk , Development Through the Lifespan International Edition 5th Edition Pearson, 2009
  • Laura Berk,  Exploring Lifespan Development, International Edition, 2nd Edition, Pearson, 2010.
  • Grace Craig, Wendy Dunn, Understanding Human Development, 2nd EditionPearson, 2010.
  • Alison, Clarke- Stewart, Susan and Friedman, Child Development. Infancy through Adolescence, (1987). John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA.
  • Kaul V. 1991 Early Childhood Education Programme. Published at the Department of Preschool and Elementary Education, NCERT, New Delhi.
  • William L. Heward and Micthell D. Orlansky, Exceptional Children 4th Ed. McMillan Publishing Company New York.
  • Helen Bee. The Developing Child, 4th Ed. (1985) Harper and Ron Publishers, New York, USA.
  • Rao V.K. and Reddy R.S. (1997). Parent Education. Common Wealth Publishers in Association with Dr. Zakir Hussain Institute for Non Formal and Continuing Education, New Delhi.
  • Singh U.K. and Sudarshan K.N. (1996). Child Education. Discovery Publishing House New Delhi.
  • Harden M.L.; Drew, C.J. and Egan, M.W. (1999). Human Exceptionality. Boston Allyn and Bacon.
  • Janardan Prasad Ravi Prakashan, Education of Handicap Children. Problems and Solution Kanishka Publisher, Distributor New Delhi.
  • Berk D.P. and Driur, B. (1989). Variant Life Style and Relationships. Family Studies Text Series, II Ed, Sage New Delhi.
  • Micthell, L. Hardman Clifford S, Drew, M. Winston Egan and Barbara Wolf, Human Exceptionality. Society School and Family 4th Ed., Allyn and Bacon.
  • Yesseldyke J.E. and Algozine, B.B. (1998). Special Edition. Approach for Teachers, New Delhi. Kanishka Publishers.
  • Hutter, M. (1988). The Changing Family. Comparative Perspective 2nd Ed. New York, McMillan.

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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