Human Development II: Adolescence and Adulthood (Practical)

Paper Code: 
CHSC 412
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • Understand the developmental milestones and transition from adolescence to adulthood
  • Understand the problems of adolescence and adulthood

 

Contents:

  • Planning and preparing leisure time activities for adolescents
  • Planning a counseling programme for adolescents/children and their parents
  • Plan questionnaire to study the problems of adults
  • Case profile to study young/ late adulthood/adolescent including study of self, family  and peer relationships
  • Planning and preparing a recreational activity for old people
  • Use of interview/questionnaire method to study adult roles (at least one male/female)
  • Father/husband
  • Home maker/Employed woman
  • Grandfather/Grandmother
  • Single parent
  • College-going young adults
  • Familiarity with Psychological Tests of Intelligence and Personality- any four
  • Conducting SWOT analysis for adolescents.
  • Focus group discussion with adolescents to understand their aspirations, educational and career choice, physical and psychological changes and their impact on them.
Essential Readings: 
  • Berk, Laura E. (1993).  Infants, Children and Adolescents, Third edition.
  • Diane E. Papalia (2004), Human Development, Ninth Edition, McGrawHillElizabeth B. Hurlock, Developmental psychology-A life span Approach,5th edition, McGraw Hill
  • Sharma, N. (2009). Understanding Adolescence, New Delhi: National Book Trust.
  • Rice, F. P. (2007). Adolescent: Development, Relationships and Culture.
  • Santrock, J. W. (2010). Life Span Development: A Topical Approach, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
  •  Linda Nielson Adolescent Psychology: Contemporary view (1987) Holt, Rinehart and    Winston, Inc, Chicago, U.S.A
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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