Life Span Development-Ii-Childhood And Adolescence (Theory)

Paper Code: 
HHD221
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
3.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. Understand the developmental milestones and transition from childhood to  adolescence.
  2. Understand problems of childhood and adolescence.
  3. Understand changing trends in childhood and adolescence.
9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Childhood

 

 

    1. Characteristics and developmental milestones of childhood stage
    2. Physical and Motor Development- Brain development, perceptual development
    3. Childhood sexuality- Masculinity, femininity and androgyny; effects of sex typing.
    4. Factors effecting Growth and Health in early childhood- Heredity, Environment, Nutrition, Emotional Well Being, Diseases & Injuries
    5. Social and  Emotional development- development of positive and negative emotions, Self concept, self esteem, Emotional self regulation
    6. Morality in early childhood- psychoanalytic and cognitive developmental  perspective
    7. Cognitive development in Early childhood –Piaget’s and Vygotsky  Ideas
    8. Peer Relationship in early childhood
9.00
Unit II: 
Middle and Late Childhood

 

  1. Personality development- Self concept, self esteem, factors influencing personality.
  2. School achievement , role of rewards and punishment.
  3. Information processing in Middle childhood- Attention, Theory of Mind, Memory, Self Regulation
  4. Family influences in Middle childhood- Parent-child relationship, siblings, divorce, remarriage, maternal employment
  5. Children’s help lines- functions.
  6. Sex typing in Middle childhood
  7. Hazards of  childhood years
9.00
Unit III: 
Adolescence

 

  1. Physical  & behavioral changes- Sexual Maturation, growth spurt and their psychological impacts, Body Image
  2. Gender –Identity and Schema theory
  3. Cognitive Development- Information Processing, formal operational stage, consequences of abstract thought
  4.  Interests, sexuality, sex education, changes in social behavior,
  5. Social and emotional development- family, peers, parents, interpersonal relations, emotional competence, conflict  with authority, fantasies, obsession, Infatuation, love, early sex, early marriage, Emotional maturity.
  6. Identity statuses, factors affecting identity formation
9.00
Unit IV: 
Adolescent relationships

                                                                                   

  1. Family relationships: in nuclear, extended & joint families
  2. Peer relationships:  Knowing one’s strengths& weaknesses
  3. Relationships beyond the family and peers -Dating scripts- Proactive, reactive.
  4. Attachment to parents- Dismissing avoidant attachment, preoccupied ambivalent, unresolved disorganized.
9.00
Unit V: 
Risk in adolescence

                                                                                            

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  1. Health Issues
  2. Risks in adolescence- Suicide, depression, delinquency, violence, aggression, substance  abuse, perverted sex, rape, sexual abuse, STD-  Prevention, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation
  3. Skills and techniques for self improvement and achievement.
  4. Changing trends in behavior, attitude, aspiration, achievement, sexuality, career.
  5. Hazards of adolescence.
Essential Readings: 
  • Dworetzky, J. P. (1981). Introduction to child development St. Paul, Minnesota: WestPub. Co.
  • Jangira, N.K.; Ahuja, A.; Kaur, C. &Sibia, A. (1990). Functional assessment guide: A handbook for primary teachers. New Delhi: NCERT.
  • Kuroyanagi, Tetsuko (19 ). Totto-chan: The little girl at the window.
  • Baron,R.A.,Byrne,D.andKantswitz B.M. Understanding Behaviour,Holt,Rinehart,1980.
  • Rogers,W.The Psychology of Adolescence,Prentice Hall,1976.
  • Pedinnus,G.R. and Johnson. R.C. Child and Adolescent Psychology,John Wiley,1975.
  • Rice,Philip,F.TheAdolescent:Development,Relationships and culture,Allyn and Bacon,1981.
  • ChaubeS.P.AdolescentPsychology,vikas publishers,1983.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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