Understand the developmental milestones and transition from adolescence to adulthood
Understand the problems of adolescence and adulthood
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
Conduct an interview for the roles, responsibilities, challenges and changes in interest. Analyze and discuss it.
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.
