PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH
OUTLINES OF TESTS, SYLLABI AND COURSES OF READING FOR CHILD
PSYCHOLOGY (ADD-ON COURSE) FOR THE EXAMINATION OF 2012.
CERTIFICATE COURSE TOTAL MARKS: 200
PAPER A: FOUNDATIONS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It
shall consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer
type questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall
carry 1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper
shall contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall
be given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT-I
Understanding Development: Growth and Development; Concept and Principles of
Development; Factors affecting Child Development.
UNIT-II
Role of Heredity in Development; Role of Environment in Development, Relationship
between Heredity and Environment.
UNIT-III
Theories of Development: Freud, Erickson and Bronfennbrenner.
UNIT-IV
Methods in Developmental Psychology and their Critical Evaluation; Observational,
Co relational, Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional and, Cross Sequential designs.
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2003). Child Development. (6th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Hurlock, E.B. (1978). Child Growth and Development. (5th Ed.), New Delhi: Tata
Mc-Graw Hill.
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3. Schaffer,H.R. (2004). Introducing Child Psychology. New Delhi: Blackwell
Publishing Company.
4. Bee, H. and Boyd, D. 2004. First Indian Reprint, Pearson Education, Inc.
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PAPER B: STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
Note: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It
shall consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer
type questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall
carry 1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper
shall contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall
be given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
Different Stages of Child Development
UNIT-I
Prenatal Development: Process of Fertilization; Factors influencing prenatal
development, prematurity.
UNIT-II
Birth and Infancy: Birth process; Neonate’s reflexes, states of arousal and sensory
capacities.
UNIT-III
Stages of Development up to 2 years: Physical, Sensory, Perceptual; Motor abilities.
UNIT-IV
Family relationships and early child development: Child training methods; hazards in
family relationships.
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2003). Child Development. (6th Ed.), New Delhi; Pearson Education.
2. Hurlock, E.B. (1981). Development Psychology: A Life Span Approach. (5th Ed.)
New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
PAPER C: PRACTICALS MARKS: 50
Time : 3 hours
1. Assessing the development of the infants through administration of Vineland’s
Social Maturity Scale.
2. Interviewing parents regarding their knowledge about prenatal factors in
development.
3. Case study of a premature child.
4. Assessing attitude of parents towards girl child.
5. Interviewing parents on child rearing practices with emphasis on toilet training,
feeding, sleeping patterns.
REFERENCES
1. Baron, R.A. (2001). Psychology. (5th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Crow, L.D.; and Crow, A. (1956). Human Development and Learning. New
Delhi; Eurasia Publishing House.
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3. Hurlock, E.B. (1981). Developmental Psychology: A Life Span Approach. (5th
Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Paplia, D.E.; Olds, S.W.; And Feldman, R.D.(2006). Human Development.
(9th Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Mussen, P.H.; Conger, J.J. and Kangan, J.(1979). Child Development and
Personality. (5th Ed.) New Delhi: Harper International.
DIPLOMA COURSE TOTAL MARKS: 200
PAPER A: DOMAINS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT-I MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It shall
consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer type
questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall carry
1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper shall
contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall be
given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT-I
Physical and Motor Development: Patterns of growth; height and weight in childhood;
Nutrition and food habits in childhood (2 to 12 years); Sequence of Motor Development;
Gross and Fine Motor Development.
UNIT-II
Perceptual Development: Hearing and Vision; Depth Perception; Contrast Sensitivity
Model.
UNIT-III
Cognitive Development: Piaget, Vygotsky
Intelligence: Concept, types, Gardener’s Theory of Intelligence.
UNIT-IV
Language Development: Skinner’s and Chomsky’s perspective, Language Development
in Children.
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2007). Developing Child Through the Life Span (7th Ed.) New Delhi:
Pearson Education.
2. Mussen, P.H.; Conger, J.J. and Kangan, J. (1979). Child Development and
Personality. (5th Ed.) New Delhi: Harper International.
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3. Papalia, D.E.; Olds, S.W.; And Feldman, R.D. (2006). Human Development. (9th
Ed.) New Delhi: Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
4. Santrock, J.W. (2007). A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. (3rd Ed.).
New Delhi: Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
PAPER B: DOMAINS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT - II Marks: 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It shall
consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer type
questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall carry
1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper shall
contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall be
given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT-I
Personality Development: Development of self-concept; Factors affecting Development
of Self of Children.
UNIT-II
Social Development: Gender Typing, Role of Family and Peer Relations.
UNIT-III
Emotional Development: Development of Some Basic Emotions, Understanding
Emotions and Emotional Self-regulation.
UNIT-IV
Moral Development: Piaget’s Perspective and Kohlberg’s perspective.
REFERENCES
1. Bee, H. and Boyd, D. (2002). Life Span Development (3rd Ed.) USA: Allyn and Bacon
2. Buakatko, D. and Daehler, M.W. (2001). Child Development: A Thematic Approach.
USA: Houghton Miffin Company.
3. Morgan, C.T.; King, R.A.; Weisz, J.R. and Schopler, J. (2004). Introduction to
Psychology. (7th Ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Munger, R.L. (2007). Changing Children’s Behaviour by Changing the People, Places
and Activities in Their Lives. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall.
5. Newman, B.M.; and Newman, P.R. (1999). Development Through Life: A Psycho-
Social Approach. (7th Ed.). USA: Words Worth Publishing.
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PAPER C: PRACTICALS MARKS: 50
Time : 3 hours
1. Measurement of Intelligence through Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices.
2. Measurement: Self concept in children.
3. Judging emotions through Facial Expressions
4. Measurement of Concept Formation.
5. Habit formation
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2007). Developing Child Through the Life Span. (7th Ed.) New Delhi:
Pearson Education.
2. Johnson, R.C.; and Medinnus, G.R. (1965). Child Psychology: Behaviour and
Development. USA: John Wiley and Sons.
3. Malin, T.; and Birch, A. (1998). Introductory Psychology. Spain: MacMillan Press.
4. Shrimali, S.S. (2005). Child Development. New Delhi: Pearson Education.
5. Santrock, J.W. (2007). A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. (3rd Ed.)
New Delhi: Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
ADVANCED DIPLOMA Total Marks: 200
PAPER -A: PATTERNS OF CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
Note: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It
shall consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer
type questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall
carry 1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper
shall contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall
be given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT- I
Introduction to Child Psychopathology: Definitions; Classification and Issues in Child
Psychopathology: Risk Factor in Psychopathology.
UNIT – II
Childhood Disorders (I): Learning Disorders, Mental Retardation.
UNIT – III
Childhood Disorders (II): ADHD, Opposition Defiance Disorder
UNIT - I V
Use of Play, Art, Pet, Games and Books as Psychotherapeutic Interventions with
Children.
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REFERENCES
1. Aggarwal, J.C. (2006). Psychology of Learning and Development. New Delhi; Shipra
2. Alloy, L.B; Riskind, J.H; Manos, M.J (2006) Abnormal Psychology. Current
Perspectives (9th Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
3. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (2000) 4th Ed (DSM 1V –TR) Washington DC: American Psychiatric
Association.
4. Mash, E.J; and Wolfe , D.A (2004) Abnormal Child Psychology (3rd Ed.), New York:
Guilford Press.
5. Sarason, I.G.; & Sarason, B.R. (2005) Abnormal Psychology. The Problem of
Maladaptive Behaviour (10th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
PAPER B: DYNAMICS OF HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Marks : 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It shall
consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer type
questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall carry
1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper shall
contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall be
given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT – I
Effective Parenting: Different Family Structures and their influence on Child
Development, Parenting Styles: Patterns of Communication in Functional and
Dysfunctional Families.
UNIT – II
Anti-Social behaviour: Concepts and Determinants. Causes of vulnerability and resilience
in children, Pro-social Behaviour.
UNIT – III
Drug Addiction: Causes and Prevention.
UNIT – IV
Basic Statistics: Graphic representation of data, Measures of Central Tendency.
Measures of Variability- Standard Deviation, Quartile Deviation; Correlation: Product
Moment Correlation and Rank Order Correlation.
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REFERENCES
1. Garrett, H.E. (2004) Statistics in Psychology and Education. Delhi: Paragon
International.
2. Hayes, N. (2000). Foundations of Psychology. (3rd Ed.), London: Thomson.
3. Mash, E.J. and Wolfe, D.A. (2004). Abnormal Psychology. (3rd Ed.), New York:
Guilford Press.
4. Schoeder, C.S. and Gordon, B.N. (2002). Assessment and Treatment of Childhood
Problems: A clinician’s guide. (2nd Ed.), New York: Guilford.
5. Santrock, J.W. (2007) A Topical approach to Life Span Development. 3rd Edition.
Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.
6. Wagner, W.G. (2003). Counseling, Psychology, and Children: A Multidimensional
Approach to Intervention. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education.
PAPER-C: PRACTICAL MARKS: 50
Time : 3 hours
1. Assessment of Altruism in children.
2. Case study of a Child with Learning Disability.
3. A Case Study of a Mentally Retarded Child.
4. Correlations Study of Attribution Style and Depression among Children.
5. Study of effect of Parental Distress (Parental Stress Scale by Berry R. Jones, 1995)
on Deviant Behaviour.
REFERENCES
1. Carson, R.C.; Butcher, J.N.; and Mineka, S. (2003). Abnormal psychology and
modern life (11th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Mash, E.J.; and Wolfe D.A. (2004) Abnormal Psychology, (3rd Ed.) New York:
Guilford.
3. Sarason, I.G., and Sarason, B.R. (2005). Abnormal Psychology. The problem of
maladaptive behaviour. (10th Ed.) New Delhi: Pearson.
4. Santrock, J.W. (2007). A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. 3rd Edition.
Tata McGraw- Hill, Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.
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OUTLINES OF TESTS, SYLLABI AND COURSES OF READING FOR CHILD
PSYCHOLOGY (ADD-ON COURSE) FOR THE EXAMINATION OF 2012.
CERTIFICATE COURSE TOTAL MARKS: 200
PAPER A: FOUNDATIONS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It
shall consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer
type questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall
carry 1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper
shall contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall
be given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT-I
Understanding Development: Growth and Development; Concept and Principles of
Development; Factors affecting Child Development.
UNIT-II
Role of Heredity in Development; Role of Environment in Development, Relationship
between Heredity and Environment.
UNIT-III
Theories of Development: Freud, Erickson and Bronfennbrenner.
UNIT-IV
Methods in Developmental Psychology and their Critical Evaluation; Observational,
Co relational, Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional and, Cross Sequential designs.
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2003). Child Development. (6th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Hurlock, E.B. (1978). Child Growth and Development. (5th Ed.), New Delhi: Tata
Mc-Graw Hill.
[
3. Schaffer,H.R. (2004). Introducing Child Psychology. New Delhi: Blackwell
Publishing Company.
4. Bee, H. and Boyd, D. 2004. First Indian Reprint, Pearson Education, Inc.
2
PAPER B: STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
Note: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It
shall consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer
type questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall
carry 1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper
shall contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall
be given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
Different Stages of Child Development
UNIT-I
Prenatal Development: Process of Fertilization; Factors influencing prenatal
development, prematurity.
UNIT-II
Birth and Infancy: Birth process; Neonate’s reflexes, states of arousal and sensory
capacities.
UNIT-III
Stages of Development up to 2 years: Physical, Sensory, Perceptual; Motor abilities.
UNIT-IV
Family relationships and early child development: Child training methods; hazards in
family relationships.
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2003). Child Development. (6th Ed.), New Delhi; Pearson Education.
2. Hurlock, E.B. (1981). Development Psychology: A Life Span Approach. (5th Ed.)
New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
PAPER C: PRACTICALS MARKS: 50
Time : 3 hours
1. Assessing the development of the infants through administration of Vineland’s
Social Maturity Scale.
2. Interviewing parents regarding their knowledge about prenatal factors in
development.
3. Case study of a premature child.
4. Assessing attitude of parents towards girl child.
5. Interviewing parents on child rearing practices with emphasis on toilet training,
feeding, sleeping patterns.
REFERENCES
1. Baron, R.A. (2001). Psychology. (5th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Crow, L.D.; and Crow, A. (1956). Human Development and Learning. New
Delhi; Eurasia Publishing House.
3
3. Hurlock, E.B. (1981). Developmental Psychology: A Life Span Approach. (5th
Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Paplia, D.E.; Olds, S.W.; And Feldman, R.D.(2006). Human Development.
(9th Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Mussen, P.H.; Conger, J.J. and Kangan, J.(1979). Child Development and
Personality. (5th Ed.) New Delhi: Harper International.
DIPLOMA COURSE TOTAL MARKS: 200
PAPER A: DOMAINS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT-I MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It shall
consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer type
questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall carry
1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper shall
contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall be
given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT-I
Physical and Motor Development: Patterns of growth; height and weight in childhood;
Nutrition and food habits in childhood (2 to 12 years); Sequence of Motor Development;
Gross and Fine Motor Development.
UNIT-II
Perceptual Development: Hearing and Vision; Depth Perception; Contrast Sensitivity
Model.
UNIT-III
Cognitive Development: Piaget, Vygotsky
Intelligence: Concept, types, Gardener’s Theory of Intelligence.
UNIT-IV
Language Development: Skinner’s and Chomsky’s perspective, Language Development
in Children.
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2007). Developing Child Through the Life Span (7th Ed.) New Delhi:
Pearson Education.
2. Mussen, P.H.; Conger, J.J. and Kangan, J. (1979). Child Development and
Personality. (5th Ed.) New Delhi: Harper International.
4
3. Papalia, D.E.; Olds, S.W.; And Feldman, R.D. (2006). Human Development. (9th
Ed.) New Delhi: Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
4. Santrock, J.W. (2007). A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. (3rd Ed.).
New Delhi: Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
PAPER B: DOMAINS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT - II Marks: 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It shall
consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer type
questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall carry
1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper shall
contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall be
given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT-I
Personality Development: Development of self-concept; Factors affecting Development
of Self of Children.
UNIT-II
Social Development: Gender Typing, Role of Family and Peer Relations.
UNIT-III
Emotional Development: Development of Some Basic Emotions, Understanding
Emotions and Emotional Self-regulation.
UNIT-IV
Moral Development: Piaget’s Perspective and Kohlberg’s perspective.
REFERENCES
1. Bee, H. and Boyd, D. (2002). Life Span Development (3rd Ed.) USA: Allyn and Bacon
2. Buakatko, D. and Daehler, M.W. (2001). Child Development: A Thematic Approach.
USA: Houghton Miffin Company.
3. Morgan, C.T.; King, R.A.; Weisz, J.R. and Schopler, J. (2004). Introduction to
Psychology. (7th Ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Munger, R.L. (2007). Changing Children’s Behaviour by Changing the People, Places
and Activities in Their Lives. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall.
5. Newman, B.M.; and Newman, P.R. (1999). Development Through Life: A Psycho-
Social Approach. (7th Ed.). USA: Words Worth Publishing.
5
PAPER C: PRACTICALS MARKS: 50
Time : 3 hours
1. Measurement of Intelligence through Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices.
2. Measurement: Self concept in children.
3. Judging emotions through Facial Expressions
4. Measurement of Concept Formation.
5. Habit formation
REFERENCES
1. Berk, L.E. (2007). Developing Child Through the Life Span. (7th Ed.) New Delhi:
Pearson Education.
2. Johnson, R.C.; and Medinnus, G.R. (1965). Child Psychology: Behaviour and
Development. USA: John Wiley and Sons.
3. Malin, T.; and Birch, A. (1998). Introductory Psychology. Spain: MacMillan Press.
4. Shrimali, S.S. (2005). Child Development. New Delhi: Pearson Education.
5. Santrock, J.W. (2007). A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. (3rd Ed.)
New Delhi: Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
ADVANCED DIPLOMA Total Marks: 200
PAPER -A: PATTERNS OF CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY MARKS: 75
Time : 3 hours
Note: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It
shall consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer
type questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall
carry 1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper
shall contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall
be given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT- I
Introduction to Child Psychopathology: Definitions; Classification and Issues in Child
Psychopathology: Risk Factor in Psychopathology.
UNIT – II
Childhood Disorders (I): Learning Disorders, Mental Retardation.
UNIT – III
Childhood Disorders (II): ADHD, Opposition Defiance Disorder
UNIT - I V
Use of Play, Art, Pet, Games and Books as Psychotherapeutic Interventions with
Children.
6
REFERENCES
1. Aggarwal, J.C. (2006). Psychology of Learning and Development. New Delhi; Shipra
2. Alloy, L.B; Riskind, J.H; Manos, M.J (2006) Abnormal Psychology. Current
Perspectives (9th Ed.) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
3. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (2000) 4th Ed (DSM 1V –TR) Washington DC: American Psychiatric
Association.
4. Mash, E.J; and Wolfe , D.A (2004) Abnormal Child Psychology (3rd Ed.), New York:
Guilford Press.
5. Sarason, I.G.; & Sarason, B.R. (2005) Abnormal Psychology. The Problem of
Maladaptive Behaviour (10th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
PAPER B: DYNAMICS OF HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Marks : 75
Time : 3 hours
NOTE: There shall be 9 questions in all. Question number 1 shall be compulsory. It shall
consist of 15 short answer type questions out of which any 10 short answer type
questions need to be attempted. Each short answer type questions shall carry
1.5 marks and needs to be answered in 25-30 words. Rest of the paper shall
contain 4 Units. Each Unit shall have two questions and the candidate shall be
given internal choice i.e. the candidates shall attempt one question from each
Unit i.e. 4 questions in all. Each question will carry 15 marks.
UNIT – I
Effective Parenting: Different Family Structures and their influence on Child
Development, Parenting Styles: Patterns of Communication in Functional and
Dysfunctional Families.
UNIT – II
Anti-Social behaviour: Concepts and Determinants. Causes of vulnerability and resilience
in children, Pro-social Behaviour.
UNIT – III
Drug Addiction: Causes and Prevention.
UNIT – IV
Basic Statistics: Graphic representation of data, Measures of Central Tendency.
Measures of Variability- Standard Deviation, Quartile Deviation; Correlation: Product
Moment Correlation and Rank Order Correlation.
7
REFERENCES
1. Garrett, H.E. (2004) Statistics in Psychology and Education. Delhi: Paragon
International.
2. Hayes, N. (2000). Foundations of Psychology. (3rd Ed.), London: Thomson.
3. Mash, E.J. and Wolfe, D.A. (2004). Abnormal Psychology. (3rd Ed.), New York:
Guilford Press.
4. Schoeder, C.S. and Gordon, B.N. (2002). Assessment and Treatment of Childhood
Problems: A clinician’s guide. (2nd Ed.), New York: Guilford.
5. Santrock, J.W. (2007) A Topical approach to Life Span Development. 3rd Edition.
Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.
6. Wagner, W.G. (2003). Counseling, Psychology, and Children: A Multidimensional
Approach to Intervention. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education.
PAPER-C: PRACTICAL MARKS: 50
Time : 3 hours
1. Assessment of Altruism in children.
2. Case study of a Child with Learning Disability.
3. A Case Study of a Mentally Retarded Child.
4. Correlations Study of Attribution Style and Depression among Children.
5. Study of effect of Parental Distress (Parental Stress Scale by Berry R. Jones, 1995)
on Deviant Behaviour.
REFERENCES
1. Carson, R.C.; Butcher, J.N.; and Mineka, S. (2003). Abnormal psychology and
modern life (11th Ed.), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Mash, E.J.; and Wolfe D.A. (2004) Abnormal Psychology, (3rd Ed.) New York:
Guilford.
3. Sarason, I.G., and Sarason, B.R. (2005). Abnormal Psychology. The problem of
maladaptive behaviour. (10th Ed.) New Delhi: Pearson.
4. Santrock, J.W. (2007). A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. 3rd Edition.
Tata McGraw- Hill, Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.
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