Behavioural Sciences

Behavioural Sciences

1 Application of Behavioural Sciences in Health

  1. Definition and Scope of Behavioural Sciences
  2. Relevance of Behavioural Sciences in Health
  3. Sociology As Science
  4. Relationship of Sociology with other Sciences
  5. Relationship between Sociology and Social Anthropology
  6. The Field of Sociology
  7. The Field of Medical Sociology
  8. The Field of Medical Anthropology
  9. Need for Sociological Perspective for Health Professionals
  10. Role of a Nurse as an Agent of Change
  11. Key Ingredients for Nurse as Change Agent

2 Basic Concepts in Sociology

  1. Society
  2. Community
  3. Institution
  4. Social Organisation
  5. Social Structure
  6. Association
  7. The Origin of Understanding Society
  8. Sociological Approach to Understand Human Society
  9. Functional Approach to Understand Society
  10. Development of Social Complexities
  11. Evolution Theory
  12. Organic Theory
  13. Social Contact Theory
  14. Relationship between Individual and Society
  15. Socialization and its Meaning
  16. Process of Socialization
  17. Elements of Socialization
  18. Concept/Definition of Social Structure
  19. Elements of Social Structure
  20. Types of Social Structure

3 Family as a Social Unit

  1. Family
  2. Group
  3. Marriage
  4. Kinship
  5. Role of Family in Socialisation
  6. Role of Family in Psycho-Social Needs
  7. Role of Family in Conflict Management
  8. Role of Family in Health and Disease
  9. Choice of Food
  10. Maternal and Child Health
  11. Role of the Family in Mental Health Care
  12. Need to Study about Family
  13. Distinctive Features of Family
  14. Types of Family
  15. Functions of Family
  16. Role of the Family in the Context of Womenโ€™s Health in India
  17. Girlhood: Perceptions of Family in India
  18. Status and Role of Women within the Family
  19. Stresses Faced by Most Women
  20. Womenโ€™s Status and Nutritional Needs
  21. Changes in the Family and Implications for Socialisation
  22. Backdrop of Overall Social Change
  23. Factors Affecting Changes in the Family
  24. Transitional Phase of Indian Family

4 Social Stratification

  1. Meaning of Stratification
  2. Systems of Social Stratification
  3. Slavery
  4. Caste
  5. Class
  6. Estate
  7. Meaning of Caste
  8. Classification
  9. The Origin of Caste System
  10. Interdependence of Castes
  11. Theories of Stratification in Modern Society
  12. Karl Marx Theory
  13. Marx Weber
  14. Class-concept
  15. Difference between Caste and Class
  16. Type of Class
  17. Influence of Caste on Accessibility to Health Care

5 Social Mobility and Social Control

  1. Concept of Social Mobility
  2. Types of Social Mobility
  3. Reasons for Social Mobility
  4. Social Control — Concept and Meaning
  5. Need for Social Control
  6. How Social Control is Maintained?
  7. Concept of Culture
  8. Importance of Study of Culture
  9. Components of Culture
  10. Cultural Practices Influencing Health and Health Programmes
  11. Norms and Values as Means of Social Control
  12. Importance
  13. Conformity and Conflict of Norms
  14. Folkways and Mores
  15. Customs and Laws
  16. Concept of Deviance
  17. Crime and Punishment
  18. Religion and Morality

6 Social Change

  1. Concept of Social Change
  2. Urbanisation
  3. Present Health Programmes/Related Strategies
  4. Industrialization
  5. Agricultural Modernization
  6. Changes in Traditional Societies and its Impact on Health
  7. Emergence of Industrial Societies : Change of Traditional Society
  8. Role of Nurse in Specific Societal Problems

7 Social Development

  1. Concept of Social Development
  2. Indicators of Social Development
  3. Planning for Development
  4. Financial Outlay for Health in the Plans
  5. State/Central Governmentโ€™s Role in Health Planning
  6. Factors Influencing Stateโ€™s Ability for Financing Health Care
  7. State Versus the Market in the Health Care

8 Community and Community Participation

  1. Meaning of Community
  2. Social Interaction among Different Groups
  3. Organisation of Society and Rise of Different Modes of Systems of Production
  4. Community Participation in Health Care
  5. Community Participation as a Process

9 Sociological Perspective on Health and Disease

  1. Society and Health
  2. Socio-economic Status and Disease
  3. Utilization of Health Services

10 Guidelines for Visit to Orphanages, Nari Niketan, Jail Reforms, Schools and Old Age Homes

  1. Orphanages
  2. Nari Niketan
  3. Jails
  4. Old age homes

11 Introduction to Psychology and its Application to Nursing

  1. Definitions of Psychology
  2. Nature of Psychology
  3. Subject Matter
  4. Scope of Psychology
  5. Methods of Psychology
  6. Importance of Psychology in Nursing

12 Human Development

  1. Domains of Development
  2. Process of Development
  3. Developmental Theories
  4. Patterns of Development
  5. Nurseโ€™s Role in Sickness During Development

13 Dynamics of Behaviour โ€“ Motivation, Frustration, Conflict, Emotion and Stress

  1. Motivation
  2. Frustration
  3. Conflict
  4. Emotion
  5. Stress

14 Sensory and Perceptual Processes

  1. Sensation: Meaning and Definition
  2. Types of Sensation
  3. Characteristics of Sensation
  4. Common Sensory Disorders and Defects
  5. Meaning and Definition of Attention
  6. Types of Attention
  7. Phenomena of Attention
  8. Determinants of Attention
  9. Meaning and Definition of Perception
  10. Form Perception
  11. Perceptual Constancies
  12. Perception of Movement
  13. Observer Characteristics
  14. Errors of Perception

15 Personality

  1. Definition, Meaning and Nature
  2. Strategies for Studying Personality
  3. Characteristics of Personality
  4. Traits of Personality
  5. Factors Influencing the Development of Personality
  6. Theories of Personality
  7. Type and Trait Theories
  8. Psychodynamic Theories
  9. Humanistic Theories
  10. Learning Theories
  11. Cognitive Theories
  12. Assessment of Personality

16 Introduction to Educational Psychology

  1. Definitions
  2. Scope of Educational Psychology
  3. Methods of Educational Psychology
  4. Special Education
  5. Significance of Educational Psychology to Nursing

17 Individual Differences

  1. How Individual Differences Originate
  2. Measurement of Individual Differences
  3. Role of Individual Differences

18 Intelligence and Abilities

  1. Nature of Intelligence
  2. Growth of Intelligence
  3. Determinants of Intelligence
  4. Assessment of Intelligence
  5. Extremes of Intelligence
  6. Applications of Intelligence

19 Learning

  1. Types of Learning
  2. Making Learning Effective
  3. Transfer of Learning
  4. Significance of Learning for Nursing

20 Memory and Forgetting

  1. Memory Process
  2. Types of Memory
  3. Causes of Forgetting
  4. Methods to Improve Memory

21 Attitudes

  1. Development of Attitudes
  2. Measurement of Attitudes
  3. Methods to Change Attitudes
  4. Importance of Attitudes for Nursing