SILVER OAK UNIVERSITY
Silver Oak College of Physiotherapy (14)
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY
1140333105
Year: I
Prerequisite: N/A
Objective:
1. Define the term psychology and its importance in the health delivery system and gain knowledge of
psychological maturation during human development and growth and alteration during ageing process
2. Understand the importance of psychological status of the person in the health and diseases, environmental and
emotional influence on the mind and personality
3. Acquire the knowledge as to how to deal with the patient.
4. Acquired the knowledge of social structure in India and its application in the health care delivery system in
India.
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Term Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme
Theory Practical Total
Contact Marks
L T P Credit IE EE IE EE
Hours
(TH) (TH) (PR) (PR)
Per
4 0 0 4 4
Term 20 80 0 0 100
For
4 0 0 4 8
Year
Uni
t Teaching Weightage
No. Contents Hours %
INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction of psychology, brief history, definitions, schools of
psychology
1 1.40%
2 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF BEHAVIOUR
Biological foundations of behavior, hereditary, environment and
logical basis for development, developmental psychology (child). 5 7.10%
LEARNED AND UNLEARNED BEHAVIOUR
3 Simple learning and conditioning, social learning. Learning disability
in children (counseling for exercise) 5 7.10%
MEMORY
4 Phases of memory, short term storage, memory and perception
thinking etc. Forgetting testimony and recall of events, memory and
ageing 6 8.50%
PERCEPTION
5 Sensory basis of perception, attention and perception, observer error 6 8.50%
MOTIVATION AND EMOTIONS
Approaches to motivations, emotional development, influence of early
6 experience. Family and social influences on motivation and behavior. 7 10%
Thematic Apperception Test developed by A M Mankad based on
Maslow theory.
7 THINKING AND INTELLIGENCE
Learning and problem solving, development of conceptual thinking in
children. Communication, language and thinking, Measurement of 6 8.60%
intelligence, influences on intelligence, extent and consequence of
individual difference.
TESTS
8 Wechsler scales, Standford-Binet Intelligence scale, Bender, and 5 7.10%
Gestalt - other projective test, Anxiety scale.
PERSONALITY
9 Nature of personality structure and dynamics, dimensional, psycho 5 7.10%
analytical and constitutional theories of personality, measurement of
personality, culture and personality patterns.
ATTITUDE
10 Nature of attitudes and beliefs including prejudice, group influenceson 5 7.10%
attitudes, attitude change, doctor - patient expectations and attitudes,
prejudice formation and reduction.
INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOUR 5 7.10%
11 Experimental analysis on social interaction, studies of the interview
situation, behavior in formal and informal groups, group norms and
roles. Leadership in formal and informal groups, group moral,
Behavior therapy, behavior modification techniques, token economy.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 5 7.10%
Nature and scope of social psychology, social interaction,
12 psychological groups and their classification, socialization of the
individual, social control (social heredity) - moves, customs, fashion
,propaganda and its techniques.
STRESS
13 Stress and responses, disorders, coping with stressors, four maxims, 2 2.80%
meditational yoga.
PAIN
14 Physiological and psychological factors, types of pain, pain 2 2.80%
measurement.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING 5 7.70%
Goals, Psychodynamic therapy, Humanistic therapy Behavior therapy
Relaxation training (Jacobson training), Hypnosis, Biofeedback. Behavior
15 modification therapies (BMT) – Operant conditioning techniques, Token
economy, Classical conditioning, modeling techniques. Cognitive therapy
Elli’s rational/ emotive therapy, Beck’s cognitive, Meichenbaum”s self-
instructional training.
SOCIOLOGY
Unit Teaching Weightage
Contents
No. Hours %
1 INTRODUCTION 4 5.7
Meaning - Definition and scope of sociology.
Its relation with anthropology, psychology, social psychology and
ethics.
Methods of sociology - Case study, social survey, questionnaire
interview and opinion poll methods
Importance of its study with special reference to health care
professionals
2 SOCIAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 4 5.7
The meaning of social factors, the role of social factors in health and
illness
3 SOCIALIZATION 3 4.20%
Meaning and nature of socialization
Primary, secondary and anticipatory socialization
Agencies of socialization.
4 SOCIAL GROUP 3 4.20%
Concepts of social groups influence of formal and informal groups
on health and sickness. The role of primary groups and secondary
groups in the hospital and rehabilitation settings.
5 FAMILY 10 14.28%
The family
Meaning and definition
Functions
Types
Changing family patterns
Influence of family on the individuals health, family and nutrition,
the effects of sickness on family and psychosomatic disease and
their importance to physiotherapy.
6 COMMUNITY 10 14.28%
Rural community - Meaning and features - Health hazards of
ruralities.
Urban community - Meaning and features -Health hazards of
urbanities.
7 CULTURE AND HEALTH
8 11.33%
Concept of culture
Culture and behavior
Cultural meaning of sickness.
Culture and health Disorders
8 SOCIAL CHANGE
7 10%
Meaning of social changes.
Factors of social change.
Human adaptation and social change.
Social change and stress.
Social change and deviance.
Social change and health programme.
The role of social planning in the improvement of health and in
rehabilitation.
9 SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF DISABLED.
Consequences of the following social problems in relation to 5 7.13%
sickness and disability remedies to prevent these problems
Population explosion
Poverty and unemployment.
Beggary
Juvenile delinquency.
Prostitution.
Alcoholism.
Problems of women in employment.
10 SOCIAL SECURITY
Social security and social legislation in relation to disabled. 3 4.20%
11 SOCIAL WORKER
Meaning of social work and The role of a medical social worker 3 4.20%
Psychology Course Outcomes:
Sr. No. CO statement Unit No
Define the term psychology and its importance in the health delivery
CO-1 system and gain knowledge of psychological maturation during human 1-5,9,11
development and growth and alteration during ageing process.
Understand the importance of psychological status of the person in the 6-
CO-2 health and diseases, environmental and emotional influence on the mind 8,10,13,1
and personality. 4
CO-3 Acquire the knowledge as to how to deal with the patient. 15
Reference should be made whenever appropriate to the therapist's
relationship with the patient and with his professional colleagues.
CO-4 12
Emphasis should be laid on the effects of disease on the patient's
behavior
Sociology Course Outcomes:
Sr.
CO statement Unit No
No.
CO-1 Define the term sociology and its importance in the health delivery system 3-6
Understand the basic sociological concepts, principles and social process,
social institution in relation to the individual family and community and the
CO-2 1,2
various social factors affecting the family in the rural and urban communities
in India.
The subject will introduce the student to the basic sociological concepts,
principles and social processes, social institutions in relation to the
CO-3 9-11
individual family and community and the various social factors affecting the
family in rural and urban communities.
CO-4 Identify the influence of various cultures on the health of individual 7,8
Teaching & Learning Methodology: -
The various methods or tools follows by the faculties to teach the above subject are:
1. Lecture method
2. Group discussion
3. seminar
List of Tutorials/Experiments:
Students will perform following Experiments OR
The students will have to solve at least five examples and related theory from each topic as an assignment/tutorial.
1. Chart pretention
2. System unit test
3. Thematic practical of different human behavioral conditions
Books Recommended: -
1. Introduction to psychology by S.K. Mangal, Sterling Publishers
2. Introduction to psychology by – Morgan and King, 7th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition
3. Psychology: The Study of Human Behaviour, Mishra B.K, PHI Learning
4. Essentials of Educational Psychology, Skinner Charles E, Surjeet Publication
5. Abnormal Psychology, Page James D, Surjeet Publication
Books Recommended:
1. Sociology for Physiotherapists by Dibyendunarayana Bid, 1st edition, Jaypee Publication
2. Indrani T K, Text Books of Sociology for Graduates Nurses and Physiotherapy Students, JP Brothers
3. Textbook of Sociology for Physiotherapy Students by KP Neeraja, 1st Edition, Jaypee Publication
4. An introduction to sociology by - Sachdeva and Bhushan, 32nd Edition, KitabMahal Publication
List of Open Source Software/learning website:
https://www.physio-pedia.com/home/
