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1 1 SYLLABUSIM 35 SYLLABUS (2018): PsychologyIM SYLLABUS (2018)PSYCHOLOGYIM 352 PsychologyIM35(AvailableinSeptember)Syll abus1 Paper(3hrs) , ,lawandmanagment,education,familyandspor t, ,psychologywillintroducestudentstoitsmaj orapproaches,researchmethods, are , ,andwillcarry40% ,candidateswillansweracompulsory thecompulsory , aspectsandschoolsofpsychology; ; ,applicationandexperience; ,describemajortheoriesandresearchandbeab letogiveexamplesfromdailylife; ; ; 35 SYLLABUS (2018): Psychology3 CONTENT*Vide:Memo December 2015 MODULE1: WHATISPSYCHOLOGY?a)DefinitionofPsycholog yb) ) :Experimentsv. Method2 :Interviewsd) , :MAJORAPPROACHESINPSYCHOLOGYa)Biological approachi)Thenatureofheredityii)Thenervo ussystemiii)Structureandfunctionsofthebr ainiv)Waysofstudyingthebrainb)Behaviouri stapproachi)Classicalconditioningii)Oper antconditioningiii)Applicationsinlearnin gc)Socialapproachi)Attachmentanddeprivat ionii)Pro-socialbehaviouriii)Socialinflu enced)Cognitiveapproachi)Perceptionii)Me morye)Personalityi)Psychoanalyticapproac hii)Humanismiii)TraittheoryIM 35 SYLLABUS (2018): Psychology4 MODULE3:DEVELOPMENTANDOBSERVINGHUMANBEHA VIOUR:REFLEXIVITYANDPROCESSAWARENESSa) lifetasksofeachphase.

2 Infancy,childhood,adolescence, ,definingwhatisachievedinthisphase,andth eresultifthephaseisnotsuccessfullynegoti ated( ).Displayingtheabilityto :Havingexperienceofseeingeachoftheabove( pointi)phasesinaction(inordertoanswerque stionslike: Describethebehaviourofababy andgivereasonsforthebehaviouryouhaveobse rved ).Observationisalsotraininginabilitytono ticethatthereareunderlyingreasonsforaper son , ) , :typesofgroups,rolesinagroup,agendasinag roup,describingandexemplifyingtask/perso norientation, :Candidatesareexpectedtodedicatesometime inself-reflectionregardingtheirlifeandde velopment,particularlywhattheirpersonali tyislike,howtheydeveloped,howtheycommuni cate,whattheirneedsare, : Howhaveyougrownsofarinyourlife,andwhatne edstogrowinyouinthenearfuture?

3 MODULE4:PSYCHOLOGICALDISORDERSa)Introduc tionandperspectivesonPsychologicalDisord ersb)DefiningPsychologicalDisordersc)Und erstandingPsychologicalDisordersd) 35 SYLLABUS (2018): Psychology5e)UnderstandingAnxietyDisorde rsf)MoodDisorders:MajorDepressiveDisorde randBipolarDisorderg)UnderstandingMoodDi sordersh)Schizophreniai)PersonalityDisor dersMODULE5:THEMESINPSYCHOLOGYTHEME1:STR ESSa)Introductionb)Causesof )Howdoesstresscauseillness?d) )CopingstrategiesTHEME2:AGGRESSIONa)Intr oductionb) ) 35 SYLLABUS (2018): Psychology6 RECOMMENDEDREADINGS:BritishPsychological SocietyWebsite: , (2002). (2-9),3,4(49-50,54-63),6(82-88,92-93),7, 11,12(169-174),14(201-208),15(217-223),1 8,20(291-300),21(307-314).

4 Myers, (2010)Psychology(9thEd.). (1-6),Chapter14(593-597),(601-608),(611- 624),(628-630).PearsonBaccalaureate:Psyc hologyfortheIBDiploma( ,pages:8-12,14-17,19-22, DECEMBER 2015:Re section on Anxiety Disorders no longer includes'Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder'and'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'(or 'Acute Stress Disorder').Although these disorders have been branched intodifferent sections, they remain sequentially ordered in the Manual, reflecting the close relationship are to consider all the disorders as relevant and cover the five disorders as presented in the suggestedtext listed in the should be awarethat the two disorders 'Obsessive-CompulsiveDisorder'and'Post-T raumatic Stress Disorder'(or 'Acute Stress Disorder') should no longer be grouped under theterm "Anxiety Disorders".)

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