ELECTIVE: DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC DSE (Any 2) (1 in sem V and 1 in Sem VI):
DSE-PSY-1Aa: LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT Objectives: To understand how human life unfolds from conception to late adulthood and to understand the relationship between theory and applications within each domain of development.
1. Introduction to life-span perspective: Nature, issues and theoretical perspectives; Life-span development in the Indian context; methods and designs
2. Physical development: Patterns of growth from conception till late adulthood; disability; Death and dying.
3. Cognitive development: Introduction, Piagetian, Vygotskian, and Information processing approaches; Cognitive changes in adulthood and old age; Language development.
4. Socio-emotional development: Emotional development; Moral development; The Self; Gender and sexuality; Successful aging.
Practicum: Students have to carry out any 2 practicum based on the syllabus.
Readings: Berk, L. E. (2010). Child Development (9th Ed.). New Delhi: Prentice Hall. Feldman, R.S. & Babu, N. (2011). Discovering the life-span. New-Delhi: Pearson. Santrock, J.W. (2012). A topical approach to life-span development. New-Delhi:Tata McGraw-Hill.
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