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Unit IV

Psychological Disorders

1. Introduction

2. Concepts of Abnormality and Psychological Disorders

● Historical Background

3. Classification of Psychological Disorders

4. Factors Underlying Abnormal Behaviour

5. Major Psychological Disorders

● Anxiety Disorders

● Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

● Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders

● Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

● Dissociative Disorders

● Depressive Disorder

● Bipolar and Related Disorders

● Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

● Neurodevelopmental Disorders

● Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders

● Feeding and Eating Disorders

● Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

Unit V

Therapeutic Approaches

1. Nature and Process of Psychotherapy

● Therapeutic relationship

2. Types of Therapies

● Behaviour Therapy

● Cognitive Therapy

● Humanistic-Existential Therapy

● Alternative Therapies

3. Rehabilitation of the Mentally Ill

Unit VI

Attitude and Social Cognition

1. Introduction

2. Explaining Social Behaviour

3. Nature and Components of Attitudes

4. Attitude Formation and Change

● Attitude Formation

● Attitude Change

● Attitude-Behaviour Relationship

5. Prejudice and Discrimination

6. Strategies for Handling Prejudice

Unit VII

Social Influence and Group Processes

1.    Introduction

2.    Nature and Formation of Groups

3.    Type of Groups

4.    Influence of Group on Individual Behaviour

● Social Loafing

● Group Polarization