YOGA PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING

Semester: II
Sub Code : DYSc T 201
Credits: 4
Hours/ Wk: 4
Total Hrs: 60
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Chapter 1 (20 hours)
Human Psyche
i. The nature of Psychology and its definition, Scope and utility of Psychology.
ii. Psychology as a study of human behaviour.
iii. Counseling
a Personality development
b Counseling
c Methods of counseling
d Skills of counseling
e Issues and challenges
f Life’s skills for happy life
g Code of ethics for lay counselors

Chapter 2 (20 hours)
Psychic Forces, Conflicts and Frustrations
i. Psychic forces and human behaviour, behaviour and Consciousness, States of Consciousness, Psychological basis of behaviour.
ii. Causes and Consequences of Conflicts and Frustrations.
iii Disorders
a Common mental disorders
b Depressive disorders
c Anxiety disorders
d Serious mental disorders
e Mental retardation
f Alcohol and drug abuse
g Suicide, attempted suicide and suicide prevention

Chapter 3 (20 hours)
Mental Processes, Motivation, Emotions and Intelligence
i. Sensation, Perception, Attention, Memory, Learning, Feeling etc.
ii. Their definitions and Types,
iii. Intelligence and its measurements.
iv. Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence.

Chapter 4 (20 hours)
Yoga Psychology
i. States of consciousness according to yogic scriptures (Jagrata, Svapna, Sushupti and Turiya) and their applicability.
ii. Learning and Remembering in the context of Jnana Yoga (Shravana, Manana and Nididhyasana)
iii. Types of personality in the context of different yogic scriptures (Mudha, Kshipta, Vikshipta, Cancalata etc.)
iv. Cause of emotions in the mind according to yoga texts

Text Books:
1. Abhedananda : The Yoga Psychology, Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Calcutta, 1973.
2. Sachdev, I.P. : Yoga and Depth Psychology (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1978)

Reference Books
1. Taimini, I.K : Glimpses into the Psychology of Yoga (Adyar: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973)
2. Aatreya, Shanti Parkash : Yoga Manovijnana (Indian Psychology) (International Standard Publication, Varanasi; 1965)