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Indian Psychology [1]

Paper Code: 
DPSY 715
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 

  
   

On completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

CO76: Reason about the nature and historical development of Indian psychology, differentiate and relate Indian & Indigenous psychology, and understand basic theoretical model in Indian psychology.

CO77: Understand different approaches in Indian psychology, such as Vedantic, Buddhist, Sufi, Yoga and Integral Psychology

CO78: Define the concept of Knowledge, its nature, types and attitudes towards it; appreciate the complexity of Mind, its Nature, states and functions.

CO79: Reflect on the culture-emotion interface, and understand the concept of Bhava and Rasa in Indian lexicon

CO80: Understand philosophy of healing and psychotherapy in Indian thought, and learn techniques of Pratyahara for mental & physical well-being.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

    

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Indian Psychology: Introduction and History

Introduction: What is Indian psychology, Indian Psychology and Indigenous Psychology, Theoretical base. History: A journey towards Indigenous and Indian psychology, Indian Psychology and Psychology in India 

12.00
Unit II: 
Approache

Advaita Vedāntic model of personality, Buddhist psychology: Afflictions and psychological states, Psychology of transformation, Sufism: Essentials of Sufi psychology - Nafs, heart and soul, Yoga: A pluralistic epistemology, Integral psychology: Sri Aurobindo’s model of personality

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Knowledge and Mind

Four types of knowledge in the ordinary waking state, Nature and types of knowledge, Attitude towards knowledge, Mind: Its Nature, states and functions

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Emotions in Indian philosophy

Psychology of emotions: Understanding the culture–emotion interface, Emotions in the Indian thought, The concepts of bhāva and rasa

12.00
Unit V: 
Healing and psychotherapy in Indian Thought

Philosophy of healing in Indian medicine, Concept and scope of Pratyahara, Psychotherapy and Indian thought

Essential Readings: 
  • Cornelissen, R.M.M., Misra, G., & Varma, S. (2014). Foundations and Applications of Indian Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson. ISBN 9789332526365.
  • Rao, K.R., & Paranjpe, A.C. (2016). Psychology in the Indian Tradition. New Delhi: Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-2439-6.

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

E-Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • International Journal of Indian Psychology
  • Archieve for the psychology of Religion
  • Indian Psychological Review

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024 [6]

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Source URL: https://www.psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/indian-psychology

Links:
[1] https://www.psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/indian-psychology
[2] https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Yoga_Sutras_of_Pata%C3%B1jali/yivABQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT5&printsec=frontcover
[3] https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp283
[4] https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-01634-4_18
[5] https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-26037-006
[6] https://www.psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-2024