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1.Physiology and Micro biology
Digestive system, Cardio Vascular
System and Reproductive system. Food Microbiology, food poisoning, food
spoilage, food born infection, Diseases caused by Micro organism (a) Bacterial
Pneumonia, Meningitis, Cholera, Syphilis, Diphtheria, Leprosy (b) Virus - AIDS,
Rabies, German measles, Measles, mumps, polo mellitus (c) Amoebic dysentery,
malaria
2. Child development and Welfare
The neonates - Characteristics,
abilities and adjustments, reflexes - agar test, neonatal care - Immunization,
- Breast feeding Advantages. Importance of early stimulation, Discipline and
guidance for children, preschool education - objectives, types, pre-school
personnel, pre-school records. Child rearing practices of parents, parental
attitudes, families influence on the personality and behavior development of children.
Responsible parenthood (acceptance, injection and over protection), Population
education definition problems of over population, small family norm, family
planning, sex education, STD.
3. Human Nutrition and dietics
Good Nutrition, Malnutrition,
balanced diet, RDA, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, vitamins and minerals—
Classification, functions, Sources and deficiencies, dietary fibre, Diet in
fevers, Diarrhoea, constipation, Pregnancy, Lactation, Pre-school and
adolescents. Meal planning, Therapeutic nutrition, Important National and International
agencies.
4. Extension education and communication
Extension Education, definition, need
principles, philosophy, difference between formal, informal and extension education.
Community development -objectives, history of community development programmes
in India, Poverty alleviation programmes in India. Programme development -
Planning execution and evaluation. Communication methods, Audio visual aids –
classification
5. Basic food science
Food groups, cereals and cereal
products, pulse and legumes, nuts and oil seeds, vegetables and fruits, milk
and milk products, Meat, fish, egg and poultry, Beverages, spice and condiments
- composition and nutrient value, selection of these foods and storage.
2. SOCIOLOGY
1.Family - Nature, composition,
characteristics, types.-
Patriarchal and matriarchal family
Joint family, extended family , nuclear family, merits and demerits of joint
family Disintegration of joint family in India, changing role of family, modern
trends.
2 . Social Problems
Domestic violence, alcoholism, dowry,
dowry deaths, legislations related To dowry drug addiction, child labour, child
abuse, rights of children, violence against Women , problems of elderly, social
psychological and economic, social security measures Educated unemployment, and
underemployment.
3. Developmental Issues. - Poverty
alleviation programmes, consumerism, rural - urban Disparities, Environmental
degradation- air pollution, water pollution, solid waste Management, climatic
change, problems of induced displacement- social,economic, and cultural
problems of displaced people.
4. Women and Development. Women in
governance, gender issues, empowerment of Women, participation of women in
socio political activities, women in panchayat raj Institutions, role of self
help groups in socio economic development of women.
5.. Tools and Techniques of data
collection- Primary and secondary data, observation-Participant and non participant,
interview schedule, questionnaire, structured and Unstructured, open and closed
questions and case study method.
3. SOCIAL WORK
1. Developmental Psychology (Human
Behaviour in Social Environment: growth vs. development -developmental task (by
Havighurst) - the biophysicalpsychological and socio-cultural changes happening
during life span - Prenatal, Early Childhood, Late Childhood, Puberty, Adolescence,
Young Adulthood, Middle Adulthood and Old Age - Hazards
2. Developmental Welfare Needs across
the Life Span: Prenatal care -immunisation - breast feeding - parenting -
preschool education - sex education and menstrual hygiene - prevention of
substance abuse - vocational guidance - premarital counselling - career
guidance and planning - retirement planning - bereavement
3. Family Counselling: Family as an
Institution - dysfunctional families - Family Systems Theory - Enmeshment and
Boundaries - Issues: separation, divorce, remarriage -Family Life Cycle:
Independence, Coupling (marriage), Parenting: babies through adolescence,
Launching adult children, Retirement - Family and Couple Therapy
4. Working with Groups - Groups -
Types of groups: in-groups, out groups,primary, secondary and reference - Group
Dynamics: dyads and triads, competition, conflict, cooperation and cohesion,
coercion, accommodation - Stages of Group Formation -Social Group Work (working
with groups) - social group work process (Intake, Study, Diagnosis, Programme
Development, Implementation of the programme, Evaluation)
5. Reproductive Health & Family
Planning: Adolescent Sexual Health (ARSH) -Contraception: temporary and
permanent methods - factors affecting fertility -Infertility -STIs &
HIV/AIDS - Safe Motherhood and Responsible Parenthood - Population Pyramids
-Unwanted Pregnancy & Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
4. PSYCHOLOGY
1.Introduction to Psychology: Psychology-approaches
to psychology: structuralism-functionalism-behaviorism-Gestalt psychology.
Biological -psychoanalytic -Humanistic - Cognitive approaches-methods in
psychologyobservation- case study-survey and experimental methods.
2.Biological basis of behaviour-Brain
and behaviour- neuron- structure of neuronsynapse-neurotransmitters-CNS-
Sensory and motor processing- cortical localizationlocalization of
language-localization of perception.
3.Sensation Perception and
Consciousness: Sensory thresholds-subliminal perceptionscolour
perception-cues-Perception of form-pattern or objects-figure and Ground-0 contour-perceptual
constancies-Size-shape- orientation-brightness-lllusions-type of lllusions-ESP-states
of consciousness-biological rhythms-dream and sleep-ASCmeditation.
4.Psychological Processes :Learning:
classical conditioning-operant conditioningcognitivelearning-observational
learning-Memory: encoding-storage and retrieval process-sensory, short term and
long term memories-chunking- working memorysemantic and episodic
memory-explicit and implicit memory forgetting:
decayinterference-repression-amnesia-mnemonics-cognitive process-Images and
conceptsprototypes-language-deductive and inductive reasoning-decision making-
problem solving-motivation-need, drive, incentives-biological and psychological
motiveshierarchy of needs-extrinsic and intrinsic motives-intelligence-concepts
of IQ.
5.Personality and Abnormal Behaviour:
Approaches to personality- Major ideas of Freud's theory- assessment of
personality-self report-projective measures-DSM-ICD classification-anxiety
disorders-mood disorders- schizophrenia-personality disorders.
NOTE: - It may be noted that apart
from the main topics listed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the
educational qualification of the post may
also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question
paper.
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