Paper 4.4 (A): Psychological Interventions
| Unit | Contents | Teaching Hrs. | Domain |
| 1 | Systemic and Eclectic Approach
Meaning of psychological interventions; Systemic therapies: group, family, and couple therapy Eclectic: Meaning of eclectic approach, Hill and O’Brien’s three stages model, experiential therapy Positive psychological interventions – savoring, gratitude writing, story writing, resilience building Sensory therapy: arousal mood disorder, ADHD Common eclectic approaches Self-help groups and positive psychological interventions |
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| 2 | Self-management approach
Life coaching – dietary practice, leisure, exercise, work schedules Emotion focused therapy, emotional self-regulation, cognitive enhancement technique: priming and mnemonic Yoga – breathing exercises, asanas Meditation – vipassana, dhyana, mindfulness Neurobiological basis of meditation effects Mind-body approaches |
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| 3 | Other interventions
Music therapy, art and play therapies, psychodrama Biofeedback, transcranial magnetic stimulation, Jacobson Progressive Muscular Relaxation Psycho-educative programme – preventive strategies, self-help groups Computer Assisted Therapy (CAT), Internet based Psychotherapy – online support group, online consultation, Mobile applications for interventions Neurofeedback and ADHD Conduct a therapy on yourself using a mobile application |
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Syllabus Books:
- Hecker, J.E. and Thorpe, G.L. (2005). Introduction to Clinical Psychology. Pearson Education Inc.: New Delhi
- Gerrig, R.J. and Zimbardo, P.G. (2005). Psychology and Life, 17th Ed. Pearson: New Delhi
- Snyder, C.R. and Lopez, S.J. (2002). Handbook of Positive Psychology. OUP: New York
- Snyder, C.R. (2002). Psychology of Hope: Theory, measures and applications. San Diego
Reference Books:
- Simpkins, A. & Simpkins, C. (2016). Core principles of Meditation for Therapy: Improving the Outcomes for Psychotherapeutic Treatments. NY: Wiley.
- Banmgardner, S. and Crothers, M. (2015). Positive Psychology. Pearson: Delhi.
- Payne, L. & Feuerstein, G. (2014). Yoga for Dummies. NY: Wiley