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GOAL: |
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The aim of teaching
behavioural sciences to undergraduate student is
to impart such knowledge & skills that may
enable him to apply principles of behaviour -- |
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For all round development of his personality |
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In various therapeutic situations in dentistry. |
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The student should be able to
develop skills of assessing psychological
factors in each patient, explaining stress,
learning simple counselling techniques, and
improving patients compliance behaviour. |
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OBJECTIVES: |
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KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING: |
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At the end of the course, the student shall be
able to: |
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Comprehend different aspects
of normal behaviour like learning, memory,
motivation, personality & intelligence. |
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Recognise difference between normal and abnormal
behaviour. |
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Classify psychiatric disorders in dentistry. |
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Recognise clinical
manifestations of dental phobia, dental anxiety,
facial pain, orofacial manifestations of
psychiatric disorders, and behavioural problems
in children. Addictive disorders, psychological
disorders in various dental departments. |
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Should have understanding of
stress in dentistry and knowledge of simple
counselling techniques. |
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Have some background
knowledge of interpersonal, managerial and
problem solving skills which are an integral
part of modern dental practice. |
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Have knowledge of social context of dental care. |
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SKILLS |
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The student shall be able to: |
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Interview the patient and understand different
methods of communication skills in dentist -
patient relationship. |
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Improve patients compliance behaviour. |
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Develop better interpersonal, managerial and
problem solving skills. |
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Diagnose and manage minor psychological problems
while treating dental patients. |
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INTEGRATION: |
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The training in Behavioural sciences shall
prepare the students to deliver preventive,
promotive, curative and rehabilitative services
to the care of the patients both in family and
community and refer advanced cases to
specialised psychiatric hospitals. |
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Training should be integrated with all the
departments of Dentistry, Medicine,
Pharmacology, Physiology and Biochemistry. |
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PSYCHOLOGY: 1. Definition & Need of Behavioural
Science. Determinants of Behaviour. Hrs 1 Scope
of Behavioural Science. |
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Sensory process & perception perceptual process-
clinical applications. |
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Attention - Definition - factors that determine
attention. Clinical application. |
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Memory - Memory process - Types of memory ,
Forgetting: Methods to improve memory, Clinical
assessment of memory & clinical applications. |
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Definition - Laws of learning
Type of learning. Classical conditioning,
operant conditioning, cognitive learning,
Insight learning, social learning, observational
learning, principles of learning- Clinical
application. |
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Intelligence- Definition: Nature of intelligence
stability of intelligence Determinants of
intelligence, clinical application |
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Thinking - Definition: Types of thinking,
delusions, problem solving |
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Motivation - Definition: Motive, drive, needs
classification of motives |
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Emotions - Definition differentiation from
feelings – Role of hypothalamus, Cerebral
cortex, adrenal glands ANS. Theories of emotion,
Types of emotions. Personality. Assessment of
personality: Questionnaires, personality
inventory, rating scales, Interview projective
techniques – Rorshach ink blot test , RAT, CAT |
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SOCIOLOGY: |
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Social class, social groups – family, types of
family, types of marriages, communities and
Nations and institutions. |
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REFERENCE BOOKS: |
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General psychology -- S.K. Mangal |
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General psychology -- Hans Raj, Bhatia |
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General psychology --Munn |
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Behavioural Sciences in Medical practise --
Manju Mehta |
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Sciences basic to psychiatry -- Basanth Puri &
Peter J Tyrer |
