Course info

 Course Description

 This value – added course aims to enable students to handle love and relationship effectively. This course is primarily focusing on the learning to create positive relationships in their personal and their professional life. Within the social psychology perspective relationship focuses on the interaction between two individuals, paying close attention to both  behavior  and  what  goes  in  people’s  minds  (emotions  and  cognitions).  Maintaining a strong relationship requires constant care and communication and certain traits have been shown to be important for fostering healthy relationship. This course is specifically designed to advance their theoretical knowledge.  The course runs in workshop mode

Course Introduction

This course will enable students to responsibly handle love and other relationships. Relationship experiences are unique; there are still some essential elements that should be in every relationship for it to be healthy and fulfilling for everyone. Students normally have a frame of mind that love and relationships are more art than science, but there is actually plenty of science involved with falling and remaining in love and relationship .This course is trying to impart evidence based information to the students that would help them to handle their relationship robust a lot. The objective of this value-added course is to enhance their relationship and gain skills to manage relationship in an assertive way

Course Objectives

·      To develop an understanding of the healthy relationship.

·      To gain understanding on relationship as a key source of inspiration, support, and encouragement for self-development.

·      To grasp and apply the problems solving techniques and emotional regulation strategies in relationship.

Course Outcomes

At course completion:

1.    Students will be able to grasp and appreciate the role of relationship and its importance in everyday existence

2.    The students will analyze and apply knowledge and skills to resolve issues and handle  relationships effectively

Teaching Pedagogy

 The components are:

·      Experience – Students will be exposed to the ideas and principles of love and relationship through TEDX/ other online videos/resources/assignments.

·      Reflection: Reflections and internalization would be done through group activities, brainstorming sessions and critical thinking group assignments.

·      Active Experimentation – Writing a memoir/ Word completion test/ Love letter/role-plays/ Movie reviews will be given for different aspects of love and relationship.

Modules

Module 1:  Introduction to love (10 lecture hour )

·        Is love an art?

·        Love, the answer to the problem of human existence; soul mate – love eternal

·        Comprehensive theories associated with love; Sternberg triarchic theory of love.

·        Neurobiology of love

·        Types of love;  role of attraction, attachment-commitment, and caregiving (AAC)

·        Connection, trust, respect and attraction ; love cycle

·        Love and its disintegration in contemporary Indian society

·        Myths of love

Readings & Reference

·      Fehr, B. (2015). Love: Conceptualization and experience. In APA handbook of personality and social psychology, Volume 3: Interpersonal relations. (pp. 495-522). American Psychological Association.

·      Fromm, E. (2000). The art of loving: The centennial edition. A&C Blackf

Suggested Activities:

·       Interactive Lectures/Book Review /Debate/ Group Discussion/ Writing a memoir

Module 2 : Building successful relationships   (10 lecture hours)

·      Why do people get involved in relationships?
·      Intrinsic & Extrinsic Need, Pathological relationship, Habits of healthy relationship, Frames of relationship,
·      Skills for Relationship, Relationship dynamics: Trust intimacy and power
·      Neurotic and life affirming relationship
·      Dialectical tensions in relationship
·      Social context of relationship: Influence of others

 

Readings & Reference

·       Cuyler, E., & Ackhart, M. (2009). Psychology of relationships. Nova Science Publishers.

·       Segal, J. (2008). The language of emotional intelligence: The five essential tools for building powerful and effective relationships. McGraw-Hill.

Suggested Activities:

·       Faculty assisted training,  peer learning and assessment, discussion forums, Word completion test Questionnaire, Love letter, role-plays, Movie reviews

Module 3 Emotional Intelligence in Love and Relationships (10 lecture hours)

·      Emotional intelligence (EQ) impacts relationships
·      Building and maintaining emotionally intelligent relationship
·      Responding to a low-EQ relationship
·      The Process of Love and Breaking Up
·      Knapp’s model of interpersonal relationship

·      Managing Conflict

Readings & Reference

·      Segal, J. (2008). The language of emotional intelligence: The five essential tools for building powerful and effective relationships. McGraw-Hill.

·       McKee, A., Boyatzis, R. E., Johnston, F., & Johnston, F. (2008). Becoming a resonant leader: Develop your emotional intelligence, renew your relationships, sustain your effectiveness. Harvard Business Press.

Suggested Activities: 

·       Faculty assisted training, writing assignments, peer learning and assessment, Debate, Group Discussion, Writing a memoir, discussion forums.