The main objective of this course is to provide students a comprehensive understanding of theoretical basis of human behavior i.e. basic concepts and application of major perspectives: Psychodynamic, Behavioristic, Cognitive, Humanistic, Existential, Gestalt and Islamic.
Schools of Psychology
a. Brief history of Psychology
b. Structuralism
c. Functionalism
d. Greek contribution
Introduction to Perspectives
a. Major assumptions, major contributors and basic concepts
Biological Perspective
a. Heredity
b. Genes and chromosomes
c. Endocrine glands
Psychodynamic Perspective
a. Classical psychoanalysis
b. Neo-Freudians
Behavioristic Perspective
a. Classical conditioning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Social learning
Cognitive Perspective
a. Cognitive perspective by Aron Beck
b. Cognitive perspective by Albert Ellis
c. Cognitive perspective of appraisal and coping
d. Cognitive behavioral model
Humanistic Perspective
a. Abraham Maslow
b. Carl Rogers
Existential Perspective
a. Thomas Szaz
b. Victor Frankel
Gestalt Perspective
a. Fritz Perls
Socio-Cultural Perspective
Islamic Perspective in the light of teachings of Quran & Sunnah
a. Ibn e Sina, Al-Ghazali, Ashraf AliThanvi
History and Systems of Psychology by 
An Introduction to the History of Psychology by 
A History of Muslim Philosophy by Psychology in Perspective by 
Conceptual and historical issues in psychology by 
