1. Introduction to Behavioral Sciences and its importance in health
2. Normality vs Abnormality
3. Desirable Attitudes in Health Professionals
4. Understanding Behavior
5. Memory and describe its stages, types and methods to improving it
6. Cognition and levels of cognition
7. Individual Differences – personality, intelligence, emotions & motivations
8. Stress and stressors - Relationship of stress and stressors with illness
9. Pain, Sleep, Consciousness – its concept & physiology
10. Bio-Psycho-Social Model of Health Care and the Systems Approach
optometry, health-care profession concerned with examining the eyes for defects of vision and diagnosing and treating such conditions. Optometrists prescribe and supply eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other optical aids that correct the focusing of the eyes.
Optometrists examine the eyes and other parts of the visual system. They also diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes. They prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses as needed
11. Importance of Behavioral sciences in health
12. Perception, what factors affecting perception
13. Attention and concentration. What factors affecting them
14. Thinking; describe its types and theories
15. Problem solving and decision-making strategies
16. Learning, Principles of learning, modern methods and styles of learning, types of learners, Strategies to improve learning skills
17. Concept of life events and their relationship with stress and illness
18. Culture and Health practice - its dynamics. Attitude, value, belief, myths, social class, stigma, sick role and illness, health belief models