Psychology of Emotion: Theory and Applications

By Prof. Dilwar Hussain | IIT Guwahati

Learners enrolled: 3540 | Exam registration: 1211

ABOUT THE COURSE:
We are emotional beings. We cannot imagine human life without diverse emotional experiences. Emotions are integral to every aspect of our life and psychology. Emotions have purpose and we need to handle them with curiosity, understanding and wisdom. This course will provide a comprehensive understanding and applications of the psychology of emotions and emotional intelligence. This course will address some major questions associated with the scientific study of emotions, such as-What are emotions? Are they universal or culture specific? How they influence our brain and body? What happens when we are not able to manage emotions? Are there emotion based psychological disorders? Can we learn to regulate destructive emotions? What are positive emotions and happiness? Can we enhance them to experience more satisfaction in our life? What is emotional intelligence? Why it is so important for success and satisfaction in our personal and professional life? Can we learn the skills of emotional intelligence?

INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG and PG students of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences and Engineering

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: HR section of companies

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	22 Jan 2024
End Date :	12 Apr 2024
Enrollment Ends :	05 Feb 2024
Exam Registration Ends :	16 Feb 2024
Exam Date :	28 Apr 2024 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1 : The nature of emotions
Lecture 1 - Emotions: concepts and categories and measurement
Lecture 2 - Historical background and theories
Lecture 3 - Measuring and Communicating emotions

Week 2 : Culture and Emotions
Lecture 4 - Universals and cultural differences in emotions 1
Lecture 5 - Universals and cultural differences in emotions 2

Week 3 : Physiology of emotions
Lecture 6 - Emotions and the body
Lecture 7 - Emotions and the brain

Week 4 : Self-conscious Emotions
Lecture 8 - Self-evaluative emotions: Guilt, shame, Embarrassment, and pride
Lecture 9 - Social comparison Emotions: Envy and jealousy

Week 5 : Positive emotions and happiness
Lecture 10 - Positive emotions
Lecture 11 - Happiness and Subjective well-being 1
Lecture 12 - Happiness and Subjective well-being 2

Week 6 : Group Emotions
Lecture 13 - Emotions in groups 1
Lecture 14 - Emotions in groups 2

Week 7 : Emotions and cognitions
Lecture 15 - Emotions and cognitions
Lecture 16 - Effects of emotions on cognitive functions 1
Lecture 17 - Effects of emotions on cognitive functions 2

Week 8 : Emotion based disorders
Lecture 18 - Depression
Lecture 19 - Anxiety disorders

Week 9 : Emotion regulation and coping
Lecture 20 - Emotion regulation: Introduction
Lecture 21 - Emotion regulation strategies 1
Lecture 22 - Emotion regulation strategies 2

Week 10 : Emotional Intelligence 1
Lecture 23 - What is Emotional intelligence? Why it is important?
Lecture 24 - Skills of EI-Self awareness
Lecture 25 - Skills of EI-Self regulation

Week 11 : Emotional Intelligence 2
Lecture 26 - Skills of EI-Self-motivation
Lecture 27 - Skills of EI-Empathy
Lecture 28 - Skills of EI-Social Skills

Week 12 : Some applied aspects of emotions and EI
Lecture 29 - EI and workplace
Lecture 30 - EI, health, and well-being
Lecture 31 - How to increase EI? Some general pointers

Books and references

1.M. N. Shiota and J. W. Kalat, Emotions, Wadsworth, 2012.
2.P. M. Niedenthal and F. Ric, Psychology of Emotions, Routledge, 2017.
3.D. Keltner, K. Oatley, and J. M. Jenkins, Understanding Emotions, Wiley, 2014.
4.D. Goleman, Emotional Intelligence-why it can matter more than IQ, Bantam; Revised edition, 2005
5.T. Bradberry and J. Greaves, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, TalentSmart, 2009
6.D. Goleman, Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bentham Books, 1998

Instructor bio

Prof. Dilwar Hussain

IIT Guwahati

Prof. Dilwar Hussain is an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research interests are psychology of traumatic stress, positive psychology and well-being.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 28 April 2024 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Guwahati .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team