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Introduction to Behavioral Sciences What is behavioral science ?

Why to teach ?

What to teach ?

The schedule of teaching

Learning resources

Evaluation



What is behavioral sciences ? A new subject, to be taught to students of

edical college!

Behavioral Sciences are the fields of studythat are "riarily concerned with the

understanding, "rediction, and control of

huan behavior! #elated fields are Anthro"ology, Sociology

and $sychology!



Why to teach ? To increase student%s &nowledge and understanding

of huan behavior, in the conte't of "sychological( sociological factors

To understand the behaviors of "atients, their failyand counity in different clinical settings!

To understand their own behavior and attitudetowards "atients ( their "robles and the roles theyare re)uired to "lay in addressing the issues faced byhuanity!



Why to teach ? #ecoended by $*+ to be taught as a

se"arate subject

-el"ful for students a""earing in .S*LE (Board e'as



What to Teach ? Syllabus of Behavioral sciences would include

co"onents of /

Psychological development Component of Sociology

Physician patient relationship

Medical Ethics



What to teach ?0I#ST 1EA# S1LLAB.S

ounication s&ills

Stress anageent

Anger anageent

Tie anageent



What to teach ?SE23+ 1EA# S1LLAB.S

*otivation

Eotions

*eory ( recall

Learning



What to teach ?T-I#+ 1EA# S1LLAB.S

Intelligence

$erce"tion

$ersonality develo"ent

ultural beliefs, stigas and isconce"ts

-ealth, Illness and sic& role

+eath, +ying and Bereaveent



What to teach ?T-I#+ 1EA# S1LLAB.S

Inforational care

risis intervention

Brea&ing bad news

#ights and res"onsibilities of "atient



What to teach ? Ethical dileas

Infored consent

End of life issues

#esearch ethics

Environental ethics



Teaching Schedule The subject is scheduled to be taught in first

three years of *BBS!

0ew to"ics would be covered in first year andsecond year!

*ajor to"ics would be taught in third year!



Learning #esources Boo&s on "sychology and Behavioral

sciences are available in the library

Internet sites

$resentations on different to"ics would

be available on the networ&!



E4AL.ATI23 The subject of Behavioral Sciences would be

assessed at the end of third year!

Students who fail in their first atte"t ay sit in thesubse)uent e'as to "ass this subject!

All the students will have to "ass this subject to

becoe eligible to a""ear in final "rofessional

e'aination! Assessent ethodology would include *5s 6

short answers )uestions



Introduction to to"ic What is ulture, Beliefs, 4alues and 3ors

What is Stiga ?

What is isconce"t ? Stigas related to "hysical illnesses

Stigas related to ental illnesses

*isconce"ts related to illness in our culture 0actors leading to stigas ( isconce"ts +ealing with stigas ( isconce"ts



ulture ulture is the "attern of behavior and thin&ing

that "eo"le living in social grou"s learn,

create, and share! ulture distinguishes one huan grou" fro

others!

ulture is always a dynaic "rocess andtherefore continues to evolve!



Beliefs, 4alues, 3ors ( Stigas Beliefs have got a shared eaning in a culture that

are held to be true!

4alues are those as"ect of a culture that are held inhigh regard, are desired to be achieved

3ors refer to "rinci"les of right and wrong action

and the rules and laws that govern the acce"table and

unacce"table behavior When the beliefs are wrongly directed they can give

rise to stigas and isconce"ts in a society!



What is Stiga ?

Stiga ar&s an individual out as being different

7shaeful difference8 and evo&es soe for of

sanction!

In coon usage the word signifies a disgrace or

defect!

Stiga is a 9ree& word that in its origins referred to a

&ind of tattoo ar& that was cut or burned into the s&in

of criinals or slaves, in order to visibly identify the

as bleished "ersons



STI9*AS

an you ention any stiga related tosoe diseases ?



STI9*AS #ELATE+ WIT- A I + S $erson suffering fro AI+S are generally

disli&ed by the society and their socialiation isnot welcoed by any! W-1 ???

AI+S is considered to be a "unishent 7e!g! forioral behavior8

AI+S is considered to get s"read solelythrough illicit se'ual contact!

AI+S is considered as a contagious illness with belief that it can s"read through touching,sharing utensils, tal&ing etc8



E$ILE$S1

W-2 estiates that in develo"ing

countries, es"! in rural areas, <C to

;C of "eo"le with e"ile"sy receive notreatent, which they attributed to

access to care and stigatiation!



T.BE#.L2SIS *any "eo"le still believe that every case of

TB is contagious D



*isconce"tions

*isconce"t is si"ly a wrong conce"t which

is not based on logical grounds



*isconce"ts about ental illnesses

*ental illnesses are the result of soe agic, orevil action by su"erhuan forces

*ental illnesses are brought on by a wea&nessof character

$eo"le with ental illnesses are violent andun"redictable!

*ental illnesses cannot affect everyone!



*isconce"ts about ental illnesses

2nce "eo"le develo" ental illnesses, they

will never recover

+rugs used to treat ental illnesses are habitforing

+ealing with ental illness can induce

"sychological "robles $sychiatrists 6 "sychologists are theselves

entally disturbed



*isconce"tions

Stigas and isconce"ts are not liited to

illiterate "eo"le es"ecially those belong tolower socioeconoic grou" but are also

fre)uently seen in iddle and u""er class!



*isconce"ts related to use of vitains

4itains are essentially re)uired for every

ill "erson as well as healthy "eo"le!



*isconce"ts related to our diet

F$arhe is a very i"ortant as"ect oftreatent in every "atient

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