• ## Essential Units for OTHM RQF Level 7 Psychology Course **Module 1: Introduction to Psychology**
• im_definition_of_psychology** - Definition of psychology, major branches, and historical development
• im_historical_development** - Ancient Greece, Rome, and medieval period
• im_modern_psychology** - Behaviorism, cognitive psychology, and humanistic psychology
• Module 2: Human Development**
• im_biological_development** - Prenatal development, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
• im_psychological_development** - Cognitive development, social development, and emotional development
• im_immature_brain** - Brain structure and function, brain plasticity, and its impact on development
• Module 3: Sensation and Perception**
• im_sense_organs** - Vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste
• im_sensory_processes** - Sensory receptors, sensory pathways, and sensory experiences
• im_perception** - Conscious and unconscious perception, perceptual constancy, and perceptual organization
• Module 4: Learning and Memory**
• im_learning** - Classical and operant conditioning, reinforcement, and punishment
• im_memory** - Short-term and long-term memory, memory systems, and amnesia
• im_learning_and_memory_ disorders** - Autism, dementia, and learning disabilities
• Module 5: Motivation and Behavior**
• im_motivation** - Intrinsic and extrinsic factors, needs, and drives
• im_behavior** - Classical and operant conditioning, operant reinforcement, and punishment
• im_social influence** - Social learning, social cognition, and social development
• Module 6: Cognitive Processes**
• im_attention** - Focusing on specific stimuli, attentional mechanisms, and attention disorders
• im_memory** - Encoding, storage, and retrieval of information, memory disorders, and amnesia
• im_language** - Communication processes, language acquisition, and language disorders
• Module 7: Abnormal Psychology**
• im_psychopaths** - Psychopathy, antisocial personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder
• im_developmental disorders** - Autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities
• im_mental_health** - Depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders
• Module 8: Research Methods in Psychology**
• im_scientific_method** - Observation, hypothesis, and experimentation
• im_quantitative_research** - Surveys, experiments, and statistical analysis
• im_qualitative research** - Case studies, interviews, and observations
• Module 9: Applications of Psychology**
• im_clinical_psychology** - Assessment and treatment of mental health disorders
• im_organizational psychology** - Motivation, leadership, and team dynamics
• im_industrial-organizational psychology** - Work stress, organizational culture, and employee development
• Module 10: Ethical Considerations in Psychology**
• im_research_ethics** - Informed consent, plagiarism, and ethical review boards
• im_client-centered care** - Confidentiality, respect for privacy, and ethical decision-making
• im_social justice and equality** - Promoting fairness and reducing discrimination in the field of psychology

Assessment

The assessment is done via submission of assignment. There are no written exams.