JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR

SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

BACHELORS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
SEMESTER-IV
Personality Development
Course Code- BPTPDAE408T22

Hrs./Wk. Credits Total Marks Total

L T P L L T Theory Practical L
2 0 - 2 0 2 100 - 100

1. Course Objectives:

 Know themselves better

 Identify their own potentials and accept their own limitations

 Consciously overcome their limitations and move towards self esteem

 Maximize their own potential in enabling a holistic development

2. Course Outcomes:
CO1 Illustrate knowledge and understanding of the key concepts Understand
and theories related to personality development, including the
role of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, communication
skills, and professional ethics in the context of physiotherapy.
CO2 Demonstrate an understanding of the factors that influence Understand
personality development and the impact of personality traits on
professional interactions and therapeutic relationships in
physiotherapy.
CO3 Apply their knowledge of personality development to enhance Apply
their own personal and professional growth.
CO4 Analyze and evaluate their own personality traits and their Analyse
potential impact on their professional practice.
CO5 Synthesize their understanding of personality development to Create
develop strategies for personal and professional growth.
CO6 Evaluate the effectiveness of their personal and professional Evaluate
development efforts.
3. Content: (Names of the Units)

● UNIT I: Self – knowledge

● UNIT II: Self management

● Unit III: Academic coping strategies

● UNIT IV: Personal Competence and Maturity

● Unit V: Integrated Personality Development

4. Session Plan:

Topics Class
Exercise/Assignments
UNIT I: Self – knowledge Assignment
1. Exploring habits, attitudes, preferences and experience
2. Becoming aware of strengths and weaknesses, talents and problems,
emotions and ideas
3. Identifying the optimum means of improving personal performance
4. Identifying areas of expertise and use these to solve problems in
new contexts
5. Knowing your ambitions, goals, and values
6. Understanding feelings and emotions: primary feelings and
secondary feelings, Self regulating emotions

UNIT II: Self management Visual aid

1. Understanding of life story
2. Focusing on Internal narratives
3. Managing change, confusion and uncertainty
4. Sharpening the Intellect
5. Schooling the mind
6. Socializing the individual
Unit III: Academic coping strategies Personal contact program
1. Memory
2. Art of listening
3. Note making
4. Seminar presentation
5. Art of learning and writing guidelines
6. How to study
7. Time management
8. Receptive skills
9. Classroom etiquettes
10. Cyber knowledge
UNIT IV: Personal Competence and Maturity Power point
1. Motivation
2. Developing rapport
3. Giving and receiving constructive criticism
4. Assertiveness and negotiation skills
5. Leadership
Unit V: Integrated Personality Development Power point
1. Recognizing the gradual growth in different dimension of one’s
personality such as (a).
Physical (b). Intellectual (c). Emotional (d). Moral (e). Social and (f).
Spiritual
2. Learning the Development process- Tools and Skills
3. Helping to maximize one’s potentials
4. Enhancing one’s self image, self-esteem and self- confidence

5. Pedagogy: Lectures, Case Methods, Presentations, Video Clips, Quiz, Assignments, Project &
Field Visits.

6. Recommended Readings:
1. Andrews, Sudhir. How to Succeed at Interviews. 21st (rep.) New Delhi. Tata McGraw-
Hill 1988.
2. Heller, Robert. Effective leadership. Essential Manager series. Dk Publishing, 2002
3. Hindle, Tim. Reducing Stress. Essential Manager series. Dk Publishing, 2003
4. Lucas, Stephen. Art of Public Speaking. New Delhi. Tata - Mc-Graw Hill. 2001
5. Mile, D.J Power of positive thinking. Delhi. Rohan Book Company, (2004).
6. Pravesh Kumar. All about Self- Motivation. New Delhi. Goodwill Publishing House.
2005.
7. Smith, B. Body Language. Delhi: Rohan Book Company. 2004

7. Assessment Plan:
Components Weightage (in percentage)
1. Case Presentation 20%
2. Topic Presentation 15%
3. Assignments 15%
4. Internal Exam 50%

8. Plagiarism: Academic honesty is an essential aspect of teaching and learning in Jaipur

National University programs where action is based on inquiry and reflection. Jaipur National
University takes academic honesty seriously and practices like this are often avoided. This
School of Physiotherapy verifies that no plagiarism, copying or falsification of data has been
performed while designing the curriculum.