Managing Life Skills

Syllabus

Code: SEC-1C

Managing Life Skills

 

Module I:                                                                          09 Hours

Introduction to Life Skills: Meaning of Life Skills, Needs Life Skills, Life Skills Development, Lateral Thinking, Analytical Thinking, My Smart Decisions, Importance of Relationships, Be Emotionally Smart.

Core Areas of Life Skills: - Meaning of Self-Awareness, Empathy, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Interpersonal Relationship.

Life Skills Work in Combination- Thinking Skills, Social Skills, and Coping Skills.

Module II:                                                                         08 Hours

Creativity: Need for Creativity in the 21st Century, Imagination, Intuition, Experience, Sources of Creativity, Lateral Thinking, Myths of Creativity

 

Critical Thinking Vs Creative Thinking, Functions of Left Brain & Right Brain, Convergent & Divergent Thinking, Critical Reading & Multiple Intelligence.

Module III:                                                                       08 Hours

Coping: Coping with Emotions - Definition, Characteristics, Types - Classification: Wheel Model, Two-Dimensional Approach - Coping Strategies. 

Coping with Stress - Definition, Stressors - Sources of Stress - The General Adaptive Syndrome Model of Stress - Coping Strategies.