Table of Specifications (TOS)

Developmental Psychology

A. Perspective on Nature and Nurture (5%)

a. Explain the role of heredity and environment in human growth and development.

B. Ethics on Research Methods in Developmental Psychology (5%)

a. Examine the ethical considerations of various research methods in developmental

psychology.

C. Developmental Theories (25%)

a. Evaluate different theories in the development of personality and other human

attributes in the light of the following theories: psychosexual, psychosocial,
ecological, socio-cultural, attachment and learning.

b. Apply the theory of cognitive, moral, and maturational development of a person

across the lifespan.

c. Explain the theory of identity formation during adolescence.

D. Developmental Principles (5%)

a. Explain appropriate developmental principles on the issues of human development.

E. Developmental Issues and Tasks Across the Lifespan (30%)

a. Developmental Issues across the life span (15%)

i. Explain the critical issues of physical, cognitive, and

socio-emotional in the prenatal development.

ii. Describe the developmental issues concerning

childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in the physical, cognitive, and
psychosocial aspects of development.

iii. Identify critical issues concerning death and

bereavement.

b. Developmental tasks across the lifespan (15%)

i. Describe the expected developmental tasks in physical,

cognitive, and psychosocial development during childhood, adolescence, and
adulthood.
 ii. Differentiate developmental tasks in physical,
cognitive, and psychosocial development expected during childhood,
adolescence, and adulthood.

F. Developmental Challenges and Milestones Across the Life Span (30%)

a. Developmental Challenges Across the Life Span (15%)

i. Explain the challenges faced during prenatal,

childhood, adolescence, and adulthood stages in terms of physical, cognitive,
and psychosocial development.

ii. Differentiate the challenges concerning prenatal,

childhood, adolescence, and adulthood stages in terms of physical, cognitive,
and psychosocial development.

iii. Identify the challenges of coping with the death of

another person.

b. Developmental Milestones across the lifespan (15%)

i. Describe the expected developmental milestones on

physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development during childhood,
adolescence, and adulthood.

ii. Differentiate developmental milestones expected in

childhood, adolescence, and adulthood stages in terms of physical, cognitive,
and psychosocial development.

iii. Evaluate issues involved in decisions about death.

Psychological Assessment (130 items previously 150 items)

A. Psychometric Properties and Principles (30%)

a. Ascertain psychometric properties essential in constructing, selecting, and

interpreting tests.

b. Describe the value of different psychometric properties and principles.

c. Justify the reason for accepting or rejecting instruments and tools based on
psychometric properties.

d. Manifest capacity to interpret and utilize test results based on the psychometric
properties of the assessment instrument.

e.Examine the ways psychometric principles are applied in the interpretation of

results and usage of assessment outcomes.

f. Evaluate the application of psychometric principles in the development of

assessment instruments.
B. Research Methods and Statistics (15%)

a. Recognize statistics applied in research studies on tests and test development.

b. Explain methods and statistics used in research studies and test construction.

c. Apply the appropriate research methods and statistics in test development and
standardisation.

d. Analyse the applied research and statistical methods used in test development and
standardisation and studies on tests and their findings.

e. Appraise the appropriateness of the statistics and methods of research applied for a
given goal.

C. Uses, Benefits, Limitations of Assessment Tools, and Instruments (10%)

a. State purposes of given assessment methods and tools.

b. Describe benefits derived from different assessment methods and tools.

c. Determine appropriate selection tools for given populations and settings.

d. Analyse the strengths and limitations of utilised assessment tools.

e. Assess the appropriateness of selected assessment tools and instruments.

D. Selection of Assessment Methods and Tools (15%)

a. Identify appropriate assessment methods and tools for specific purposes.

b. Clarify rationale for selecting assessment methods and tools for specific
populations and purposes.

c. Specify areas of assessment and/or tools needed for specific populations, settings,
and circumstances.

d. Determine the best assessment methods and tools for individuals and groups.

e. Evaluate whether selected methods and instruments yield the needed information.

f. Recommend methods and instruments required for specific needs and goals.

E. Test Administration, Scoring, Interpretation and Usage (15%)

a. Detect errors in test selection, administration, scoring.

b. Show recognition of the impact of errors in test administration, scoring, and

interpretation.
 c. Respond appropriately to challenges in test usage, administration, scoring, and
interpretation.

d. Explore anomalies in test construction, administration, interpretation, and usage.

E. Appraise usefulness of tests under varying conditions of test administration,

scoring, and interpretation.

Abnormal Psychology

A. Manifestation of Behavior (5%)

a. Normalcy and Abnormalcy

i. Recognize abnormal and abnormal manifestations of

behaviour.

ii. Assess abnormal manifestations of behaviours based

on the social contexts.

B. Psychological Disorders and Specific Symptoms Based on DSM-5 (50%)

a. Psychological disorders and specific symptoms based in DSM-5

i. Differentiate Anxiety Disorders from other

disorders.

ii. Differentiate Trauma-and-Stressor Related

Disorders from other disorders.

iii. Differentiate Obsessive-Compulsive Related

Disorders from other disorders.

iv. Differentiate Somatic Symptom and Related

Disorders from other disorders.

v. Differentiate Dissociative Disorder from other

disorders.

vi. Differentiate Mood Disorders and Suicide from

other psychological disorders.

vii. Differentiate Eating and Sleep Disorder from

other disorders.

viii. Identify the different Sexual Dysfunctions,

Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria.

ix. Differentiate Substance-Related and Addictive

Disorder from other disorders.
 x. Differentiate Impulse Control Disorders from
other disorders.

xi. Differentiate the different Personality Disorders

and with the other psychopathologies of
personalities.

xii. To differentiate Schizophrenia and Other

Psychotic Disorders from other psychological
disorders.

xiii. Identify the different Neurodevelopmental

Disorders.

xiv. Identify the different Neurocognitive Disorders.

C. Theoretical Approaches in Explaining the Etiology of Psychological Disorders (20%)

a. Explain the genetic contributions in the development of mental disorders.

b. Analyze the role of biological and neurological bases in the development of

psychological disorders.

c. Illustrate the role of learning in the development of psychological disorders.

d. Explain the cognitive theories in the development of psychological disorders.

e. Explain the diathesis-stress model in the development of psychological disorders.

f. Analyze the role of gene-environment interaction in the development of

psychological disorders.

g. Analyze the role of culture, social interactions, and interpersonal factors in

the development of pathological disorders.

D. Therapeutic Interventions of Psychological Disorders (10%)

a. Appropriate psychological interventions for psychological disorders.

i. Explain the different psychological interventions

used for the treatment of psychological
disorders.

ii. Illustrate the application of psychological

interventions for the treatment of psychological
disorders.
 iii. Evaluate the efficacy of psychological
interventions for the treatment of psychological
disorders.

E. Impact of Social-cultural Factors on Problem Identification and Diagnosis of Mental

Disorders (10%)

a. Sociocultural factors

i. Identify the socio-cultural factors that may

impact on diagnosing of mental disorders.

b. Ethics in Diagnosing Mental Disorder

i. Apply appropriate ethical principles and

standards of practice in diagnosing abnormal
behavior.

F. Global Health Crisis and Mental Health Law (10%)

a. Recognize the different issues and concerns in various settings (educational,

community) on the impact of (COVID019) on the mental health condition of people
and the challenges of the implementation of RA11036.

b. Evaluate the impact of global health crisis (COVID-19) on the mental health
condition of people and the challenges of the implementation of RA11036.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

A. Organizational theory (20%)

a. Describe the different organizational theories, models, and concepts.

b. Apply the different theories of organizations to the overall understanding of

human behavior in an organizational setting.

c. Determine the focus and analyze the differences between these organizational
theories: Classical Organizational Theory Neo-Classical, Modern, Contingency,
Motivation, and Open System.

d. Examine the importance of organizational theory, particularly on how

organizations use that knowledge to help them improve organizational structure and
design, leadership, managerial styles, group behavior, motivation, communication,
operational efficiency, and organizational culture.

B. Organizational Structures and Systems (20%)

a. Evaluate the value and importance of knowing and understanding the various
organizational models and systems.
 b. Recognize the pros and cons of the different types of organizational
structures: functions, multi-divisional, flat, matrix, team, network, and hierarchal
structures.

c. Define the elements that create an organizational structure and their distinct
relationship: Job design, departmentation, delegation, span of control, and chain of
command.

d. Apply your understanding of organizational design to appreciate

organizational roles and performance accountability.

e. Explain the importance of aligning the organizational structure with the business
strategy.

f. Apply your understanding of the 4 business elements that must be aligned to

ensure profitable performance and business success.

C. Human Resource Development and Human Resource Management (25%)

a. Differentiate

i. Human resource development and human

resource management.

ii. Human resource development and organizational

development.

iii. Human resource development and employee

training.

b. Identify the activities involved in human resource development.

c. Examine the scope, coverage, and processes across the different areas of human
resource development (training, learning, career development, talent management,
performance appraisal, employee engagement, and empowerment).

d. Analyze the organizational activities involved in human resource

management (manpower planning, staffing, developing, monitoring, maintaining,
managing relationship, and evaluating).

e. Compare the role of the human resource manager and the human resource
development manager in an organization.

D. Team Dynamics (15%)

a. Explain the importance and impact of team dynamics in an organization.

b. Identify the stages of team dynamics.

c. Examine group processes that affect team effectiveness.

 d. Identify the common problems that occur in teams.

e. Apply your knowledge of team dynamics to address team problems and improve
team performance.

E. Organizational change and development (20%)

a. Distinguish the difference between:

i. Organizational change and organizational

development.

ii. Organizational development and Organizational

change.

b. Analyze the difference factors driving Organizational change.

c. Identify the different types of large-scale organizational changes.

d. Evaluate the different types of organizational interventions used to enhance

organizational effectiveness, employee well-being, and productivity.

e. Examine the different strategies and techniques organizations use to manage

change, and/or cope with change to achieve organizational efficiency.