NCERT solutions for साइकोलॉजी [इंग्रजी] इयत्ता १२ chapter 5 - Therapeutic Approaches [Latest edition]

A classmate or friend of yours or your favourite character in a TV serial may have recently experienced a negative or a traumatic life event (e.g., death of a loved one, break-up of an important friendship or relationship) of which you are aware. Try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes, try to experience how that person is feeling, what s/he is thinking and try to take her/his perspective of the entire situation. This will help you to understand better how that person is feeling.

(Note: This exercise may be done in class, so that teachers can help students in overcoming any distress experienced).

Gather information about some institutions you know which offer psychiatric/psychotherapeutic help.

Your friend is feeling very nervous and panicky before the examinations. S/he is pacing up and down, is unable to study and feels s/he has forgotten all that s/he has learnt. Try to help her/him to relax by inhaling (taking in a deep breath), holding it for sometime (5-10 seconds), then exhaling (releasing the breath). Ask her/him to repeat this 5-10 times. Also ask her/him to remain focused on her/his breathing. You can do the same exercise when you feel nervous.

Describe the nature of psychotherapy.

Describe the scope of psychotherapy.

Describe the importance of the therapeutic relationship in the process of psychotherapy.

What are the different types of psychotherapy? On what basis are they classified?

Discuss the various techniques used in behaviour therapy.

Explain with the help of an example how cognitive distortions take place.

Which therapy encourages the client to seek personal growth and actualise their potential? Write about the therapies which are based on this principle.

What are the factors that contribute to healing in psychotherapy? Enumerate some of the alternative therapies.

What are the techniques used in the rehabilitation of the mentally ill?

How would a social learning theorist account for a phobic fear of lizards/cockroaches? How would a psychoanalyst account for the same phobia?

What kind of problems is cognitive behaviour therapy best suited for?

In school at times you get good points (or gold points or stars) when you do well and bad or black points when you do something wrong. This is an example of a token system. With the help of your classmates make a list of all those school and classroom activities for which you are rewarded or receive praise from your teacher or appreciation from your friends. Also make a list of all those activities for which your teacher scolds you or your classmates get angry with you.

Describe a person in your past or present who has consistently demonstrated unconditional positive regard towards you. What effect, if any, did (or does) this have on you? Explain. Gather the same information from more friends and prepare a report.