PUC Karnataka Arts Class 12 - Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka Question Bank Solutions for Psychology

Are there cultural differences in the conceptualisation of intelligence?

Give an example of a life event which is likely to be stressful. Suggest reasons why it is likely to cause different degrees of stress to the person experiencing it.

Reflect on the environmental factors that have (a) a positive impact on the being, and (b) a negative effect.

Describe the nature and scope of psychotherapy. Highlight the importance of therapeutic relationship in psychotherapy.

Your friend eats too much junk food, how would you be able to bring about a change in her/his attitude towards food?

Are you a member of a certain group? Discuss what motivated you to join that group.

Identify an aspect of your friend’s personal life that she/he wants to change. As a student of psychology, think of specific ways in which you can devise a programme to help your friend modify or solve her/his problem.

Explain the concept of stress. Give examples from daily life.

State the symptoms and sources of stress.

“Physicians make diagnosis looking at a person’s physical symptoms”. How are psychological disorders diagnosed?

Can a long-standing pattern of deviant behaviour be considered abnormal? Elaborate.

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

A therapist asks the client to reveal all her/his thoughts including early childhood experiences. Describe the technique and type of therapy being used.

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.

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

Should Electro-convulsive Therapy (ECT) be used in the treatment of mental disorders?

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