Psychology
Back to SyllabusCUET Syllabus Psychology
Note: There will be one Question Paper which will have 50 questions out of which 40 questions need to be attempted.
Unit 1: Variations in Psychological Attributes
The unit aims at studying how people differ with respect to their various psychological attributes. Individual differencesin human functioning; Assessment of psychological attributes;Intelligence: Individual differences in intelligence; Theories of intelligence; Culture and intelligence; Special abilities: Aptitude — nature, and measurement; Creativity; Emotional intelligence
Unit 2: Self and Personality
This unit focuses on the study of self and personality in the context of different approaches in an effort to appraise the person. The assessment of personality will also be discussed. self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-regulation; Culture and self; Concept of personality; Major approaches — Type and Trait, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Behavioural, Cultural; Assessment of personality: Selfreport measures, behavioural analysis, and projective measures.
Unit 3: Meeting Life Challenges
This unit deals with the nature of stress and how responses to stress depend on an individual’s appraisal of stressors. Strategies to cope with stress will also be dealt with. Nature, types and sources of stress; Effects on psychological functioning and health; Coping with stress; Promoting positive health and well-being.
Unit 4: Psychological Disorders
This unit discusses the concepts of normality and abnormality and the major psychological disorders. Concepts of abnormality and psychological disorders; Classification of disorders; Factorsunderlying abnormal behaviour; Major psychological disorders – Anxiety, Somatic, Dissociative, Mood, Schizophrenic, Developmental and Behavioural-Substance use related.
Unit 5: Therapeutic Approaches
The unit discusses the goals, techniques, and effectiveness of different approaches to treating psychological disorders
Nature and process of therapy: Therapeutic relationship; Types of therapies: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive, Behaviour and Bio-medical; Alternative therapies — Yoga, Meditation; Rehabilitation of mentally ill.
Unit 6: Attitude and Social Cognition
This unitfocuses on the formation and change of attitudes, cultural influences on attributional tendencies,and conditions influencing pro-social behaviour.
Explaining social behaviour: Impression formation and explaining behaviour of othersthrough attributions; Social cognition; Schemas and stereotypes; Nature and components of attitudes; Attitude formation and change;Behaviourin the presence of others;Pro-social behaviour;Prejudice and discrimination; Strategies for handling prejudice.
Unit 7: Social Influence and Group Processes
The unit deals with the concept of the group, its functions, and the dynamics of social influence on conformity, obedience, and compliance. Different conflict resolution strategies will also be discussed.
Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance; Cooperation and Competition; Nature and formation of groups; Types of groups; Social identity; Influence of the group on individual behaviour; Intergroup conflicts; Conflict resolution strategies.
Unit 8: Psychology and Life
The unit focuses on the application of psychological understanding to some importantsocial issues. Human-environment relationship; Environmental effects on human behaviour: Noise, pollution, crowding, natural disasters; Promoting pro-environmental behaviour; Psychology and social concerns: Aggression, Violence, and Peace, Discrimination and Poverty, health, the impact of television on behaviour.
Unit 9: Developing Psychological Skills
The unit deals with some effective psychological and interpersonal skills for facilitating personalsocial development.
Effective psychological skills: Observational skills, Interviewing skills, Testing skills, Counselling skills — empathy, authenticity, positive regard, and Communication skills — listening.