W.B.C.S. (EXECUTIVE) EXAMINATION - 2015 PSYCHOLOGY : PAPER - II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Full Marks : 200
If the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining ones ignored.
Answer may be given either in English or in Bengali but all answers must be in one and the same language
GROUP - A : Answer any three Questions
1. Compare and contrast Freud's 'psycho-sexual development phases' and Erik Erikson's psycho social development'. Discuss the concepts 'oedipus and electra complexes' and 'identity crisis' in detail. What is meant by 'identity statuses' ? Delineate. 20+20
2. Define the term 'schizophrenia' in detail. Critically elucidate its etiology, symptoms, behavioural manifestations & management. 10+30
3. What is client-centred therapy ? Mention its father figure (s) stressing upon its departure from traditional methods of therapy. Mention the limitation of the therapeutic strategy. 10+15+15
4. What do you understand by the term 'socio-emotional adjustment' ? Elaborate with suitable citations. What are the characteristics of an individual who is socio-emotionally maladapted ? Express critically the term 'maladjustment'. 7+13+20
5. Writes short notes on any two :
(a) Discuss any theory of motivation with illustrations,
(b) Coping with stress after a natural catastrophe,
(c) Various classifications of groups,
(d) Panic disorder with and without agoraphobia.
GROUP-B : Answer any two Questions
6. Discuss the contemporary relevance of rehabilitation in psychology. What are the multifaceted dimensions of rehabilitation psychology ? 20+20
7. Critically analyze the global prevalence of delinquency and crime. What are its psychosocial causes and suggest measures in diminishing these phenomena. 40
8. Write short notes on any two :
(a) What are the major difference between parametric and non-parametric statistical methods ? Explain in detail,
(b) The importance of heredity versus environment controversy in psychology and its varied manifestations.
(c) Establish any two techniques of sampling with examples
(d) Elucidate the terms 'organizational climats' in detail with appropriate examples. 20+20
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