Note :-

1. Duration of Paper: 3 Hours
2. All Questions carry equal marks.
3. Medium of Competitive Exam: Bilingual in English & Hindi
4. There will be Negative Marking.
5. Objective type paper .

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Syllabus : Psychology -II

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1. Unit - I: Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology

1. Concept of Normality and Pathology.
2. Classification of Mental disorders: DSM-V and ICD-10.
3. Causes of Abnormality: Biological, Psychological and socio-cultural.
4. Clinical Disorders:
   1. Anxiety Disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
   2. Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar disorder)
   3. Schizophrenia (Types, Etiology and Clinical picture)
   4. Personality and Substance related disorders (Types, Etiology and Clinical picture)
5. Mental Health: Complete Mental health Model (Emotional, Psychological and Social well-being), Mental health Promotion.

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2. Unit – II: Social Psychology

1. Social Psychology: Nature, Approaches and Methods.
2. Social Cognition: Person Perception, Self-Perception, Social Perception.
3. Attitude: Nature, Formation, Measurement and Theories of Attitude Change.
4. Group Processes: Group Formation, Group Effectiveness and Group Cohesiveness, Group Dynamics, Cooperation/Competition.
5. Leadership: Nature, Types, Functions and Theories of Leadership.
6. Altruism and Aggression.
7. Environmental Psychology: Human environment relationship, Environmental effects on human behavior, Crowding Personal Space and Density, Pollution (Noise, Air, Water, etc.), Natural disasters, promoting pro-environmental behavior.

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3. Unit – III: Educational and Counselling Psychology

1. Educational Psychology: Nature, Scope, Models and Measures of Effective Teaching.
2. Exceptional Children: Gifted, Physically and Mentally challenged, Problem Children.
3. Culture, Teaching and Learning: Role of Socio-economic status and ethnicity Language differences and bilingualism and Multicultural education.
4. Counseling: Nature, Goals and Principles, Roles and Functions of Counselors and their Professional Training.

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4. Unit – IV: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1. Industrial Psychology: Nature, Scope and Methods, Job Analysis and Personnel Selection. Training and Development: Principles and Methods, Job Evaluation, Performance Appraisal.
2. Motivation and Work: Theories of Work Motivation-Maslow, Herzberg, Alderfer, McGregor and Vroom.
3. Leadership: Theories of Leadership, Job Satisfaction and Industrial Morale.
4. Work and Environment: Work and Fatigue, Man-Machine System, Human Engineering, Equipment Design, Environment Design, Industrial Accidents and Safety.
5. Management of Organizational Behaviour: Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Communication, Group Dynamics.
6. Organizational Psychology: Types of Organizations, Systems Approach, Behavioral Approaches, Socialization and Organizational Climate.

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5. Unit- V: Recent Trends in Psychology

1. Cognitive Psychology:
   1. Consciousness (Frames, Functions and States of consciousness)
   2. Representation of Knowledge (Semantic organization of knowledge and theories of visual representation)
   3. Language (Basic Structure, Linguistic Hierarchy, Psycholinguistics)
2. Positive Psychology, Human Character: Strengths and virtues, happiness and well-being. Positive cognitive states (self-efficacy, Hope, Mindfulness, wisdom and courage). Resilience.
3. Indian Psychology and Indigenous approaches: Mind and Personality; Ego and Ahankara, Advait Vedantic Model, Buddhist Model, Sri Aurobindo's perspective.
4. Health psychology: Bio-psychosocial Model, Work, Stress and Health, Health Promotion.