AHSEC 2nd Year Psychology Syllabus 2024-25: Download Assam Board Class 12 Psychology Syllabus FREE PDF

Units

Topics

No. of periods

Marks

I

Variations in Psychological Attributes

20

10

II

Self and Personality

20

10

III

Meeting Life Challenges

20

10

IV

Psychological Disorders

20

10

V

Therapeutic Approaches

20

10

VI

Attitude and Social Cognition

20

10

VII

Social Influence and Group Processes

20

10

Total

140

70

Unit I

Variations in Psychological Attributes

The topics in this unit are:

1. Individual Differences in Human Functioning

2. Assessment of Psychological Attributes

3. Intelligence

4. Theories of Intelligence

5. Information Processing approach of intelligence

6. Individual Differences in Intelligence

7. Culture and Intelligence

8. Emotional Intelligence

9. Special Abilities: Aptitude: Nature and Measurement

10. Creativity

20 Periods

Unit II

Self and Personality

The topics in this unit are:

1. Concept of Self

2. Cognitive and Behavioural aspects of Self

20 Periods

3. Culture and Self

4. Concept of Personality

5. Major Approaches to the Study of Personality

· Type Approaches

· Trait Approaches

· Psychodynamic Approach and Post Freudian Approaches

· Behavioural Approach

· Cultural Approach

· Humanistic Approach

6. Assessment of Personality

· Self-report Measures

· Projective Techniques

· Behavioural Analysis

Unit III

Meeting Life Challenges

The topics in this unit are:

1. Nature, Types and Sources of Stress

2. Effects of Stress on Psychological Functioning and Health

· Stress and Health

· General Adaptation Syndrome

3. Coping with Stress

· Stress Management Techniques

4. Promoting Positive Health and Well-being

20 periods

Unit IV

Psychological Disorders

The topics in this unit are:

1. Concepts of Abnormality and Psychological Disorders

· Historical Background

2. Classification of Psychological Disorders

3. Factors Underlying Abnormal Behaviour

4. Major Psychological Disorders

· Anxiety Disorders

· Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

· Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders

· Somatic symptom and related disorders

· Dissociative disorders

· Depressive Disorder

· Bipolar and Related Disorders

· Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

· Neurodevelopmental Disorders

· Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders

· Feeding and Eating Disorders

· Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

20 Periods

Unit V

Therapeutic Approaches

The topics in this unit are:

1. Nature and Process of psychotherapy

· Therapeutic relationship

2. Types of Therapies

· Behaviour Therapy

· Cognitive Therapy

· Humanistic-Existential Therapy

· Alternative Therapies

· Factors contributing to healing in Psychotherapy

· Ethics in Psychotherapy

3. Rehabilitation of the Mentally Ill

20 Periods

Unit VI

Attitude and Social Cognition

The topics in this unit are:

1. Explaining Social Behaviour

2. Nature and Components of Attitudes

3. Attitude Formation and Change

· Attitude Formation

· Attitude Change

· Attitude-Behaviour Relationship

4. Prejudice and Discrimination

5. Strategies for Handling Prejudice

20 Periods

Unit VII

Social Influence and Group Processes

The topics in this unit are:

1. Nature and Formation of Groups

2. Type of Groups

3. Influence of Group on Individual Behaviour

· Social Loafing

· Group Polarisation

20 Periods

Practical (30 Marks)

A. Test administration:

Students are required to administer and interpret five psychological tests related to various psychological attributes like intelligence, aptitude, attitude, personality, etc.

B. In the Practical examination, the student will be required to administer and interpret one psychological test.

Distribution of Marks:

50 Periods

· Practical File

10 Marks

· Viva Voce

05 Marks

· One Practical (5 marks for conduct of practical and 10 marks for reporting)

15 Marks

Total

30 Marks

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