CBSE Class 12 Psychology Syllabus 2024-25 PDF

Apr 24, 2024, 17:30 IST

CBSE Class 12 Psychology Syllabus 2024-25

CBSE Class 12 Psychology Syllabus 2024-25: Psychology is becoming a student favourite these days. The subject attracts many students for its dual appeal: understanding human behaviours and offering diverse career paths. With the increased focus on mental health in society, the career scope of psychology is brighter than ever before.

The Psychology subject is CBSE Class 12 specializes in the study of experiences, behaviours and mental processes of human beings within a socio-cultural historical context. This course introduces the learners to the basic ideas, principles, and methods in Psychology.

In this article, we have provided the latest CBSE syllabus of Class 12 Psychology for the new academic career 2024-25. The syllabus outlines the detailed list of topics to be covered during the year along with the exam pattern and marking scheme. Students must go through the complete syllabus to understand the course structure and plan their studies accordingly.

CBSE Class 12 Psychology Course Structure 2024-25

The course structure for CBSE Class 12 Psychology provides an overview of the prescribed syllabus, helping you understand the main themes to be explored throughout the year. It mainly mentions the unit-wise weightage and the suggested number of periods to cover them. Check the course structure below:

S. No.	Unit Name	Marks	No. of Periods
I	Variations in Psychological Attributes	13	30
II	Self and Personality	13	32
III	Meeting Life Challenges	9	23
IV	Psychological Disorders	12	30
V	Therapeutic Approaches	9	25
VI	Attitude and Social Cognition	8	16
VII	Social Influence and Group Processes	6	14
	TOTAL	70	170

CBSE Class 12 Psychology Course Content 2024-25

Check below the course content to check the specific details within each unit:

Unit I Variations in Psychological Attributes

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Individual Differences in Human Functioning

3. Assessment of Psychological Attributes

4. Intelligence

5. Psychometric Theories of Intelligence, Information Processing Theory: Planning, Attention-arousal and Simultaneous successive Model of Intelligence, Triarchic Theory of Intelligence; Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

6. Individual Differences in Intelligence

7. Culture and Intelligence

8. Emotional Intelligence

9. Special Abilities: Aptitude: Nature and Measurement

10. Creativity

Unit II Self and Personality

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Self and Personality

3. Concept of Self

4. Cognitive and Behavioural aspects of Self

5. Culture and Self

6. Concept of Personality

7. Major Approaches to the Study of Personality

Type Approaches
Trait Approaches
Psychodynamic Approach and Post Freudian Approaches
Behavioural Approach
Cultural Approach
Humanistic Approach

8. Assessment of Personality

Self-report Measures
Projective Techniques
Behavioural Analysis

Unit III Meeting Life Challenges

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Nature, Types and Sources of Stress

3. Effects of Stress on Psychological Functioning and

Health
Stress and Health
General Adaptation Syndrome
Stress and Immune System
Lifestyle

4. Coping with Stress

Stress Management Techniques

5. Promoting Positive Health and Well-being

Life Skills
Positive Health

Unit IV Psychological Disorders

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Concepts of Abnormality and Psychological Disorders

Historical Background

3. Classification of Psychological Disorders

4. Factors Underlying Abnormal Behaviour

5. 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

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

Unit VI Attitude and Social Cognition

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Explaining Social Behaviour

3. Nature and Components of Attitudes

4. Attitude Formation and Change

Attitude Formation
Attitude Change
Attitude-Behaviour Relationship

5. Prejudice and Discrimination

6. Strategies for Handling Prejudice

Unit VII Social Influence and Group Processes

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Nature and Formation of Groups

3. Type of Groups

4. Influence of Group on Individual Behaviour

Social Loafing
Group Polarisation

CBSE Class 12 Psychology Practical Work 2024-25

Practical

30 Marks

60 Periods

The various activities to be undertaken for the practical assessment are:

1. Development of case profile:

Using appropriate methods like interview, observation & psychological tests.

2. Test administration:

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

3. Practical examination:

Student will be required to administer and interpret two psychological tests.

Distribution of Marks:

Practical File and Case Profile - 10 Marks ·
Viva Voce (Case Profile & Two Practicals) - 05 Marks ·
Two Practicals (5 marks for conduct of practicals and 10 marks for reporting) - 15 Marks

Prescribed Books for Class 12 Pscychology:

Psychology, Class XI, Published by NCERT
Psychology, Class XII, Published by NCERT

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