COURSE STRUCTURE

CLASS XII (2025-2026)

Theory Paper

Time : 3 Hours Marks: 70

Units Topics Marks
I Variations in Psychological Attributes 13
II Self and Personality 13
III Meeting Life Challenges 9
IV Psychological Disorders 12
V Therapeutic Approaches 9
VI Attitude and Social Cognition 8
VII Social Influence and Group Processes 6
Total 70

COURSE CONTENT
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

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 ● 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

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 ● 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 Social Influence and Group Processes
VII
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

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Practical 30 Marks
A. Development of case profile:
Using appropriate methods like interview, observation & psychological tests.
B. Test administration:
Students are required to administer and interpret five psychological tests related to
various psychological attributes like intelligence, aptitude, attitude, personality, etc.
C. In the Practical examination, the 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 05 Marks

psychological tests)

● Two tests (5 marks for conducting the tests 15 Marks

and 10 marks for reporting)

Total 30 Marks

QUESTION PAPER DESIGN

CLASS – XII (2025-26)

I. Theory : 70 Marks
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70
S. Competencies Total % Weightage
No. Marks
1 Remembering and Understanding: Exhibiting 35 50%
memory of previously learned material by recalling
facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers;
Demonstrating understanding of facts and ideas by
organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting,
giving descriptions and stating main ideas
2 Applying: Solving problems to new situations by 25 35%
applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and
rules in a different way
3 Formulating, Analysing, Evaluating and 10 15%
Creating: Examining and breaking information into
parts by identifying motives or causes; Making
inferences and finding evidence to support
generalizations; Presenting and defending opinions
by making judgments about information, validity of

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 ideas, or quality of work based on a set of criteria;
Compiling information together in a different way by
combining elements in a new pattern or proposing
alternative solutions
Total 70 100%

II. Practical: 30 Marks

Prescribed Books:
1. Psychology, Class XI, Published by NCERT
2. Psychology, Class XII, Published by NCERT
Note: The above textbooks are also available in Hindi medium.

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