APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS 2023 BASED ON NEW INC SYLLABUS FOR BSC NURSING STUDENTS
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (SECTION B)
QUESTION PATTERN
SECTION B (38 MARKS) PSYCHOLOGY
| QUESTION TYPE | No. of QUESTIONS | MARKS | TOTAL MARKS |
| MCQ | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| ESSAY | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| SHORT | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| VERY SHORT | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 |
VERY SHORT ANSWERS (TWO MARKS)
| Intelligence quotent (IQ) |
| Mental Health |
| Trial and Error method in learning |
| Adjustment mechanisms |
| Constituents of personality/structure |
| Drive |
| Types of learning |
| Observation |
| Division of attention. |
| Needs. |
| Fluctuation of attention |
| Types of thinking |
| Behaviour |
| Motivational cycle |
| Insight |
| Perception |
| Pyscho sexual stages of development |
| Questionanzing |
| Ego |
| Mnemonies |
| Motive |
| Case study |
| Sublimation |
| Stress |
| Thinking |
| Homeostasis |
| Psycho analysis |
| Individual difference |
| Tools of thinking |
| Aptitude |
| Transper of learning |
| Projection |
| James – Lange theory of emotion |
| Case history method |
| Educational psychology |
| Reasoning |
| Environment |
| Interview method |
| Abstract thinking |
| Maturation and learning |
| Survey method. |
| Psycho social development |
| Self actualization |
| Body mind relation |
| Steps involved in creating thinking |
| Illusion |
| Law of use and disuse |
| Aptitude test |
| Attitudes |
| Define emotion |
| Ivan Pavlov |
| Social motives |
| Principle of closure |
| Motivation |
| Self-actualization |
| Trail and error learning |
| Variables |
| Psycho sexual stages of development |
| Genius |
| Uses of psychological tests |
| Organization of perception |
| Aptitude tests |
| Definition of motivation |
| Survey method |
| Emotions and health |
| Psychoanalysis |
| Factors influencing perception |
| Insightful learning |
| Nature of attitude |
| Levels of thinking |
| Psychosocial development |
| Concept of I Q |
| Steps of creativity |
| Identical and Fraternal twins |
| Projective Techniques |
| Types of Intelligence |
| Rating scales |
| Attention |
| Clinical Psychology |
| Promotion of mental health |
| Psychological needs of children |
| Case-study method |
| Extrovert |
| Pure Psychology |
| Naturalistic observation |
| Emotional imbalance |
| Principles of grouping |
| Ponzo illusions |
| Reinforcement |
| Evaluation |
| Types of reasoning |
| Laws of learning |
| Verbal Test |
| What is sensory memory? |
| Nature of attention |
| Recitation method in memorizing |
| Significance of Individual differences |
| Introspection method |
| Abnormal psychology |
| Drive reduction |
| Individual difference in health and sickness |
| Define the concept of mental health |
| Define mechanisms |
| Effective nursing |
| Psychoneurosis |
| Conflict in motives |
| Neuro transmitters |
| Trial and error method |
| Adjustment mechanism |
| List the branches of psychology |
| Constituents of personality |
| Para psychology |
| Needs |
| Intelligence quotient |
| Mental health |
| Conflicts |
| Emotions |
| Genes |
| Frustration |
| Memory |
| Mental Retardation |
| Performance test |
| Sensation |
| Hallucination |
| Heredity |
| Super ego |
| Personality |
| ID |
| Rationalization |
| Extra sensory perception |
| Introspection |
| Intelligence |
| Types of conflict |
| Introvert and extrovert |
| Attitude |
| Errors in thinking |
| Span of attention |
| Mental hygiene |
| Amnesia |
| Transfer of learning |
| Reward and punishment |
| Forgetting |
| Hypothesis |
| Chromosomes |
| Span of attention |
| Types of conflict |
| Hypothesis |
| Sensory disorders |
SHORT QUESTIONS (FIVE MARKS)
| Behaviour and sickness |
| Insight theory of learning |
| Development and motivation of attitude |
| Causes for individual differences |
| Projective tests or technique |
| Steps in creative thinking |
| Uses of intelligence test |
| Types of attention |
| Theories of personality |
| Trial and error method of learning |
| Experimental method merits and demerits |
| Various types of learning |
| Explain the factors influencing the personality of individual |
| Different types of intelligence |
| Use of psychology in the field of nursing profession |
| Types of thinking |
| Theories of forgetting (interference, repressing, decay (fading) theory of forgetting. |
| James – Lange theory of emotion |
| Factors affecting perception |
| Individual difference |
| Principles of perceptual organization |
| Types of personality |
| Meaning ‘I’ nature of attitude |
| Meaning ‘I’ types of transfer of learning |
| Factors influencing intelligence |
| What is stress and frustation |
| Explain the source of stress and frustation |
| Describe or explain internal or external change during emotions. |
| Methods of memorization |
| Trial and error theory of learning |
| What is habit? How are they formed? |
| Types of intelligence test |
| Insightful learning |
| Methods to improve memory |
| Observational methods |
| Introspection method |
| Factors influencing attention |
| Conflicts |
| Emotions in sickness |
| Constituents of personality |
| Psychological needs of aged people |
| Significance of individual differences |
| Measurement of intelligence |
| Characteristics of perception |
| Explain the steps of problem solving |
| Explain varieties of attention |
| Discuss individual differences |
| Explain methods of improving memory |
| What are the types of thinking |
| Define personality. Discuss the personality development |
| Distinguish sensation and perception |
| Explain learning by conditioning |
| Concept of mental hygiene |
| Define attitudes? Discuss the characteristics of attitude |
| Explain types of reasoning |
| Discuss the principles of perception |
| Explain factors influencing attention |
| Discuss tools of evaluation |
| Trial and error learning |
| Stages of development in thinking |
| Physiological changes during emotions |
| Discuss measurement of emotions |
| Describe types of conflicts |
| Write about tools of evaluations |
| What is extra sensory perception |
| Explain trial and error learning |
| What is forgetting? Explain the organic causes of forgetting |
| Deductive reasoning processes |
| What are habits? How are they formed |
| Discuss the theories of forgetting |
| Projective techniques |
| Conditioning learning |
| Uses of psychology |
| Principles of heredity |
| Explain any two theories of emotion |
| Discuss how thinking is developed |
| Describe factors of perception |
| Theories of intelligence |
| Discuss the factors influencing creativity |
| Scope of psychology |
| Classify motives |
| Measurement of attitudes |
| Theories of emotions |
| Define forgetting. Discuss biological causes of forgetting |
| Define conflicts. Explain the types of conflicts |
| Observation method |
| Explain the physiological changes during emotions |
| Concept of mental health |
| Write a short note on ‘types of intelligence tests” |
| Organization of perception |
| Different ways to improve memory |
| Briefly discuss various types of learning |
| Factors influencing attention and concentration |
| Describe merits and demerits of experimental method |
| Discuss twin and family studies in relation to development of behavior |
| Enumerate theories of emotions |
| Elaborate perceptual illusions |
| What are the determinants of attention? |
| Discuss Freud’s theory of psycho-sexual development |
| Define creative thinking? Discuss stages of creative thinking |
| Define attitudes? Name some characteristics of attitude |
| What is problem solving? What role mental set plays in problem solving |
| Experimental method |
| Why psychology is regarded as sciences? |
| What method would you use in studying the behavior of your patients. |
| Distinguish between biological and social motives |
| Analyse emotional experience and bring out its chief characteristics |
| Write short notes of different types of intelligence tests |
| Forgetting during sickness |
| Errors in perception |
| Social motives |
| Behavior |
| Uses of personality assessment |
| Hypersthesia |
| Attitude in health and science |
| Distribution of intelligence in the population |
| Define memory |
| Rationalization |
| Hallucination |
| Twins |
| Discuss the causes of forgetting |
| How attitudes are formed? |
| Physiological drives that determine our daily behavior |
| Methods of improving memory |
| Nature of learning |
| Principles of perception |
| How does visual and auditory disorder effect learning? |
| Explain the personality traits and nurse should develop |
| Role of endocrine gland in determining behavior |
| Describe abnormal sensations |
| Uses of intelligence tests |
| Forgetting during health and sickness |
| Methods of assessing personality |
| Discuss various conditions of learning |
| Mention the types of learning. What should be done to improve the accuracy of observation? |
| Discuss the principles of heredity |
| Observations method |
| How knowledge of psychology helps nurse to adjust in profession? |
| Possible hazards to the mental health of a growing individual |
| Discuss the role of environment in causing individual difference |
| Role of a nurse in change in attitude of her patients |
| Effect of acute illness on personality |
| Behavior and sickness |
| observational method |
| Self actualization |
| Factors influencing personality |
| Types of memory |
| Distribution of intelligence |
| Laws of learning |
| Internal and external changes during emotion |
| Factors influencing memory |
| Abnormalities in sensory perception |
| Factors influencing perception |
| Characteristics of mentally healthy person |
| Heredity and environment |
| Types of conflict |
| Laws of learning |
| Discuss the steps of problem solving |
| Explain the factors affecting mental health |
| Types of intelligence tests |
| Modification of attitudes |
ESSAYS (10 MARKS)
| What is a motive? Explain biological and social motives in detail |
| Define learning? Explain theory of operant conditioning in detail |
| Define learning. Discuss the theory of classical conditioning |
| Define perception. Explain errors of perception in detail |
| Define psychology. Discuss relevance of psychology in detail |
| Define emotions and explain the theories of emotions |
| Define psychology and explain its nature and scope with special reference to nursing |
| What is frustration? Distinguish between task-oriented and defense-oriented reactions |
| Define personality. Discuss the various methods of assessing personality |
| Define psychology? Explain its nature and scope with reference to nursing |
| Discuss endocrine system and its influence on development of behavior |
| Define psychology. Explain the various methods in psychology |
| What is motivation? Explain the theories of motivation |
| Explain the theories of intelligence is measured |
| Define personality. Explain the theories of personality |
| What is defense mechanism? Explain any five defense mechanism |
| Discuss the role of heredity and environment in the development of human behavior |
| Define psychology. Explain the scope of psychology in relation to nursing |
| Discuss the behavioral changes and psychological needs of different age groups and chronically ill individuals |
| How does frustration and conflict cause stress? briefly discuss the types of conflict |
| Our behavior is controlled by our nervous system. Discuss |
| Discuss the meaning of perception and explain prescribe perceptual organization |
| What is intelligence? How it is measured? Name few tests of intelligence |
| Explain the concept of mental health. discuss the characteristics of a mentally healthy person |
| How frustration and conflict causes stress? briefly discuss the types of conflict and role of a nurse in stress management |
| Define learning. Bring out the laws of learning. And their implication in nursing |
| Define Psychology. How does psychology differ from sociology, biology and psychiatry? |
| Explain the concept of intelligence quotient. How intelligence is measured? |
| What are the nature and causes of Individual differences? |
| Critically examine the definitions of psychology. Discuss the scope of psychology in relation to nursing |
| Define emotion. Discuss the expression of emotion and the effect of emotion on the health of the individual |
| Discuss the psychological needs of different age group and chronically ill individual |
| What is ego defense mechanism? Illustrate any four with its purposes |
| Define personality. Explain the nature and factors influencing the growth and development of personality of an individual |
| Describe attention. Discuss the factors affect attention. What should be done to improve the accuracy of observation by a nurse? |
| What is forgetting? Explain forgetting during health and sickness |
| Explain the characteristics of a mentally healthy person |
| Define psychology. Explain its nature and scope. |
| Define memory. Explain types of memory. |
| Define personality. Explain theories of personality |
| Explain the theories of intelligence |
| Explain the defense mechanism |
| Explain personality and define personality. Explain the nature and factors influencing role and development personality of an individual. |
| Discuss the psychological needs of different age group and chronically ill individual. |
| Explain theories of emotions. |
| Define learning and explain classical conditioning theory of learning. |
| Define personality. |
| Explain types of personality. |
| Explain measurement and assessment of personality. |
| What is motivation |
| Explain the theories of motivation |
| Define learning and explain methods of memorizing |
| Define perception. Explain the perceptual organization. |
| Define emotion. Describe theories of emotions. |
| Explain different types of personality. |
| Define psychology. Explain the scope and methods of psychology |
| Define memory. Explain the types of memory with examples |
| Explain the role of heredity and environment in causing individual differences |
