CBSE Class 12 Psychology Counselling Process
Unit 5 5.1 Zen A school of Mahayana Buddhism that asserts that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition rather than through faith and devotion. It is practiced mainly in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. It is also called Zen…
CBSE Class 12 Psychology Application of Psychology
Unit 9 Application of Psychology 9.1 Sports Importance of Sports The importance of sports and exercise in contributing to the physical growth, mental health, and overall well-being of children is well recognized. Parents encourage children to play and engage in a variety of…
CBSE Class 12 Psychology Adaptation and Adjustment
UNIT 3 3.1 Adaptation and Adjustment Adaptation We always face different kinds of challenges in our life. The difficult circumstances, problems and obstacles often block our path leading towards the chosen life goals. Fortunately we also have the capacity to face the…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Variations In Psychological Attributes
VARIATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES If you observe your friends, classmates or relatives, you will find how they differ from each other in the manner they perceive, learn, and think, as also in their performance on various tasks. Such individual differences can be noticed…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Therapeutic Approaches
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES In the preceding chapter, you have studied about major psychological disorders and the distress caused by them to the patient and others. In this chapter, you will learn about the various therapeutic methods that are used by psychotherapists to help…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Social Influence and Group Processes
SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND GROUP PROCESSES Think about your day-to-day life an\ d the various social interactions you have. In the morning, before going to school, you interact with your family members; in school, you discuss topics and issues with your teachers and classmates; and…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Self and Personailty
SELF AND PERSONALITY Quite often you must have found yourself engaged in knowing and evaluating your own behaviour and that of others. You must have noticed how you react and behave in certain situations in a manner different from others? You may have also often asked…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Psychology and Life
PSYCHOLOGY AND LIFE In the previous two chapters, you read about some topics related to social behaviour and groups. We will now reflect on a set of social concerns with a wider scope, which are linked to each other and involve psychological aspects. These issues have to be…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Psychological Disorders
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS You must have come across people who are unhappy, troubled and dissatisfied. Their minds and hearts are filled with sorrow, unrest and tension and they feel that they are unable to move ahead in their lives; they feel life is a painful, uphill…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Meeting Life Challenges
MEETING LIFE CHALLENGES Raj has been studying for his final examination which is going to take place tomorrow morning. He studies till 1 a.m. in the night. Unable to concentrate any more, he sets the alarm for 6 a.m. and tries to go off to sleep. As he is very tense, he…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Developing Psychological Skills
DEVELOPING PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS As you have already studied in the previous class, psychology began as an application-oriented discipline. Psychological testing stands as a prime example of psychology in action. Psychology touches on many questions related to our lives. For…
NCERT Class 12 Psychology Attitude and Social Cognition
EXPLAINING SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Social behaviour is a necessary part of human life, and being social means much more than merely being in the company of others. You may recall from what you studied in Class XI that social psychology deals with all behaviour that takes place in…