QP CODE: 105011 Reg. No:…..
First Year Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Supplementary Examinations
April 2016
Psychology
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 75
Answer all questions
Essays : (2x10=20)
1. What are defense mechanisms. List and explain any four defense mechanisms. (2+8=10)
2. Define psychology. Discuss some of the methods of psychology to study behavior. (2+8=10)
Short notes : (8x5=40)
3. Characteristics of a mentally healthy person.
4. Operant conditioning and its educational implications.
5. Piaget’s cognitive development theory of Intelligence.
6. Social and personal motives.
7. Causes of forgetting.
8. Define conflicts and the types of conflicts.
9. Theories of emotions.
10. Role of endocrine glands on behavior.
Answer briefly : (5x3=15)
11. Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
12. Measurement of attitudes
13. Schools of psychology
14. Explain about hallucinations.
15. Uses and misuses of intelligence tests
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