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RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER

SYLLABUS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PSYCHOLOGY FOR
COLLEGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
PAPER - II
Unit -1: Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology
• Concept of Normality and Pathology.
• Classification of Mental disorders: DSM-V and ICD-10.
• Causes of Abnormality: Biological, Psychological and socio-cultural.
• Clinical Disorders: Anxiety Disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic
Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder); Mood Disorders (Depression,
Bipolar disorder), Schizophrenia; Types, Etiology and Clinical picture;
Personality and Substance related disorders. Types, Etiology and Clinical
picture.
• Mental Health: Complete Mental health Model (Emotional, Psychological and
Social well-being), Mental health Promotion.

Unit – II: Social Psychology


• Social Psychology: Nature, Approaches and Methods.
• Social Cognition: Person Perception, Self-Perception, Social Perception.
• Attitude: Nature, Formation, Measurement and Theories of Attitude Change.
• Group Processes: Group Formation, Group Effectiveness and Group
Cohesiveness, Group Dynamics, Cooperation/Competition.
• Leadership: Nature, Types, Functions and Theories of Leadership.
• Altruism and Aggression.
• Environmental Psychology: Human environment relationship, Environmental
effects on human behavior, Crowding Personal Space and Density, Pollution
(Noise, Air, Water, etc.), Natural disasters, promoting pro-environmental
behavior.
Unit – III: Educational and Counselling Psychology
• Educational Psychology: Nature, Scope, Models and Measures of Effective
Teaching.
• Exceptional Children: Gifted, Physically and Mentally challenged, Problem
Children.
• Culture, Teaching and Learning: Role of Socio-economic status and ethnicity
Language differences and bilingualism and Multicultural education.
• Counseling: Nature, Goals and Principles, Roles and Functions of Counselors
and their Professional Training.
• Approaches to Counseling: Directive, Non-Directive, Behaviouristic,
Humanistic, Existential, Gestalt and Eclectic.
• Techniques of Guidance: Group Guidance, Role Playing, Career Counseling,
Case Study and Interview.
Unit – IV: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Industrial Psychology: Nature, Scope and Methods, Job Analysis and
Personnel Selection. Training and Development: Principles and Methods, Job
Evaluation, Performance Appraisal.
• Motivation and Work: Theories of Work Motivation-Maslow, Herzberg,
Alderfer, McGregor and Vroom.
• Leadership: Theories of Leadership, Job Satisfaction and Industrial Morale.
• Work and Environment: Work and Fatigue, Man-Machine System, Human
Engineering, Equipment Design, Environment Design, Industrial Accidents and
Safety.
• Management of Organizational Behaviour: Leadership and Management,
Decision Making, Communication, Group Dynamics. Organizational
Psychology: Types of Organizations, Systems Approach, Behavioral
Approaches, Socialization and Organizational Climate.
Unit- V: Recent Trends in Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology: Consciousness; Frames, Functions and States of
consciousness. Representation of Knowledge; Semantic organization of
knowledge and theories of visual representation. Language; Basic Structure,
Linguistic Hierarchy, Psycholinguistics.
• Positive Psychology, Human Character- Strengths and virtues, happiness and
well-being. Positive cognitive states; self-efficacy, Hope, Mindfulness, wisdom
and courage. Resilience.
• Indian Psychology and Indigenous approaches: Mind and Personality; Ego and
Ahankara, Advait Vedantic Model, Buddhist Model, Sri Aurobindo's
perspective.
• Health psychology; Bio-psychosocial Model, Work, Stress and Health, Health
Promotion.
*****
Note: - Pattern of Question Paper
1. Objective type paper
2. Maximum Marks: 75
3. Number of Questions: 150
4. Duration of Paper: Three Hours
5. All Questions carry equal marks.
6. Medium of Competitive Exam: Bilingual in English & Hindi
7. There will be Negative Marking.

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