HBSE Class 12 Syllabus 2023 Psychology

: Psychology

April Unit-I Variation in psychological Verbal or
Attributes. Non verbal or
1 Introduction Performance
2 Indivisual Differences in Human intelligence
functioning test
3 Assessment of psychological Attributes
4 Intelligence
5 Theories of Intelligence
a) Theory of multiple intelligences
b) Triarchic theory of Intelligence
c) Planning , attention- arousal and
simultaneous –successive model of
Intelligence
6 Indivisual Differences in Intelligence
a) Variations of Intelligence
7 Culture and Intelligence
8 Emotional Intelligence
9 Special Abilities
a) Aptitude: Nature and measurement
10 Creativity
May Unit-II Self and Personality Self esteem,
The Topics in this unit are: Self efficacy
1 Introduction and
2 Self and Personality personality
3 Concept of Self test.
4 Cognitive and Behaviours Aspects of (8)
self
a) Self esteem , Self efficacy and self
regulation
5 Culture and self
6 Concept of personality
7 Major Approaches to the study of
personality
a) Type approaches
b) Trait of approaches
c) Psychodynamic Approaches
d) Behavioural Approaches
e) Cultural Approach
f) Humanistic Approach
8Assessment of personality

a) Self report measures
b) Projective Techniques
c) Behavioural Analysis
Unit-III Meeting life challenges
The topic in this unit are:
2 Nature, Types and Sources of Stress
3 Effects of Stress on Psychological
Functioning and Health
a) Stress and Health
b) General Adaptation syndrome
c) Stress and Immune system
d) Life style
4 Coping with Stress
a) Stress Management Techniques
5 Promoting Positive Health and well-
being
a) Life Skills
June Summer Vacation

July Unit-IV Psychology Disorders Assessment
The Topics in this unit are: of stress or
1 Introduction Assessment
2 Concepts of abnormality and of coping
psychological Disorders style.
3 Classification of psychological
Disorders Assessment
4Factors underlying abnormal Behaviour of amxiety or
5 Major Psychological Disorders Assessment
a) Anxiety Disorders of depression
b) Somatoform Disorders
c) Dissociative Disorders (8)
d) Mood Disorders
e) Schizophrenic Disorders
f) Behavioural and Developmental
Disorders
g) Substance- Use Disorders
Aug Unit-V Therapeutic Approaches 4
The topics is this unit are:
1 Nature and process of psychotherapy
a) Therapeutic relationship
2 Types of Therapies
a) Psychodynamic Therapy
b) Behaviours Therapy
Sept Unit-V Therapeutic Approaches 06
The topics is this unit are:

c) Cognitive Therapy
d) Humanistic –Existential Therapy
e) Biomedical Therapy
f) Alternative Therapies
3 Rehabilitation of mentally ill
Oct. Unit-VI Attitude and Social Cognition Sentence
The topic in this unit are: completion
1 Introduction word
2Explaining social Behaviours association
3 Nature and Components of attitudes Test.
4Attitude formation and change (4)
a) Attitude formation
b) Attitude change Assessment
c) Attitude behaviour relationship of Attitude or
5 Prejudice and Discrimination Assessment
6 Strategies for Handling Prejudice of
7 Social Cognition Steriotypes.
8 Schemas and Stereotypes 4
9 Impression formation and explaining
10 Behaviour of others through
attributions
a) Impression formation
b) attribution of causality
11Behaviour in presence of others
12 Prosocial Behaviouur
Factors affecting pro-social behavior
Nov. Unit-VII Social Influence and Group Social
Processes Conformity
The topic in this unit are: or Socio
1 Introduction Metric.
2 Nature and formation of Group
3 Type of Groups 5
4 Influence of Group on Individual
a) Social Learining
b) Group Polarisation
5 Conformity Compliance and Obedience
6 Cooperation and Competition
a) Determinants of cooperation and
competition
7 Social Identity
8 Intergroup conflict: Nature and causes
9 Conflict Resolution Strategies
Unit-VIII Psychology and life
The topics in this unit are:

2 Human- Environment relationship
a) Different views of the Human –
Environment relationship
Dec Unit-VIII Psychology and life Testing of
The topics in this unit are: noise
3 Environmental Effects on Human pollution or
Behaviour Aggression
a) Human Influence on the scale
Environment
b) Noise 08
c) Pollution
d) Crowding
e) National Disasters
4 Promoting pro-environmental
5 Psychological and Social Concerns
a) Poverty and Discrimination
b) Aggression Violence and peace
c) Health
d) Impact of television on Behaviour
Jan Unit-IX Developing Psychological Case Study
Skills
The topic in this unit are 4
2 Developing as an effective psychologist
3 General skills
4Observational skills
5 specific skills
a) Communication skills
b) Psychological skills
6Interviewing skills
7 Counseling skills
Feb Revision

March Exam