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Class 12 Psychological Disorders worksheet
CBSE Psychology. The four Ds, views of abnormality and stigma, history and classification (DSM-5, ICD-10), and the models and factors behind abnormal behaviour. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The area of psychology that studies maladaptive behaviour, its causes and treatment, is:
- cognitive psychology
- developmental psychology
- social psychology
- abnormal psychology
Answer
(d) abnormal psychology
- 2.
In the four Ds of abnormality, distress means behaviour that is:
- unpleasant and upsetting to the person and others
- learned only in childhood
- shared by everyone in a culture
- possibly harmful to the person or others
Answer
(a) unpleasant and upsetting to the person and others
- 3.
Kabir, a psychologist, explains abnormal behaviour as learned through conditioning, so it can be unlearned. Which model of abnormal behaviour does this approach follow?
- diathesis-stress model
- humanistic-existential model
- behavioural model
- cognitive model
Answer
(c) behavioural model
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the four Ds of abnormality.
Answer
Deviance, distress, dysfunction and danger.
- 5.
Explain each of the four Ds: (a) deviance (b) dysfunction
Answer
(a) different, extreme or unusual (b) interfering with daily activities
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the two views of abnormal behaviour discussed in the chapter.
Answer
One sees it as deviation from social norms, so it depends on a society’s culture and can change over time. The other sees it as maladaptive: it interferes with the person’s well-being and growth, even if it conforms.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Psychological Disorders sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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