Introduction to Guidance and Counselling Exams

i. Short answer

1. What is the G-7 evolutions of the society?

2. Discuss the Major mind-body problems?
a. Dualism and its proponents
b. Monism and its proponents
c. Interactionism and its proponents
3. Depending on the 2nd question discuss the different types of interactionism.
4. What were achievements made in psychology from 450-1450 that was often referred to
as the “dark age” for Europeans.
5. What are 3 basic methods of investigating causes.
6. Discuss the definition of psychology in different phases.
7. What is science and its major characteristics?
8. Discuss below scientific methods and when to use:
a. Observation
b. Experimental
c. Case study
d. Correlational
e. Archival
f. Survey
9. What is Helping relationship and its ultimate goal?
10. Discuss sources of knowledge?
11. Guidance and Counselling:
a. What are their similarities?
b. What are their differences?
12. Psychotherapy and Psychological counselling?
a. What are their similarities?
b. What are their differences?
13. Discuss the 5 axes of DSM?
14. Discuss the following disorders:
a. Dysgraphia
b. Dyslexia
c. Dyscalculia
d. Dysphasia or Aphasia
15. What are the 2 major sub-fields of psychology?
16. What is Clinical psychology?
17. What are the major focus areas of clinical and counselling psychology?
18. What are the difference and similarities of clinical and counselling?
19. Discuss the characteristics of Counselling psychology?
20. What are misconceptions of counselling?
References
- Introduction to history of psychology
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