PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS P.C. NURSING

PSYCHOLOGY

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

FOR P.C. OR P.B. NURSING 2024

​P.C.BSC NURSING FIRST YEAR PSYCHOLOGY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS – INC SYLLABUS 2024 

LONG ESSAYS

1. Define psychology. Explain the scope and methods of psychology
2. What is a motive? Explain biological and social motives in detail
   
   
3. Define learning? Explain theory of operant conditioning in detail
   
   
4. Define learning. Discuss the theory of classical conditioning
   
   
5. Define perception. Explain errors of perception in detail
   
   
6. Define psychology. Discuss relevance of psychology in detail
   
   
7. Define psychology. Explain the scope and methods of psychology
   
   
8. Define emotions and explain the theories of emotions
   
   
9. Define memory. Explain the types of memory with examples
   
   
10. Define psychology and explain its nature and scope with special reference to nursing
    
    
11. What is frustration? Distinguish between task-oriented and defense-oriented reactions
    
    
12. Define personality. Discuss the various methods of assessing personality
    
    
13. Define psychology? Explain its nature and scope with reference to nursing
    
    
14. Discuss endocrine system and its influence on development of behavior
    
    
15. Define memory. Explain the types of memory with examples
    
    
16. Define psychology. Explain the various methods in psychology
    
    
17. What is motivation? Explain the theories of motivation
    
    
18. Explain the theories of intelligence is measured
    
    
19. Define personality. Explain the theories of personality
    
    
20. What is defense mechanism? Explain any five defense mechanism
    
    
21. Discuss the role of heredity and environment in the development of human behavior
    
    
22. Define psychology. Explain the scope of psychology in relation to nursing
    
    
23. Discuss the behavioral changes and psychological needs of different age groups and chronically ill individuals
    
    
24. How does frustration and conflict cause stress? briefly discuss the types of conflict
    
    
25. Our behavior is controlled by our nervous system. Discuss
    
    
26. Discuss the meaning of perception and explain prescribe perceptual organization
    
    
27. What is intelligence? How it is measured? Name few tests of intelligence
    
    
28. Explain the concept of mental health. discuss the characteristics of a mentally healthy person
    
    
29. How frustration and conflict causes stress? briefly discuss the types of  conflict and role of  a nurse in stress management
    
    
30. Define learning. Bring out the laws of learning. And their implication in nursing
    
    
31. Define Psychology. How does psychology differ from sociology, biology and psychiatry?
    
    
32. Explain the concept of intelligence quotient. How intelligence is measured?
    
    
33. What are the nature and causes of Individual differences?
    
    
34. Critically examine the definitions of  psychology. Discuss the scope of psychology in relation to nursing
    
    
35. Define emotion. Discuss the expression of emotion and the effect of emotion on the health of the individual
    
    
36. Discuss the psychological needs of different age group and chronically ill individual
    
    
37. What is ego defense mechanism? Illustrate any four with its purposes
    
    
38. Define personality. Explain the nature and factors influencing the growth and development of personality of an individual
    
    
39. Describe attention. Discuss the factors affect attention. What should be done to improve the accuracy of observation by a nurse?
    
    
40. Explain the role of heredity and environment in causing individual differences
    
    
41. What is forgetting? Explain forgetting during health and sickness
    
    
42. Explain the characteristics of a mentally healthy person
    
    

 

SHORT ESSAYS

1. Introspection method
2. Factors influencing attention
   
   
3. Conflicts
   
   
4. Emotions in sickness
   
   
5. Constituents of personality
   
   
6. Psychological needs of aged people
   
   
7. Significance of individual differences
   
   
8. Measurement of intelligence
   
   
9. Characteristics of perception
   
   
10. Characteristics of mentally healthy person
    
    
11. Explain the steps of problem solving
    
    
12. Explain varieties of attention
    
    
13. Discuss individual differences
    
    
14. Laws of learning
    
    
15. Explain methods of improving memory
    
    
16. Explain the factors affecting mental health
    
    
17. What are the types of thinking
    
    
18. Types of intelligence tests
    
    
19. Define personality. Discuss the personality development
    
    
20. Distinguish sensation and perception
    
    
21. Explain learning by conditioning
    
    
22. Concept of mental hygiene
    
    
23. Define attitudes? Discuss the characteristics of attitude
    
    
24. Explain types of reasoning
    
    
25. Discuss the principles of perception
    
    
26. Explain factors influencing attention
    
    
27. Discuss tools of evaluation
    
    
28. Types of memory
    
    
29. Heredity and environment
    
    
30. Trial and error learning
    
    
31. Types of intelligence tests
    
    
32. Stages of development in thinking
    
    
33. Modification of attitudes
    
    
34. Physiological changes during emotions
    
    
35. Laws of learning
    
    
36. Discuss measurement of emotions
    
    
37. Describe types of conflicts
    
    
38. Write about tools of evaluations
    
    
39. What is extra sensory perception
    
    
40. Explain trial and error learning
    
    
41. What is forgetting? Explain the organic causes of forgetting
    
    
42. Discuss the steps of problem solving
    
    
43. Deductive reasoning processes
    
    
44. What are habits? How are they formed
    
    
45. Discuss the theories of forgetting
    
    
46. Projective techniques
    
    
47. Factors influencing perception
    
    
48. Conditioning learning
    
    
49. Explain the factors affecting mental health
    
    
50. Uses of  psychology
    
    
51. Principles of heredity
    
    
52. Explain any two theories of emotion
    
    
53. Discuss how thinking is developed
    
    
54. Describe factors of perception
    
    
55. Theories of intelligence
    
    
56. Discuss the factors influencing creativity
    
    
57. Scope of psychology
    
    
58. Classify motives
    
    
59. Measurement of attitudes
    
    
60. Theories of emotions
    
    
61. Define forgetting. Discuss biological causes of forgetting
    
    
62. Define conflicts. Explain the types of  conflicts
    
    
63. Observation method
    
    
64. Explain the  physiological changes during emotions
    
    
65. Concept of mental health
    
    
66. Write a short note on ‘types of intelligence tests”
    
    
67. Organization of perception
    
    
68. Different ways to improve memory
    
    
69. Briefly discuss various types of learning
    
    
70. Heredity and environment
    
    
71. Factors influencing attention and concentration
    
    
72. Describe merits and demerits of experimental method
    
    
73. Discuss twin and family studies in relation to development of behavior
    
    
74. Enumerate theories of emotions
    
    
75. Elaborate perceptual illusions
    
    
76. What are the determinants of attention?
    
    
77. Discuss Freud’s theory of psycho-sexual development
    
    
78. Define creative thinking? Discuss stages of creative thinking
    
    
79. Define attitudes? Name some characteristics of attitude
    
    
80. What is problem solving? What role mental set plays in problem solving
    
    
81. Experimental method
    
    
82. Why psychology is regarded as sciences?
    
    
83. What method would you use in studying the behavior of your patients.
    
    
84. Distinguish between biological and social motives
    
    
85. Analyse emotional experience and bring out its chief characteristics
    
    
86. Write short notes of different types of intelligence tests
    
    
87. Forgetting during sickness
    
    
88. Errors in perception
    
    
89. Social motives
    
    
90. Self actualization
    
    
91. Behavior
    
    
92. Uses of personality assessment
    
    
93. Hypersthesia
    
    
94. Attitude in health and science
    
    
95. Distribution of intelligence in the population
    
    
96. Define memory
    
    
97. Rationalization
    
    
98. Hallucination
    
    
99. Twins
    
    
100. Discuss the causes of forgetting
     
     
101. How attitudes are formed?
     
     
102. Physiological drives that determine our daily behavior
     
     
103. Methods of improving memory
     
     
104. Nature of learning
     
     
105. Principles of perception
     
     
106. How does visual and auditory disorder effect learning?
     
     
107. Explain the personality traits and nurse should develop
     
     
108. Role of endocrine gland in determining behavior
     
     
109. Factors influencing perception
     
     
110. Describe abnormal sensations
     
     
111. Uses of intelligence tests
     
     
112. Forgetting during health and sickness
     
     
113. Methods of assessing personality
     
     
114. Discuss various conditions of learning
     
     
115. Mention the  types of learning. What should be done to improve the accuracy of observation?
     
     
116. Discuss the principles of heredity
     
     
117. Observations method
     
     
118. How knowledge of psychology helps nurse to adjust in profession?
     
     
119. Possible hazards to the mental health of a growing individual
     
     
120. Discuss the role of environment in causing individual difference
     
     
121. Internal and external changes during emotion
     
     
122. Role of a nurse in change in attitude of her patients
     
     
123. Effect of acute illness on personality
     
     
124. Factors influencing memory
     
     
125. Laws of learning
     
     
126. Abnormalities in sensory perception
     
     
127. Observational method
     
     
128. Self actualization
     
     
129. Factors influencing personality
     
     
130. Behavior and sickness
     
     
131. Types of memory
     
     
132. Modification of attitudes
     
     
133. Distribution of intelligence
     
     
134. Laws of learning
     
     

 

 

SHORT ANSWERS

1. Survey method
2. Illusion
   
   
3. Frustration
   
   
4. Introvert
   
   
5. Heredity
   
   
6. Law of use and disuse
   
   
7. Amnesia
   
   
8. Attitude
   
   
9. Mental hygiene
   
   
10. Rationalization
    
    
11. Aptitude test
    
    
12. Introspection
    
    
13. Conflict
    
    
14. Rationalization
    
    
15. Attitudes
    
    
16. Define emotion
    
    
17. Personality
    
    
18. Transfer of learning
    
    
19. Ivan Pavlov
    
    
20. Social motives
    
    
21. Principle of closure
    
    
22. Errors in thinking
    
    
23. Hallucination
    
    
24. Motivation
    
    
25. Self-actualization
    
    
26. Id
    
    
27. Reward and punishment
    
    
28. Conflict
    
    
29. Trail and error learning
    
    
30. Intelligence
    
    
31. Variables
    
    
32. Psycho sexual stages of development
    
    
33. Genius
    
    
34. Uses of psychological tests
    
    
35. Organization of perception
    
    
36. Forgetting
    
    
37. Hypothesis
    
    
38. Chromosomes
    
    
39. Aptitude tests
    
    
40. Definition of motivation
    
    
41. Survey method
    
    
42. Emotions and health
    
    
43. Span of attention
    
    
44. Psychoanalysis
    
    
45. Factors influencing perception
    
    
46. Insightful learning
    
    
47. Nature of attitude
    
    
48. Levels of thinking
    
    
49. Psychosocial development
    
    
50. Types of conflict
    
    
51. Introvert and extrovert
    
    
52. Concept of I Q
    
    
53. Attitude
    
    
54. Super EGO
    
    
55. Transfer of learning
    
    
56. Sensation
    
    
57. Steps of creativity
    
    
58. Introspection
    
    
59. Identical and Fraternal twins
    
    
60. Projective Techniques
    
    
61. Types of Intelligence
    
    
62. Rating scales
    
    
63. Frustration
    
    
64. Attention
    
    
65. Clinical Psychology
    
    
66. Promotion of mental health
    
    
67. Psychological needs of children
    
    
68. Hypothesis
    
    
69. Case-study method
    
    
70. Extrovert
    
    
71. Mental hygiene
    
    
72. Id
    
    
73. Reward and punishment
    
    
74. Forgetting
    
    
75. Rationalization
    
    
76. Span of attention
    
    
77. Sensory disorders
    
    
78. Pure Psychology
    
    
79. Naturalistic observation
    
    
80. Emotional imbalance
    
    
81. Principles of grouping
    
    
82. Ponzo illusions
    
    
83. Reinforcement
    
    
84. Evaluation
    
    
85. Types of reasoning
    
    
86. Laws of learning
    
    
87. Conflicts
    
    
88. Verbal Test
    
    
89. Define conflict
    
    
90. What is sensory memory?
    
    
91. Nature of attention
    
    
92. Extra sensory perception
    
    
93. Recitation method in memorizing
    
    
94. Amnesia
    
    
95. Significance of Individual differences
    
    
96. Introspection method
    
    
97. Abnormal psychology
    
    
98. Division of attention
    
    
99. Define conflict
    
    
100. Personality
     
     
101. Sensory disorders
     
     
102. Drive reduction
     
     
103. Individual difference in health and sickness
     
     
104. Define the concept of mental health
     
     
105. Define mechanisms
     
     
106. Effective nursing
     
     
107. Psychoneurosis
     
     
108. Conflict in motives
     
     
109. Mental retardation
     
     
110. Neuro transmitters
     
     
111. Trial and error method
     
     
112. Adjustment mechanism
     
     
113. Chromosomes
     
     
114. List the branches of  psychology
     
     
115. Performance test
     
     
116. Constituents of personality
     
     
117. Sensation
     
     
118. Para psychology
     
     
119. Division of attention
     
     
120. Needs
     
     
121. Conflicts
     
     
122. Emotions
     
     
123. Genes
     
     
124. Intelligence quotient
     
     
125. Frustration
     
     
126. Memory
     
     
127. Mental health