H.H.W Class XII

PSYCHOLOGY - Class XII
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Greetings Students!
The holiday homework consists of the following –
I) CASE PROFILE
The guidelines and format for your Case Profile (project as part of your Psychology practical) is given below.
Please adhere to the following instructions carefully.
 The case profile is a mandatory element of the practical submission for your Class XII Psychology
Board Practicals.
 The project has to be submitted in a handwritten format ONLY.
 For the case profile, you have to select a subject/case according to your convenience (between the age
group of 14-17 years), and conduct the case study on the selected subject. Please note that as there are
multiple assessments to be conducted on the subject to build a case study, your rapport and personal
understanding with the subject should be in such a manner that assists your conduction process for the
whole case study.
 As part of your Holiday Homework, you will be submitting the project in a ring folder with all the
elements till the S No. 8. Interviews.
II) WORKSHEET – Unit II: Self and Personality
Q1: Briefly describe the following key terms.

Anal stage Humanistic approach Personal identity Self-actualisation
Archetypes Halo effect Phallic stage Self-efficacy
Cardinal traits Id Projective techniques Self-esteem
Central Traits Ideal self Psychodynamic approach Self-regulation
Collective unconscious Latency period Projection Social identity
Defence mechanisms Libido Rationalisation Social desirability
Genital stage Oedipus complex Reaction formation Source traits
Ego Oral stage Regression Surface traits
Client-centred therapy Behavioural rating Self-concept Superego
SNO QUESTIONS
Q1 What is self? How does the Indian notion of self, differ from the Western notion?
Q2 What is meant by delay of gratification? Discuss the techniques used for self-control, using
examples 4 from daily life.
Q3 How do you define personality? What are the main approaches to the study of personality?
Q4 What is trait approach to personality? How does it differ from type approach?
Q5 How does Freud explain the structure of personality?
Q6 How would Horney’s explanation of depression be different from that of Alfred Adler?
Q7 What is the main proposition of humanistic approach to personality? What did Maslow mean by
self-actualisation?
Q8 Discuss the main observational methods used in personality assessment. What problems do we face
in using these methods?
Q9 What is meant by structured personality tests? Which are the two most widely used structured
personality tests?
Q10 Explain how projective techniques assess personality. Which projective tests of personality are
widely used by psychologists?
Q11 Explain the concept of Archetype.
Q12 John often feel anxious, moody, touchy and restless. He quickly loses control. He went to
Psychology 3 clinic in order to diagnose his condition, psychologist performed a test. The result
further showed that John has scored high on psychoticism dimension that tends to be hostile,
egocentric, and antisocial. What does it mean? Which test did the psychologist performed to
determine the psychoticism dimension?
Q13 ‘In Freud’s view, unconscious conflicts are rooted in the process of a child’s holistic psychosexual
development.’ Explain the same, in context of the stages of development.
Q14 Describe the key features of self-report measures used in personality assessment.
Q15 Om Prakash a Passport issuing officer is known as a corrupt and greedy government employee. He
treats people according to his/her capacity to pay him bribe to get their work done. When there is
some external pressure, he surprisingly works honestly. Explain how consistency in behaviour,
thought and emotion of an individual across situations and across time periods characterises her/his
personality.
Q16 Which concept of self is based on Bandura’s social learning theory? Elaborate.
Q17 Explain the behavioural approach of personality.
Q18 Explain behavioural ratings in assessment of personality.
Q19 What were the major criticisms drawn for the psychodynamic theory of personality?
Q20 Differentiate between personal and social identity.
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II) WORKSHEET – Unit II: Self and Personality

Q1: Briefly describe the following key terms.

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