KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES (BPS-17)
2016
PSYCHOLOGY INCLUDING EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER-II
TIME ALLOWED: 03 HOURS
MAX. MARKS: 100
Attempt any five questions.
(1) Define growth, maturation and development. Describe the major events of the three phases of prenatal development.
(2) Outline Piaget’s stages of cognitive development and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Piaget’s theory.
(3) Show your familiarity with the concept of abnormality. What are the sources of information in clinical diagnosis?
(4) Distinguish between psychoneurotic disorders and psychosis. Describe the symptoms of anxiety disorder.
(5) Describe and critically evaluate psycho-analytic therapy in detail.
(6) What are the determinants of job satisfaction?
(7) Give a general definition of intelligence and describe different approaches to intelligence.
(8) Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Mental retardation
(b) Importance of developmental psychology
(c) Juvenile delinquency
(d) Psychosomatic disorder
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