PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE-2020
SUBJECT: PSYCHOLOGY (PAPER-II)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAX MARKS: 100
NOTE:
1 All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
2 Write Q. No. In the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
3 No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
4 Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Attempt FIVE Questions in All. Attempt in Urdu or English
Q. No. 1 Define Stress and possible physiological and psychological responses to stress? Given the COVID19 situation, where people are experiencing and reporting a lot of social, emotion and financial stresses, what coping strategies you may recommend helping to reduce stress? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 2 Define Personality? Discuss and evaluate psychoanalytical perspective of personality development, give its strengths and possible criticism? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 3 How do you define psychological disorder? Discuss some types of Anxiety disorders, their symptoms causes (risk factors), and diagnostic criteria? (20 marks)
Q. No. 4 Define Social influence? Explain how Group pressure, Conformity and Obedience effects our attitudes, decisions and actions? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 5 What are the goals of Scientific research? Explain in detail the Experimental Research Design, its key features and its advantages over other research design? What are some common problems that researchers encounter while conducting experimental sides? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 6 Explain Altruism and Prosocial behaviors? What are different factors that influence helping? How we can improve helping behaviors in the country given the current situation of health and financial crises due to COVID-19? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 7 Psychoanalytic and Behavioristic schools of thought are different according to its theoretical assumptions and practical applications, Discuss. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 8 Man is social animal, discuss it with reference of social norms traditions attitudes group behavior and culture. (20 marks)