Important Topics for CUET Psychology 2024

Unit - 1

Variations in Psychological Attributes

Unit - 2

Self and Personality

Unit - 3

Meeting Life Challenges

Unit - 4

Psychological Disorders

Unit - 5

Therapeutic Approaches

Unit - 6

Attitude and Social Cognition

Unit - 7

Social Influence and Group Processes

Unit - 8

Psychology and Life

Unit - 9

Developing Psychological Skills

Variations in Psychological Attributes

How people differ with respect to their various psychological attributes, Individual differences in human functioning, Assessment of psychological attributes, Individual differences in intelligence, Theories of intelligence, Creativity, and Emotional intelligence.

Self and Personality

Self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-regulation, Concept of personality, Major approaches, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Behavioural, Self-report measures, behavioural analysis, and projective measures.

Meeting Life Challenges

Nature of stress, how responses to stress depend on an individual, Nature, types, and sources of stress, Effects on psychological functioning and health, Promoting positive health and well-being.

Psychological Disorders

Major psychological disorders, Concepts of abnormality and psychological disorders, Classification of disorders, Major psychological disorders, Anxiety, Mood, Schizophrenic, and Developmental. 

Therapeutic Approaches

Goals, techniques, effects of different approaches to treating psychological disorders,

Nature and process of therapy, Therapeutic relationship, Types of therapies, Humanistic, Cognitive, Yoga, Meditation, Rehabilitation of mentally ill.

Attitude and Social Cognition

Cultural influences on attributional tendencies, conditions influencing pro-social behaviour, social behaviour, Impression formation, Social cognition, Nature and components of attitudes, Attitude formation and change, Behaviour in the presence of others, Prejudice and Strategies for handling prejudice.

Social Influence and Group Processes

Dynamics of social influence on conformity, obedience, different conflict resolution strategies, Conformity, Obedience, Compliance, Nature and formation of groups, Types of groups, Social identity, Inter-group conflicts, and Conflict resolution strategies.

Psychology and Life

Social issues, Human-environment relationship, Environmental effects on human behaviour, Noise, pollution, crowding, natural disasters,  Psychology and social concerns, Aggression, Violence, Peace, and Poverty. 

Developing Psychological Skills

Psychological, and interpersonal skills for personal-social development, Effective psychological skills, Observational skills, Interviewing skills, Testing skills, empathy, positive regard, and Communication skills.