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Question 1

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Explain psychopathic personality and state how it is related to deviant behavior?

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History of Psychopathy

  • Psychopathy has been a growing topic of interest since the early 19th century. In 1801 a French psychiatrist, Phillipe Pinel observed a group of people that seemed to behave crazily without actually being crazy, which led him to coin the term “manie sans delire” means insanity without delirium. Many people give their contribut…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Explain deviate behavior in light of psychopathic personality. (Paper II)

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Deviate Behaviour and Psychopathic Personality

  • Illness is a function of cause, dependent on which it is classified. There are illnesses which have multiple causes. A grouping of disorders is done on the basis of its etiology.
  • Similarly, personality disorders should be based on their etiology and not on their symptoms.
  • Psychopathic personality disorder…

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Compare the trait perspective and humanistic perspective on personality. (Section B)

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Personality Theory

  • A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles used to understand and explain personality.
  • Personality has been explained on different perspectives of psychology.
Major Personality Theory

Trait Theories

Attempt to learn what traits make up personality and how they relate to actual behaviour.

Psychodynamic Theories

Focus on the…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2017

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People emphasize the personal traits more than the situational factors. Evaluate the statement. (Paper 1)

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Personal Traits and Situational Factors

  • People can be classified on the basis of their personality traits. Only on the basis of personal traits is also problematic because human beings are inconsistent. Some of the psychologists argue that people are inconsistent in their behavior. They behave according to the situation. Person-situation debate is a…

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2017

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How do we explain self- defeating behaviour of a person from the Humanistic perspective? (Paper 1)

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Self-Defeating Behaviour and Humanistic Perspective

  • Self-defeating behaviour is a behaviour shown by a person when she or he is stuck in a vicious cycle of low self-esteem. The lowered self-esteem which leads to self-defeating behaviour can be explained using the concept of self-actualization and self-concept in humanistic perspective.
    • A person with …

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Can we do justice to measuring personality by projective and objective tests? Discuss. (Paper 1)

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Projective Test

  • A projective test is a type of personality test in which you offer responses to ambiguous scenes, words, or images. The goal of such tests is to uncover the hidden conflicts or emotions that you project onto the test with the hope that these issues can then be addressed through psychotherapy or other appropriate treatments. Thematic …

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Question 7

Appeared in Year: 2017

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Is antisocial personality a deviant behaviour? Elucidate. (Paper II)

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Psychopathic Personality

  • Psychopaths are matter of discussion from the very early times itself. Initially it was controversial about psychopath՚s symptoms, that is, whether they were to be considered as people with mental illness or separate group in the society. Presently, studies have proved that psychopath is a personality disorder.
  • Psychopathic p…

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Question 8

Appeared in Year: 2015

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Describe the type and trait approaches to personality. Highlight Jung՚s typology with its weakness. (Paper-I)

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Type and Trait Approaches to Personality

  • Personality is defined as the characteristic set of behaviours, cognitions, and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors.
  • Personality is an important concept in the subject of psychology. Different psychologists have different perspectives on personality. This resulted in the em…

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