Psychology 2 Marks Question

True.

Intrapersonal communication: Involves communicating with yourself. It encompasses such:

1. Activities as thought processes.
2. Personal decision making.
3. Focusing on self.

Advantages of observation technique:

1. It allows behaviour to be seen and studied in its natural setting.
2. People from outside or those already working in a setting can be trained to use it.

Body language.

Empathy is present when one is able to understand the plight of another person and feel like the other person. It means understanding things from the other person's shoes/perspective.
Alternate Answer
Empathy is the ability of a person/counsellor to understand the feeling of another person from her/his perspective. It is like stepping into someone's shoes and trying to understand the pain and troubled feelings of the other person.

False/True - as there is ambiguity in the statement both options i.e.
T and F are correct.

Skills of effective counsellor:

1. General skills.
2. Observational skills.
3. Specific skills.

True.

True.

True.

Interpersonal communication–

• Communication that takes place between two or more persons.
• Face to face or mediated conversations, interviews, small group discussions.

True.

Public Communication - Characterised by a speaker sending a message to an audience.
It may be:

1. Direct - Face to face.
2. Indirect - Message relayed over radio or television.

True.

• Variation of the method of naturalistic observation.
• Observer becomes an active member (insider) of the setting.
• Widely used by anthropologists.

False.

Empathy is a reaction to another’s feelings with an emotional response that is similar to the other’s feelings.
Alternate Answer
It is the capacity to feel the distress of the person who is to be helped.

Alternate Answer
Empathy is like stepping into someone else’s shoes and trying to understand the pain and troubled feelings of the other person.
Pro-Social behaviour is more likely to be shown by the individuals who have a high level of empathy. Empathy is one of the most critical competencies that a counsellor needs to have.

Characteristics of an effective helper:

1. Authenticity.
2. Positive regard for others.
3. Ability to empathise.
4. Paraphrasing.

True.

1. Paraphrasing.

Body language.

Skill: It is defined as proficiency, facility or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training and experience.
It is the possession of the qualities required to do something or get something done.

The act of summarising the contents of the message of the speaker communicated, to the listener, by the listener in his/her own words (Restatement) is known as paraphrasing. It is a way to know whether listener has understood the message.

True.

True.

Communication - Is conscious or unconscious, intentional or unintentional process in which feelings and ideas are expressed as verbal and/or non-verbal messages that are sent, received and comprehended.

True.

Paraphrasing.

Authenticity

• It is an important characteristic of a counsellor. It means that your behavioural expression is consistent with what you value and the way you feel and relate to your inner self-image.

Alternate Answer

• No difference between I - how the counsellor perceives himself and me is the collective judgement of the people you respect. It is one of the important characteristics of a counsellor.

Alternate Answer

• It is an important characteristic of a counselor. If a counsellor keeps his behaviour, thinking, expressions etc consistent and correlates with what he/she values. Feels and with his/her inner self image then he/she has authenticity. Moreover. authenticity on the part of a counsellor exists if there is no difference between his/her own conception about himself/herself and the judgement of others about him/her.

True.

Paraphrasing:-
It is one of the features of communication.
Summary of ideas which one has listened to but no repetition of exact words, as communicated.
Effect:-
It allows you to understand how much one has understood of what was communicated.

True.

False.

Definition.
Psychological test is an objective & standardized measure of an individual’s mental or behavioral characteristics. ‘If the words standardized and objective are mentioned,
Purpose of clinical diagnosis, guidance, personnel selection, placement & training.

While using psychological tests, an attitude of Objectivity, Scientific orientation and standardized interpretation must be kept in mind.

Intrapersonal communication involves communicating with yourself.
Example: Thought processes, personal decision making, focusing on self, talking aloud to oneself.
Interpersonal communication refers to the communication that takes place between two or more persons who establish a communicative relationship.
Example: Face to face or mediated conversations, interview and small group discussions.

General/ Generic Skills:

• These are essential for all professional psychologists.
• These skills include personal as well as intellectual skills.

Generic (intellectual and personal skills) are as follows:
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to listen and be empathic. It may be verbal or non-verbal.

1. Cognitive:

• Ability to solve problems.
• Having curiosity and flexibility.

2. Affective Skills:

• Openness to ideas.
• Agreeableness.
• Honesty.

3. Expressive Skills: Ability to communicate in verbal and non-verbal form.
4. Reflective Skills:

• Intrapersonal intelligence.
• Ability to examine own motives, attitude and behaviour.

5. Personal skills:

• Personal hygiene.
• Time management.