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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Psychology

A step-by-step study plan for Therapeutic Approaches, Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Psychology: what to learn first, what to practise and when to revise.

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Study Plan

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Day 1–2

Learn the Theory

Read the textbook chapter carefully. Note down definitions, formulas and key ideas. Focus on: 1. Nature and Process of Psychotherapy, 2. Classification and Duration of Psychotherapies, 3. Behaviour Therapy.

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Day 3

Practise

Solve the textbook exercises and extra practice questions. There are 50 questions available for this chapter.

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Day 4

Revise & Test

Revise key points without looking at your notes. Take a practice quiz and mark weak areas for another pass.

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Day 7

Spaced Revision

Come back to Therapeutic Approaches after a week. Use flashcards for quick recall and try past exam questions on this chapter.

What to Focus On

  • Psychotherapy is a voluntary helping relationship.
  • The therapeutic alliance is contractual and time-limited.
  • Empathy is not the same as sympathy or intellectual understanding.
  • Three broad groups are psychodynamic, behaviour, and existential.
  • Existential therapies are the third force and emerged last.
  • Psychodynamic therapy may be long-term, while cognitive therapy is short.
  • Behaviour therapy is based on faulty learning.
  • Behavioural analysis identifies malfunctioning, antecedent, and maintaining factors.
  • Negative reinforcement and aversive conditioning are different techniques.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

All psychotherapy is the same thing, so any therapy can be used in any question as a generic answer.

Existential therapies came first because they sound more human and natural than behaviour therapy.

Therapeutic alliance means the therapist and client become close friends for a long time.

Memory Tips

Three broad groups of psychotherapy

Therapeutic alliance has two major components

Therapist qualities in client-centred therapy

ABC analysis in Rational Emotive Therapy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the important topics in Therapeutic Approaches for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Psychology?
Key topics in Therapeutic Approaches include Nature and Process of Psychotherapy, Classification and Duration of Psychotherapies, Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Therapy. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
How should I revise Therapeutic Approaches for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 50 practice questions on Therapeutic Approaches. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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