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Mental Disorders And Their Treatment — Syllabus

NIOS · Class 10 · Psychology

What Mental Disorders And Their Treatment covers in NIOS Class 10 Psychology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · NIOS Class 10 Psychology · 2026-27

Topics in Mental Disorders And Their Treatment

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1. Stress and Stressors

  • Stress is a non-specific response of the body to any demand on it.
  • Hans Selye coined the term stress.
  • Eustress is moderate and desirable stress, such as stress during a competitive sport.
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2. Conflicts and Frustration

  • Conflict becomes more stressful because of the intensity of frustration involved.
  • Approach-approach conflict happens when a person has to choose between two or more desirable goals.
  • Avoidance-avoidance conflict happens when a person has to choose between two or more undesirable goals.
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3. Coping With Stress

  • People usually use problem-focused or emotion-focused coping while dealing with stressors.
  • Problem-focused coping uses intellectual resources to reach an effective solution.
  • Emotion-focused coping involves emotional behaviour such as crying.
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4. Major Mental Disorders

  • Mental disorders range from minor anxiety to severe disorders such as schizophrenia.
  • Mental disorders develop gradually and may result from heredity, personality weaknesses, low stress tolerance, childhood experiences, stressful situations, and inability to cope.
  • The branch of psychology that deals with these disorders is abnormal psychology.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Mental disorders and their treatment

StressStressorsResponses to stressorsConflicts and frustrationCoping with stressMental disorder categoriesPsychotherapy

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Key topics in Mental Disorders And Their Treatment include Stress and Stressors, Conflicts and Frustration, Coping With Stress, Major Mental Disorders. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 10 board exam.
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