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Download KUHS B.Sc Nursing 1st Sem Applied Sociology And Applied Psychology Paper III Apr 2024 Question Paper

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Reg. No: ........................
First Semester B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary
Examinations April 2024
Paper III ? Applied Sociology and Applied Psychology
Time: 3 Hrs

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Total Marks: 75
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space ? Answer all parts of a single
question together

Leave sufficient space between answers ? Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary

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Write section A and section B in separate answer books (32 Pages). Do not mix up questions from section
A and section B.

Section A ? Applied Sociology
Q.P. CODE: 124010
Max. Marks: 37

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Multiple Choice Questions
(6x1=6)
(choose the most appropriate answer from the options given)
1. What is a group of people organized for the purpose of fulfilling a need or needs called
a) Society

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b) Community
c) Institution
d) Association
2. Working together for the pursuit of a common goal maybe defined as what
a) Co-operation b) Competition

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c) Conflict
d) Association
3. Which of the following is an example of a formal organization
a) Factory
b) Peer group

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c) Band
d) Gang
4. Which of the following is a hierarchical division of Society
a) Peer group b) Caste
c) Race

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d) Ethnic group
5. What is the `system of devices whereby society brings its members into conformity with
the accepted standards of behaviour' called
a) Value
b) Process

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c) Change
d) Social Control
6. What is the process by which an individual learns to conform to the norms of the group is
cal ed
a) Social Change

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b) Social Formation
c) Socialisation
d) Social growth
Essay
(1x10=10)

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7. Define Class. Define Race. Explain the influence of caste and race on health (2+2+6)
Short notes
(3x5=15)
8. Discuss the impact of modernization on health and disease
9. Examine Substance abuse as a social problem and suggest measures to control it

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10. What is the nature and scope of Sociology
List down the following
(3x2=6)
11. Types of community
12. Classifications of Personality.

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13. Methods of Psychology.
(PTO)



Section B ? Applied Psychology

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Q.P. CODE: 125010
Max. Marks: 38

Multiple Choice Questions

(7x1=7)

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(choose the most appropriate answer from the options given)
1. The "emergency" part of the nervous system that prepares the body for "fight or flight" is
the __________ branch
a) Parasympathetic b) Peripheral
c) Sympathetic d) Somatic

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2. The debate among psychologists regarding the relative contributions of environment and
heredity to the developmental process is called
a) The critical period
b) The nature ? nurture controversy
c) The stage controversy

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d) Behaviourism
3. Conflicts that require choosing the lesser of two evils are
a) Approach ? Approach conflicts
b) Avoidance ? Avoidance conflicts
c) Approach ? Avoidance conflicts d) Double ? Approach ? Avoidance conflicts

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4. Information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer material is
a) Proactive interference
b) Retroactive interference
c) Retrograde amnesia
d) Decay

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5. The blocking of behaviour directed towards a goal is called
a) Frustration
b) Stress c) Pressure d) Strain
6. Which is the first stage of general adaptation syndrome
a) Opening

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b) Resistance
c) Alarm d) Exhaustion
7. A person with Profound levels of mental retardation falls in the IQ of__________
a) 61-70
b) 35-49

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c) 50-69 d) Less than 20
Essay
(1x10=10)
8. Define motivation. Explain in detail any three theories of motivation
(2+8)

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Short notes
(3x5=15)
9. Psychosocial development during adolescence
10. Methods to improve memory (any 3)
11. Factors affecting attitudinal changes

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List down the following




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(3x2=6)
12. Define personality
13. Observation method

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14. Role of nurse with vulnerable groups
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