Karnataka PUC 12th Psychology Question Paper 2025

Repression is the correct answer because it is the fundamental defense mechanism where anxiety-provoking or painful thoughts are pushed out of conscious awareness. Displacement involves shifting impulses to a safer target; Regression involves reverting to immature behavior; Rationalization involves creating false but plausible excuses for failures.

Conflicts is the correct answer. It refers to the state where two or more incompatible impulses or motives compete. Frustration refers to the blocking of needs; Pressure refers to expectations for behavior; Burnout is physical or emotional exhaustion.

Hypochondriasis (also known as illness anxiety disorder) is the correct answer, characterized by the preoccupation with having a serious illness despite medical reassurance. Pain disorder involves pain without physiological cause; Conversion disorder involves physical impairment (e.g., paralysis) without organic cause; Somatization disorder involves multiple recurrent physical complaints.

Joseph Wolpe is the correct answer; he developed systematic desensitization based on classical conditioning principles. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck are associated with cognitive therapies, and Ivan Pavlov discovered the principles of classical conditioning itself but did not develop the therapy technique.

Crowd is the correct answer; it is defined as a large, temporary gathering of people without a specific goal. An Audience is gathered for a specific purpose (like a show); a Team has specific goals and roles; a Mob is a crowd that is emotionally charged and often aggressive.