Class 12 Psychology Chapter 5 Therapeutic Approaches PYQ 2026-27

The Class 12 Psychology Chapter 5 Therapeutic Approaches PYQ PDF brings together 20 board-paper questions from CBSE papers between 2022 and 2026. Every question carries a full step-by-step solution, so students can check an answer and see exactly how examiners expect psychotherapy, behaviour therapy, and rehabilitation questions to be answered, according to the latest 2026-27 CBSE syllabus.

• 20 questions in a mix of MCQs, Assertion-Reason, case studies, and short/long descriptive answers, ranging from 2-mark to 6-mark formats.
• Full solutions included for all 20 questions, not just a bare answer key.
• Five exam years covered: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.

Every solution in this Therapeutic Approaches PYQ PDF is checked question by question against the 2022 to 2026 CBSE Class 12 Psychology board papers, and mapped to the 2026-27 NCERT chapter.

What the Therapeutic Approaches Previous Year Questions Cover

The Therapeutic Approaches PYQs test the entire treatment unit, not just definitions. Case-study questions usually place a named character in a therapy scenario and ask which approach or technique applies.

• Nature and goals of psychotherapy, and the qualities of a good therapeutic relationship.
• Psychodynamic therapy, including free association and resistance.
• Behaviour therapy techniques: systematic desensitisation, aversive conditioning, token economy, and modelling.
• Cognitive therapy, covering cognitive distortions, irrational beliefs, and core schemas.
• Humanistic-existential (client-centred) therapy and its focus on the whole person.
• Biomedical therapy and alternative therapies such as yoga and meditation.
• Rehabilitation of the mentally ill and the ethical standards a psychotherapist must follow.

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Marks-wise Distribution of the Therapeutic Approaches PYQs

The 20 questions in this PDF are not evenly weighted. They move from quick recall questions to longer descriptive answers, in a spread that closely tracks the CBSE Class 12 Psychology paper pattern.

The longer 4 to 6-mark questions carry the most weight in this chapter, and they usually ask for a described process rather than a single-line definition, so a one-word answer never scores full marks.

Year-wise Spread of the Therapeutic Approaches Board Questions (2022-2026)

This PDF pulls from five back-to-back CBSE cycles, so students can see how examiners have varied the question style across recent board papers.

The 2023 and 2024 papers contribute the largest share of questions in this compilation, and both years lean more heavily on case-study and application-based formats than the 2022 paper did.

Topic Frequency in the Therapeutic Approaches PYQs

Not every topic in the chapter gets asked with equal weight. Based on the 20 questions in this PDF, behaviour therapy techniques and case-study application questions come up most often, usually dressed up as a short story about a client or a therapist.

Marks-Band Attempt Strategy for the Therapeutic Approaches Chapter

A clear order of attempt saves time in the actual CBSE Class 12 Psychology paper. Most students should not start with the longest descriptive question.

• Start with the MCQs and Assertion-Reason questions: they need recall, not writing, so clear them first.
• Move to the short answers: name the technique first, then give one clear example.
• Then the case studies: read the scenario twice, underline the therapy clue words, before naming the approach.
• Finish with the long answers: plan the points before writing, since rehabilitation and ethics questions expect a full process, not a list.

Common Mistakes Students Make in the Therapeutic Approaches Chapter

• Confusing systematic desensitisation (pairs relaxation with a feared stimulus) with aversive conditioning (pairs an unwanted behaviour with discomfort).
• Mixing up cognitive distortions with irrational beliefs, which the chapter treats as related but separate ideas.
• Naming a therapy approach in a case study without explaining why it fits the described behaviour.
• Writing rehabilitation as a single step, when the chapter expects a described process with multiple stages.
• Skipping the "assertion" and "reason" labels separately in Assertion-Reason questions.

Behaviour Therapy Techniques Compared

Behaviour therapy is the most heavily tested block in this chapter, and the PYQs frequently ask students to tell one technique apart from another inside a case study.

The quick test that solves most PYQs on this topic: is the aim to reduce a fear, remove an unwanted habit, or reward a new one? Systematic desensitisation reduces fear, aversive conditioning removes a habit, and token economy rewards a new one.

How Systematic Desensitisation Works, Step by Step

Systematic desensitisation is the single most-asked behaviour therapy technique in this PDF. Examiners like to test whether a student can describe the process in the correct order, not just name it.

A case-study question on this topic usually describes a client's phobia and asks the student to list the steps in order: relaxation training, building a fear hierarchy, then pairing relaxation with each feared item from least to most frightening.

How These PYQs Pair with Other Chapter 5 Resources

This PDF works best alongside the other Class 12 Psychology Chapter 5 resources on Collegedunia. Use the PYQ PDF to practise recall and timing after the concepts are already clear from the notes. A Formula Sheet / quick-revision sheet for this chapter is not yet available on Collegedunia.

How to Use the Therapeutic Approaches PYQ PDF Most Effectively

The PDF works best as a timed drill, not a read-through. A simple three-round routine covers all 20 questions without wasting a full mock-test slot.

• Round 1: attempt the MCQs and short answers cold, without looking at the solutions, and time yourself.
• Round 2: attempt the case studies and long answers, then check every answer against the step-by-step solution in the PDF.
• Round 3: redo only the questions marked wrong, a day or two later, to confirm the concept has stuck.

NCERT PYQ for Class 12 Psychology: All Chapters

The table below lists the PYQ PDF for every chapter of Class 12 Psychology, so students can move straight to the next chapter's board questions. Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 are still in progress.