CHSE Odisha Elective Psychology study materials
CHSE Odisha Elective Psychology study resources

CHSE Odisha Elective Psychology case studies

CHSE Odisha Elective Psychology · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The CHSE Odisha Elective Psychology paper is the optional psychology subject taken by higher secondary (+2) students under the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. It suits Arts and Science stream students who want a grounding in psychology before pursuing the subject at degree level, and it also serves candidates preparing for competitive entrance tests that include elementary psychology. The CHSE Odisha Elective Psychology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,602 words.

1

The Chocolate That Keeps the Tantrum Going

Rina, four years old, lives with her parents near Sambalpur. On weekly market trips she began asking for a toy; when her mother said no, she screamed, sat on the floor and cried.

739 words, about 4 min
2

Five Re-readings and a Blank Answer Sheet

Arjun is in Class XII in a government school near Berhampur. He studies four hours every night, one subject per night, rereading the same chapter four or five times and highlighting lines in yellow.

719 words, about 4 min
3

The IQ Score That Did Not Match the Report Card

Meera, 13, has just moved from an Odia-medium school in a village to a private English-medium school in Bhubaneswar on a scholarship. On a group reasoning test administered in English, she scored 128, which the school described as 'above average, near gifted'.

731 words, about 4 min
4

Twelve Volunteers and One Decision Nobody Owns

The youth club of a village near Puri has 12 members and ₹40,000 for a blood-donation camp during the Rath Yatra season. In the first meeting, the senior-most member, who is also the sarpanch's nephew, proposed spending ₹28,000 on a celebrity singer to 'attract a crowd'.

694 words, about 3 min
5

Six Months of 'Just Tired'

Riya, 19, is in her second year of +2 at a hostel in Cuttack. For about six months she has slept only three to four hours, waking at 3 a.m., and has lost 7 kg because she skips meals in the mess.

719 words, about 4 min