Kerala Plus Two Psychology (DHSE) case studies
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The Kerala Higher Secondary Plus Two Psychology course is a two-year higher secondary subject offered under the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala, and examined at the end of Class 12. It suits students who chose Psychology as one of their optional subjects in the science, commerce or humanities stream and who want a social-science grounding before degrees in psychology, social work, education, nursing or allied health. The Kerala Plus Two Psychology (DHSE) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,417 words.
1The IQ Score That Was Not an Answer
Anjali, 14, studies in Class IX at a government school near Alappuzha where the medium of instruction is Malayalam. A district-level 'scholastic aptitude test' - a group test in English, normed on urban English-medium students - reports her IQ as 88, with a verbal score of 79 and a performance score of 102.
871 words, about 4 min2Fourteen Hours a Day
Arjun is 17 and in Plus Two Science at a government higher secondary school in Kollam. He wants a medical seat and has been studying about 14 hours a day for eight months, sleeping four to five hours.
919 words, about 5 min3Nine Days of Feeling Wonderful
Neha, 23, a postgraduate student in Kochi, is brought by her elder sister. For 11 months she has had episodes of low mood, loss of interest, insomnia and feelings of worthlessness, each lasting five to seven days, between which she functions reasonably well.
884 words, about 4 min4The Counsellor's Promise
A school counsellor in Thrissur, trained mainly in career guidance, is seeing Meera, 16, a Plus Two student referred for exam anxiety. In the fourth session Meera discloses that for the past three months she has been cutting her forearm with a blade and that she has thought about 'not being here'.
849 words, about 4 min5Thirty Bystanders, Seven Minutes
During the inter-departmental fest at a college in Ernakulam, a first-year student collapses in a corridor with what looks like a seizure. About 30 students are within sight.
894 words, about 4 min