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JKSSB Child Psychologist Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark written examination syllabus for Child Psychologist covering Cognitive Psychology & Biological Foundations (Working Memory, Baddeley Loop, Orexin, Sleep Disorders, Cloninger TCI, HEXACO Model), Research Methodology, Statistics & Psychometrics (Skewness, KMO Sampling Adequacy, t-tests, Mediation/Moderation, Wundt 1879, ANOVA, CFA Models, Item Analysis), Clinical Psychopathology & Social Psychology (DSM-5, ICD-11, Milgram Obedience, Groupthink, Personality Disorders), Health & Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Health Belief Model, Biopsychosocial Model, Herzberg, Vroom Expectancy, CBT, Play Therapy, DBT, MCMI), and Developmental Psychology, Child Counseling & Rehabilitation Psychology (Piaget, Vygotsky ZPD, Bowlby Attachment, Bloom Taxonomy, Family Therapy, Gestalt, Disability Adaptation).

📜 Notification:Advt No. 04 of 2024 & Advt No. 03 of 2025 (OMR Examination 2025)
TOTAL MARKS
120 Marks
TIME DURATION
120 Mins
NEGATIVE MARKING
-0.25 Mark
UNITS / SECTIONS
5 Sections

Declared Weightage vs. Observed Exam History

The Declared Weightage represents the marks allocated in the official notification. The Observed Count reveals the actual number of solved questions asked in real past papers from our verified dataset.

UNIT 1

Cognitive Psychology, Biological Foundations & Personality

24 Marks
Deductive Reasoning, Event Scripts, Baddeley Working Memory (Phonological Loop), Anomic Aphasia & Pragmatics
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
FACS System, Cocktail Party Effect (Cherry), Sleep Disorders (Apnea, Cataplexy, Orexin), Calcarine Fissure & Locus Coeruleus
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Active Gene-Environment Niche Picking, Zuckerman Boredom, Cloninger TCI, Kelly Individuality & HEXACO Model
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 2

Research Methodology, Psychometrics & Statistics

24 Marks
Skewness Relations (Mean < Median < Mode), KMO Measure (<0.50 Weak), Pearson r t-test & Spearman Rho
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
ANOVA p-values, Normal Distribution, Statistical Power (Sample Size), Mediation/Moderation Regression & Two-Group Steps
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Wilhelm Wundt (1879 Leipzig), Dependent Groups Design, Critical Realism (Roy Bhaskar), Seguin Form Board (SFB) & CFA Models
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 3

Clinical Psychopathology, Diagnostics & Social Psychology

24 Marks
Deindividuation Impulsivity, ABC Attitude Model, Fundamental Attribution Error, Milgram Obedience & Janis Groupthink
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
DSM-5, ICD-11, SCID, PCL-R Psychopathy, DSM-IV-TR 5 Axes & Antisocial Personality Disorder
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Schizophrenia Hallucinations, Bipolar Mania, Anhedonia, OCD Compulsions & Psychopathology Ethics Review Steps
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 4

Health, Industrial-Organizational & Psychotherapy Models

24 Marks
Health Belief Model (HBM), Biopsychosocial Integration, Stress Hormones (Cortisol, CRH) & Prevention Levels
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Adams Equity Theory, Herzberg Two-Factor Hygiene Factors, Meyer-Allen Affective Commitment & Vroom Expectancy
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
CBT, Systematic Desensitization, Minuchin Family Therapy, Eric Berne Transactional Analysis, Axline Play Therapy, Shapiro EMDR & Linehan DBT
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 5

Developmental Psychology, Child Counseling & Rehabilitation

24 Marks
Piaget 4 Stages (Sensorimotor to Formal), Language Milestones (Cooing to Telegraphic), Bowlby Attachment Phases & Vygotsky ZPD
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Self-Determination Theory (Autonomy/Competence), Formative vs Summative Assessment, Bloom Taxonomy & Counseling Ethics (Confidentiality)
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Gestalt Therapy Personality Integration, Johari Window Quadrants, Disability Adjustment Stages (Kübler-Ross) & Cognitive/Vocational Rehab
Declared: 8 MarksObserved in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)

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