The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala successfully conducted the Class 12 Psychology Exam 2026 on March 17, 2026. The Kerala Board Class 12 Psychology Question Paper with Solution PDF is now available for download.

The Kerala Board Class 12 Psychology paper covered key topics from psychological concepts, human development, mental health, and research methods. Students should focus on understanding psychological theories, human behavior, and research techniques. The exam is marked out of 100, with 70 marks for the theory paper and 30 for internal assessment.

Kerala Board Class 12 2026 Psychology Question Paper with Solution PDF

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Kerala Board Class 12 2026 Psychology Question Paper with Solution PDF

Question 1:

The personal stresses we endure as individuals, due to the happenings in our daily life can be called as

  • (A) Hassles
  • (B) Antibodies
  • (C) Pathogens
  • (D) Antigens

Question 2:

Name the term used for people developing a fear of entering unfamiliar situations.

  • (A) Acrophobia
  • (B) Agoraphobia
  • (C) Claustrophobia
  • (D) Zoophobia

Question 3:

What term describes the habit of delaying tasks that need to be completed and intending to do them later?

  • (A) Procrastination
  • (B) Perfectionism
  • (C) Avoidance
  • (D) Resilience

Question 4:

Out of the following, which term refers to understanding things from another person's perspective? (Put oneself in someone else's shoes)

  • (A) Sympathy
  • (B) Apathy
  • (C) Antipathy
  • (D) Empathy

Question 5:

In Fritz Heider's P-O-X model of balance, what does X represent?

  • (A) Person
  • (B) Another person
  • (C) Attitude object
  • (D) Balance

Question 6:

Which among the following intelligences is found high in people who are 'word smart'?

  • (A) Linguistic intelligence
  • (B) Musical intelligence
  • (C) Naturalistic intelligence
  • (D) Spatial intelligence

Question 7:

Choose the correct sequence of stages in group development from the following:

  • (A) Storming - Forming - Norming - Performing - Adjourning
  • (B) Forming - Storming - Norming - Performing - Adjourning
  • (C) Norming - Performing - Storming - Forming - Adjourning
  • (D) Adjourning - Performing - Norming - Storming - Forming

Question 8:

According to Salovey and Mayer, which concept means understanding and managing one’s own and others’ emotions to guide thinking and actions?

  • (A) Social intelligence
  • (B) Emotional intelligence
  • (C) Cognitive intelligence
  • (D) Practical intelligence

Question 9:

The state of physical, emotional and psychological exhaustion is known as

  • (A) Conflict
  • (B) Burn out
  • (C) Coping
  • (D) Depression

Question 10:

Who developed Analytical psychology?

  • (A) Karen Horney
  • (B) Alfred Adler
  • (C) Erich Fromm
  • (D) Carl Jung

Question 11:

Positive symptoms are 'bizarre additions' to a person’s behaviour. Explain various positive symptoms of Schizophrenia.


Question 12:

A range of behavioural therapy techniques is available for changing behaviour. Explain any four of them.


Question 13:

Due to lifestyle changes, stress is increasing day by day. Explain any four techniques for managing stress.


Question 14:

Projective techniques are indirect methods of personality assessment. Explain any four projective techniques.


Question 15:

Who proposed General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?


Question 16:

Explain the three stages involved in GAS.


Question 17:

Prepare short notes on dissociative disorders.


Question 18:

We can learn about the process of attitude formation through various methods. Explain any three.


Question 19:

Name two systems used for the classification of psychological disorders.


Question 20:

What are the various sources of prejudice?


Question 21:

What is group polarisation?


Question 22:

Identify any four alternative therapy techniques for treating psychological distress.


Question 23:

Define intelligence.


Question 24:

Write the formula for finding IQ.


Question 25:

List out various levels of intellectual deficiencies.


Question 26:

Briefly explain the theory of multiple intelligence by Gardner.


Question 27:

What is trait? Explain Cattell’s trait theory.


Question 28:

Describe General Adaptation Syndrome suggested by Selye.


Question 29:

Discuss the main components of an attitude.


Question 30:

Describe Freud’s Psychosexual stages of personality development.


Question 31:

Name the two approaches on which theories of intelligence can be broadly classified.


Question 32:

Enumerate any three types of groups.

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