LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2011
SO 3807 – COUNSELLING
Date : 12-04-2011 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
Part – A
Write a short note on the following questions in about 30 words each (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
- Positive reinforcement.
- Mirror statements.
- Primary empathy.
- Reluctant client.
- Minimal leads.
- Functional fixity.
- Bobo doll experiment.
Part – B
Answer any Five questions in about 300 words each (5 x 8 = 40 Marks)
- What do you consider as the pressing future issues for the profession of counselling? How do you think counsellors should address these concerns?
- What are the purposes of using cognitive and behavioural techniques in cognitive therapy and counselling?
- Given the values and goals of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, what criteria would you use to distinguish rational from irrational thinking and behaviour?
- What is stress? What are the effective ways to tackle stress?
- What are the physical and psychological effects of stigmatization?
- How does ‘eating problem’ manifest psychologically?
- What is depression? How would you counsel a person suffering from depression?
Part – C
Answer any Two questions in about 1200 words each (2 x 20 = 40 Marks)
- Critically evaluate the attitudes and skills of an effective counsellor.
- Examine in detail the process of counselling.
- Distinguish between counselling, guidance and psychotherapy. How do you think the public perceive the similarities and differences in these three ways of helping?
- Examine feminist approach to counselling. How do they differ or not differ from other approaches? How are they the same?