The M.Phil. Clinical psychology entrance Mock test course is for Post Graduate Degree holders of Psychology, Counseling psychology, and Clinical psychology, who want to become RCI (Rehabilitation Council of India) licensedClinical Psychologists. There are currently 34 institutes (Public and Private) which offer this program and 306 seats all over India.
Physiological Psychology: Neural communication, Human Nervous system: structure and functions, The Brain: Structure and functions of different Lobes, Receptors, effectors and adjustment mechanisms, Sensory processing: Vision, Audition, Gustation, Olfaction, Somato-senses, Vestibular System and Kinesthetic System, Physiology of Learning and Memory, Sleep and waking: stages, disorders and physiological mechanism of sleep and walking. Neuropsychological assessments.
Abnormal Psychology: Definition and Scope, History taking and MSE, Historical Conceptions of Abnormal Behavior, Approaches to Psychopathology. DSM V and ICD 10 Classification - Symptoms, Factors, Vulnerability: Organic disorders, Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders, Mood Disorders and Suicide, Psychotic Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Substance Related Disorders.
Developmental Process: Nature and principles, factors influencing development- Biogenic, Sociogenic, Psychogenic, Stages of Development, Different domains of development: Sensory- motor, cognitive, language and emotional, social and moral, Theories of Development –Psychoanalytic, Behavioristic and Cognitive. Childhood Disorders.
Social Psychology: Definition and Scope of Social Psychology, Social Cognition, Social Influence, Prosocial Behavior, Group Behavior, Leadership, Attitudes, Applied Social Psychology - Law, Health & Environment.
Psychotherapy: Types, Techniques, Processes, Indications and contraindications in: Psychoanalytic (Classical and other Dynamic therapies), CBT, Behavior Therapies, Interpersonal, DBT, Gestalt, Solution Focused, Schema Focused, ACT, Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Supportive Psychotherapy, Crisis Interventions. Brief Psychotherapies.
Research Methods & Statistics: Concept of probability, non-probability distribution, measures of central tendency, dispersion skewness and kurtosis, hypothesis testing. Sampling techniques, Different methods of sampling, Sample size, and methods of minimizing non-sampling errors. Epidemiological studies, Case control studies, Cohort studies, Prevalence, Incidence. Experimental designs – randomized design, factorial design, crossover design and non-experimental designs. Parametric tests and Non-parametric statistical methods.
Psychological Assessment: Test construction: Item writing, item analysis, Test standardization: reliability, validity and norms. Types of tests: Projective tests, Intelligence, Aptitude, Personality, Attitude scales and interest inventories, Educational measurement and evaluation.
