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Reaction : Can you say that he is in a happy mood ?
Due to the fast changing scenario of the SSB’s screening test and keeping the rumour spread by the
selected/ rejected candidates and stereotyped guidance being emphasised by the SSB’s books and various
coaching institutions, the boys are told to project the positive reaction. Now for the sound guidance of youth a
true interpretation of the phenomenon “reaction” is essential as SSB’s is entirely based on reaction and
reaction being a prime factor causes action.
I would interpret reaction as here under :—
The phenomenon reaction has been surfaced in the screening test as “mood”. Reaction is of three
kinds :

(a) (b) (c)
Positive Negative Neutral. Keeping mum
without any face impression
is not a reaction.
Candidates generally act or are told to act positively / instead of negativity. The doctrine of natural
reaction is to accept negativity of the situation which depicts depression or depressive mood and
presently in the newly inducted screening system the positivity is rarely portrayed. Now the natural
reaction of the candidate should be to accept and mark the negative mood and reaction in the given
space and the action being drawn by the hero/actor should be so effective, organised and resourceful so
he could plunge into the crisis through his dynamics and leadership. Here a toughening process and
survival instinct only beocmes instrumental to lift at the acceptable, workable success in depressive,
negative and in situation of duress.
Therefore, if portrayed image depicts negative mood then your hero has to perform the action inspite of all
the difficulties and trails, so he could land up to the successful conclusion. Here, the inference will be drawn by
the psychologist that the hero has accepted the real / existing or negative situation and struggled in such a
manner with all the capabilities which resulted in positivity instead of negativity.

Action :

(1) (2) (3)
Think Discussing Helping
(what they are thinking) (what ?) (why and to whom)
Attacking (why and to whom etc.)
Story : Here you are to write a story.
Indications : ‘M’, for Male ‘F’, for Female.
+ Positive –Negative
‘O’ Natural or no reaction and ‘?’ means can’t say.
Timing : 30 seconds to see the perception / image / scene. 1 minute to determine the sex, age,
mood and write the action and in 3 minutes to write any story resembling to the situation in the picture.
Projection of the screening sheets are of two kinds :—
1. CIRCLE IS TO BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE POSITION AND DEPLOYMENT OF
THE CHARACTERS. YOU ARE TO MAKE A BIG CIRCLE FOR THE FIRST CHARACTER
YOU SPOT, SECOND CIRCLE A BIT SMALL FOR SECOND CHARACTER AND THIRD
CIRCLE A SMALLER ONE FOR THIRD CHARACTER YOU SPOT AND SO ON. ALL THE
CIRCLES WILL BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE POSITION AND DEPLOYMENT OF
THE CHARACTERS. IF YOU SPOT MORE PERSONS, THEN PUT THE POINTS LIKE THIS
→ BESIDE THE THIRD CIRCLE WRITE THE ‘P’ MEANS PEOPLE OR PERSON /
→→ →
PERSONS.