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Graduate Education Institute · Spiritual Counseling and Guidance · Master

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Scientific Preparation
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Betül İLTER

Course Objective

To have information about the most common possible psychological problems and treatment methods

Course Content

The aim of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the fundamental causes of behavioral disorders observed in childhood and adolescence (biological, psychological, sociocultural), the classification of these disorders, diagnostic criteria, and, in particular, the current diagnostic criteria within the framework of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders); and to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about evidence-based intervention and treatment methods for these disorders.

Required Resources

Morrison, J. (2016). DSM 5'i Kolaylaştıran Klinisyenler için Tanı Rehberi. (M. şahin, H. Uğur Kural). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Recommended Resources

Kring, A. M., Johnson, S., & Davison, G. C. (2017). Anormal Psikolojisi.(M.Şahin, Çev.) Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To have information about the most common psychological problems
  2. Distinguishing the most common psychological problems with their distinctive features
  3. To have information about the treatment of the most common psychological problems

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%10 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%90

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period25375
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to behavioral disorders, normality and abnormality concepts
2depressive disorders
3Bipolar and Related Disorders
4anxiety disorders
5anxiety disorders
6obsessive and compulsive and related disorders
7trauma and stress related disorders
8midterm
9dissociative disorders
10somatic symptom and related disorders
11Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
12personality desorders
13Nutrition and Eating Disorders
14Çocukluk çağı Ruhsal sorunları ve Bozuklukları
15sleep disorders
16final exam