Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to know the defined psychiatric diseases, to understand the effects on behavior, to learn the basics of general psychopathology and to have knowledge about the subject in practical life.
Course Content
Basic concepts of psychological disorder, classification of disorders, behavioral expression of psychological disorders
Required Resources
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5®). American Psychiatric Pub.
Recommended Resources
Öztürk, M. O., & Uluşahin, A. (2014). Ruh sağlığı ve bozuklukları. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
Rules
Academic Integrity Policy: Academic honesty; It includes elements such as cheating, using or buying ready-made assignments or written materials, academic plagiarism (using someone else's thought, opinion, invention or work in an assignment, project, report and similar studies by presenting it as one's own without citing the source). When such situations are detected, they may cause the student to be deemed unsuccessful and to be expelled from the university at a further level.
Attendance: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation Article 21 – (1) Students at the university; are required to attend 70% of theoretical courses and 80% of applied courses in one semester. Each instructor checks the obligation to attend classes according to these principles.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understands the causes and consequences of psychological problems
- Knows international disease classification systems
- Know the concepts of psychological disorders
- Know psychological approaches to behavioral disorders
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to behavioral disorders, concepts of normality and abnormality | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 2 | Introduction to anxiety disorders, generalized anxiety disorder | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 3 | Social phobia, specific phobia | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 4 | Panic attack, panic disorder, agoraphobia panic disorder, | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 5 | Obsesif kopülsif bozukluk | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 6 | Somatoform disorders, somatization disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 7 | Conversion disorder, pain disorder, hypochondriasis, body dysmorphic disorder | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Mid-term exam |
| 9 | Dissociative disorders; dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, dissociative identity disorder | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 10 | Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulumia nervosa, pica disorder | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 11 | Impulse control disorders, intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 12 | Piromani, Trichotillomania, Trichophagia | Related chapter of the resource of book |
| 13 | mood disorders, depression | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 14 | Major depression, bipolar disorder | Related chapter of the resource book |
| 15 | The relationship between psychological disorders | Resource book used |
| 16 | An overview | Resource books used |


