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Graduate Education Institute · Psychological Counseling and Guidance · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Besra TAŞ BOLAT

Course Objective

To have knowledge about personality psychology and to use this knowledge in the field of mental health.

Course Content

Psychological counseling theories explaining personality

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To know the theories of psychological counseling explaining personality
  2. To be able to compare theories explaining personality
  3. Having detailed information about one of the theories of personality

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%30 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%70

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeRole Playing

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)17351
Out of Class Study Period15230
Midterm199
Quiz000
Assignment14228
Practice11222
Final11010

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Psychodynamic theories: Sigmund Freud: PsychoanalysisReading the relevant parts of the resources
2Psychodynamic theories: Alfred Adler: Individual psychologyReading the relevant parts of the resources
3Psychodynamic theories: Carl Gustav Jung: Analytical psychologyReading the relevant parts of the resources
4Psychodynamic theories: Karen Horney: Neuroses and human developmentReading the relevant parts of the resources
5Psychodynamic theories: Erich Fromm: Escape from freedomReading the relevant parts of the resources
6Psychodynamic theories: Harry Stack Sullivan: Interpersonal relations theoryReading the relevant parts of the resources
7Psychodynamic theories. Erik H. Erikson: Eight stage of humanReading the relevant parts of the resources
8Midterm ExamMidterm Exam
9Behavioral and cognitive theories: Burrhus F. Skinner: Radical behaviorismReading the relevant parts of the resources
10Behavioral and cognitive theories: Neale. Miller and John Dollard: Eclectic behaviorist approachReading the relevant parts of the resources
11Behavioral and cognitive theories: Albert Bandura: Social cognitive theoryReading the relevant parts of the resources
12Behavioral and cognitive theories: George A. Kelly: Personal construction theoryReading the relevant parts of the resources
13Research-oriented theoriesReading the relevant parts of the resources
14Humanistic existentialist theoriesReading the relevant parts of the resources
15General evaluation and finalGeneral evaluation
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı