Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY-ADULT PSI5601002 3 + 0 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gülbahar BAŞTUĞ
Assistants
Goals To learn the common types of psychopathology frequently encountered in professional life and and to get an idea about the relationship with forensic psychology when graduated from the forensic psychology graduate program.
Course Content Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, trauma related disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, sexual disorders.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students who successfully complete this course will learn about the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cultural factors of mental illnesses.
2) Students who successfully complete this course will have knowledge about the diagnostic categories on the basis of DSM-5.
3) Students who successfully complete this course will understand psychopathology from the frame of forensic psychology.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Meeting, informing about course Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Introducttion to the psychopathology Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Differences of DSM-5 from DSM-IV Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Mood disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Anxiety disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Somatoform disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Psychosomatic Diseases Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Dissociative Disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Personality Disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Sexual dysfunction disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Dementia and Delirium Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Rare Disorders Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Anormal Psikolojisi (2011), G.C. Davison ve J.M. Neale, Çev. Ed: Prof. Dr. İhsan Dağ, Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları, 7. Baskı.
Ruh Sağlığı ve Bozuklukları (2015), Prof. Dr. M. Orhan Öztürk, Prof. Dr. Aylin Uluşahin, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, 13. Baskı, Ankara.
Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları (2014), Ed: Prof. Dr. Halise Devrimci Özgüven, Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 14
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 12
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 24
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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