PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING

PSİ441

Course Code: PSİ441
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Compares the physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes in old age according to the developmental period.
Evaluates the social and health-related factors affecting aging according to successful aging.
Develops knowledge, awareness and understanding of the aging period and produces solutions to social problems by using this understanding.
Relates the common principles of neuroscience with the fields of psychology and aging.
Analyzes beforehand the problems that people may encounter regarding death and mourning processes, and produces solutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The aims of this course are students will be able to express physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes in later life, to explain social and health factors that impact aging. This course covers as aging theories and important issues in old age such as attitudes to aging, retirement, psychosocial factors and health, widowhood, death and bereavement, cross-cultural differences.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	What is Aging?
2^nd Week	The Theories of Aging
3^rd Week	The Process of Biological Aging
4^th Week	Aging and Cognitive Functioning
5^th Week	Aging and Cognitive Functioning
6^th Week	Aging and Psychological Functioning
7^th Week	Aging and Social Relations
8^th Week	Mid-Term Exam
9^th Week	Aging and Language
10^th Week	Health Promotion and Health Care in Late Adulthood
11^th Week	Aging in 21st Century and Cultural Differences
12^th Week	Death
13^th Week	Bereavement
14^th Week	Bereavement (cont.)
15^th Week	General Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

(Primary Textbook)
Stuart-Hamilton, I. (2012). The psychology of aging (5th Ed.). London: Jessica Kingsley.
(Suggested References)
Moody, H. R. (2006). Aging: Concepts and controversies (5th ed.). CA: Sage.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Practice
Project
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	2	40
Practice	5	10
Project	1	20
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	2	1	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	20	20
Project	1	16	16
Total Work Load			180
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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