Information Package

Program of Sociology (English)

SOCI318

MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

Course Code
SOCI318
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Evaluate a social perspective by learning the normal-abnormal behavior and the basics of abnormal behavior.
  2. Recognize the basic concepts about mental health and diseases.
  3. Analyzes the individual's behaviors shaped by psychological dynamics in society and the differences on a local and global scale.
  4. Distinguish that health is affected by psychological, biological and sociocultural factors.
  5. Understand the relationship of mental health and behavioral disorders with different factors according to their developmental periods.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course is to provide general information about mental health and behavioral disorders, to teach classifications and to discuss both issues in the context of social relations.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Description, historical development of mental health and its relation with education
2nd Week Models and normality criterias of mental health
3rd Week Psychoanalytic approach
4th Week Humanist mental health approaches
5th Week Positive Mental health
6th Week Social and emotional development and mental health in children
7th Week -----------------------MID TERM---------------------
8th Week Social and emotional development and mental health in adolescence
9th Week The role of family in child and adolescent development
10th Week The role of school in child and adolescent development
11th Week Affective disorders
12th Week Behavioral disorders
13th Week Habitual disorders
14th Week General Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingAnkay, Aydın, (1993) Ruh Sağlığı ve Davranış Bozuklukları, Ankara: Aka Yay.
Tura S.M., (2004) Freud?dan Lacan?a Psikanaliz, İstanbul: Metis
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 16 16
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 4 3 12
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
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K3 X
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K6 X X
K7 X X X X X
K8 X X X X
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