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Program of Guidance and Psychological Counselling (Turkish)

PDR204

LIFE STAGES AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS

Course Code
PDR204
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Recognizes developmental difficulties and adaptation disorders in human development,
  2. Investigate adaptation problems in family cycle,
  3. Examine adaptation problems in various developmental stages,
  4. Explore protective and risk factors of adaptation problems.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe course covers topics related to developmental difficulties and adaptation problems that can be experienced at different developmental stages in human life. It is aimed to examine development with adaptation problems throughout life periods.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Course Introduction
2nd Week Promotion: ''If I were a book'' activity Life Stages Review
3rd Week Challenging Life Events and Adaptation Channel B Broadcast
4th Week Its Effect on Prenatal Development and Adaptation Problems, Infancy and Adaptation Problems
5th Week Adjustment Problems Seen in Early Childhood
6th Week Adjustment Problems Seen in Middle and Late Childhood
7th Week Adjustment Problems and Risky Behaviors During Adolescence
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Transition to Adulthood and Developmental Crises
10th Week Adjustment Problems Seen in Young Adulthood
11th Week Adjustment Problems in Middle Adulthood
12th Week Adjustment Problems Seen in Old Age
13th Week Poster Presentations
14th Week Course Evaluation
15th Week Final Week
Recommended or Required ReadingBaştemur, Ş. (2020) (Ed).Yaşam dönemleri ve uyum sorunları, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Project
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 11 3 33
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 5 5
Total Work Load119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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