| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explain the differences between the mind and the brain.
- Give examples of how our interpersonal relationships form our brains and personalities.
- Evaluate how our personalities reshape our interpersonal relationships.
- Make the connection between early life experiences and the current psychological state.
- Explain the importance of integration in the brain.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Interpersonal neurobiology is a synthesis of the developments in neuroscience, complex systems theory, epigenetic, biology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, information processing, attachment theory, quantum physics, stress, etc. The course will include topics like the evolutionary development of the brain, its lifelong development, its plasticity and basic principles of operation, implicit and explicit memory, how they develop during early interactions with the caregiver, conscious and unconscious automatic information processing. The different psychopathological categories will be analyzed on the basis of attachment theory and brain development, and different treatment modalities based on mindfulness will be introduced. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction of Interpersonal Neurobiology |
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2nd Week |
Brain Plasticity |
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3rd Week |
Memory |
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4th Week |
Attachment |
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5th Week |
Emotions |
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6th Week |
Emotional Style |
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7th Week |
States of Mind: Cohesion, Subjective Experience and Complex Systems |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
Representations: Modes of Processing and the Construction of Reality |
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10th Week |
Self-Regulation |
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11th Week |
Interpersonal Connections |
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12th Week |
Integration |
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13th Week |
Mindfulness Exercises |
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14th Week |
Mindfulness Exercises |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Siegel, D. (2012). The developing mind: How relationships and the brain interact to shape who we are (2nd ed.). Guilford Press. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
2 |
20 |
| Practice |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
15 |
30 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Total Work Load | 183 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6.1 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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