| 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;
- Analyze risk and protective factors in development.
- Compares the results of the normal process of development in infancy, childhood and adolescence with the norms.
- Evaluates the effects of childhood and adolescence disorders on adult life.
- Distinguish the effective factors in developmental psychopathology.
- Define genetic and environmental factors in terms of developmental psychopathology.
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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 | The purpose of this course is to review the development of psychological disorders with a life course perspective. Students who take this course are expected to acquire knowledge on developmental factors that affect emerging of psychopathologies. The topics that will be covered through the course as follows: Developmental psychopathology approach in analysis of behavior, genetic and environmental influences on behavior, risk factors for psychopathology, emotional regulation, impulsivity, brain injury, development of antisocial personality, Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction |
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2nd Week |
Biological Effects to the Development of Psychopathology |
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3rd Week |
The Effects of Early Deprivation in Development |
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4th Week |
Attachment and Psychopathology |
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5th Week |
Early Deviations in Curiosity and Task Orientation |
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6th Week |
The Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
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7th Week |
Parenting and Child Psychopathology |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
Deviant Peer Influences |
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10th Week |
Socio-Demographic Disadvantages and Psychosocial Adjustment |
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11th Week |
Depression, Suicide and The Consequences of Loss |
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12th Week |
Psychological Deviance in Adolescence |
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13th Week |
Psychological Deviance in Adolescence |
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14th Week |
The Developmental Approach to Adult Psychopathology |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Cicchetti, D., & Cohen, D. J. (2006). Developmental psychopathology. Volume one: Theory and method (2nd ed.). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
- Project
- Other
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| 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 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Project |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Performance Practice |
5 |
5 |
25 |
| Total Work Load | 179 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.96 |
| 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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