| 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;
- Interpret the cultural factors that affect the definition and perception of psychopathology, diagnosis and psychotherapy process.
- They can relate modern understanding of psychopathology and local psychologies.
- Explain how cultural factors affect the process in psychotherapy practices.
- They can discuss the cultural effects of different psychopathologies.
- Interpret the possible effects of culture in their professional practice.
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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 | In this course, students acquire the knowledge of cultural factors that affect the definition and perception of psychopathology, diagnosis, and psychotherapy. Another emphasis of the course is to teach the relationship between the modern understanding of psychopathology and endogenous psychologies. The topics that will be covered through the course are as follows: Culture-personality relationship, the concept of normal, cultural factors in the diagnosis process, development of endogenous psychologies, psychiatric classification systems, attitudes toward mental disorders and psychotherapy, and perception of psychopathologies. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Culture and Psychopathology |
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2nd Week |
Culture and Personality |
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3rd Week |
Cultural Factors in Classification of Psychopathology |
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4th Week |
Cultural Factors in Diagnosis Process |
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5th Week |
Depression |
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6th Week |
Anxiety |
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7th Week |
Somatization |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
|
9th Week |
Pain |
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10th Week |
Psychosis |
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11th Week |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
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12th Week |
Personality Disorders |
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13th Week |
Personality Disorders |
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14th Week |
Adolescent Psychopathology |
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15th Week |
Evaluation and Closing Session |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Eshun, S. ve Gurung, R. A. R. (2009). Culture and mental health: Sociocultural influences, theory, and practice. NY: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Tseng, W. ve Streltzer, J. (1997). Culture and psychopathology: A guide to clinical assessment. NY: Routledge. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
- Presentation
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
2 |
20 |
| 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 |
10 |
20 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
35 |
35 |
| 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 | 178 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.93 |
| 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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