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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
RPD 3012	PSYCHOLOGY OF OLD AGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ŞÜHEDA ÖZBEN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Introduce the properties of old age to the students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Aging, aging theories and learn the importance of social support in old age,
2	Awareness about the problems of old age,
3	Learning the ways of communication with the elders.
4	To detect the effects of elder abuse,
5	To gain proficiency psychological counseling with the elderly.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Aging, aging theories,
2	Importance of social support in old age
3	Problems of aging: A. Dementia,
4	B. Depression,
5	C. Pain Syndrome
6	D. Alzehimer,
7	E. Loneliness
8	Midterm
9	F. Anxiety,
10	G. Sexual Dysfunctions
11	H. Sleep Disorders
12	Psychological assistance to the elderly patient, communication with the elderly,
13	Elder abuse, Measures to upgrade to the quality of life of the elderly,
14	Aging and nutrition , Psychological counseling techniques.
15	Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Hersen, M. Ve Vincent B. Van Hasselt (1998 ). Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology, Plenum Pres, New York.
Kalınkara, V. (2011). Temel Gerontoloji:Yaşlılık Bilimi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.
Kennedy, G. J. ( 2000 ). Geriatric Mental Health Care, The Guilford Pres, New York.
Kurtman, E. ve Kalkan, M.(ed). (2008). Yaşlılık. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
Örnek,T. Erhan B. Ve Erol Ö. (1992 ) . Geriatrik Psikiyatri, Saray Tıp Kitabevleri, Izmir.
Ruge, W.M.( 1987 ).The Elderly Patient in General Practice, Karger, Basel.
Spar J.E. ve La Rue Asenath (2005). Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Pres, Washington, DC.
Tufan, I. (2002). Yaşlılık. Istanbul: Aykırı Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FINS	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Question-answer, multiple choice exam, written exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suheda.ozben@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	1	1	1	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.2	1	1	1	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.3	1	1	1	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.4	1	1	1	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.5	1	1	1	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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