COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADULT PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AED 5525 ADULT PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Family Education and Counselling Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Family Education and Counselling Non-Thesis

Course Objective

The students will be able to learn how to counseling to adults.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the theories of adulthood,
2   To understand the theories of elderly.
3   To analyze developmental stages according to the theories.
4   Theories of adulthood and old age and counseling requirements of professional field
5   Awareness about the methods of communication and psychotherapy with elderly,
6   Awareness about the physical and psychological problems of adult and elderly individuals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and stages of adulthood,
2 Theories of development,
3 Theories of aging,
4 Developmental tasks,
5 Physical development,
6 Emotional development,
7 Personality development,
8 Midterm Exam
9 Cognitive development,
10 Social development,
11 Middle age crisis,
12 Retirement,
13 Psychological problems in adulthood and old age,
14 Communication and psychotherapy with the elderly,
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ersanlı, K. ve Kalkan, M. (ed.) (2008). Yaşlılık. Pegem Akademi.
Hersen, M. ve Hasselt, V. B.(1998). Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology. New York: Plenum Pres.
Kalınkara, V. (2011). Temel Gerontoloji: Yaşlılık Bilimi. Nobel Yayın Akademik Yayıncılık.
Kennedy, G. J. ( 2000 ). Geriatric Mental Health Care, The Guilford Pres, New York.
Liebert, R. M., Poulos, R.W., Strauss G. D. (1974 ). Developmental Psychology, Prentice- Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Onur, B. (1991). Gelişim Psikolojisi.V Yayınları.
Örnek, T., Bayraktar, E., Özmen, E. (1992). Geriatrik Psikiyatri.Saray Tıp Kitabevleri.
Spar, J. E. ve La Rue A.(1997). Geriatric Psychiatri.Washington: American Psychiatric Pres.
Trol, L. E. (1975 ). Early and Middle Adulthood. Brooks/ Cole Publishing Company Mantery, California.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question and answer, the research

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

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 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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