COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RPD 3009 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR BAHAR METE OTLU

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Definitions to counselor candidates' according different approaches adulthood psychological, theories about the development phases, the period of adulthood, and informed about the general features of development to ensure the integration of this information in the field of occupational.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the definitions of adulthood, according to the different approaches
2   Understanding the psychological characteristics of maturity
3   Knowledge of theories about the development phases
4   Understanding the characteristics of adulthood, the development
5   Understanding psychological problems in adulthood
6   Know the appropriate solutions to problems encountered in adulthood

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions of the adulthood according to different approaches
2 Psychological characteristics of maturity
3 Bührer's development theory, Levinson's adult development theory
4 Ericson s psychosocial development theory
5 Circle of family life in adulthood
6 Theories about the selection process of choosing a spouse
7 Communication in marriage
8 Midterm
9 Marital problems and divorce
10 Identity development in adulthood (young adulthood, middle age, old age)
11 Physical development in adulthood (young adulthood, middle age, old age)
12 Personality development in adulthood (young adulthood, middle age, old age)
13 Social development in adulthood (young adulthood, middle age, old age
14 Understanding of psychological problems and appropriate solutions adulthood
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Gelişim Psikolojisi ( Yetişkinlik, Yaşlılık, Ölüm), Imge Kitabevi, 1995.
Psikolojik Sağlığımızı Nasıl Koruruz II Yetişkinlik ve Yaşlılık, Ed. A. Nuray Karancı, Faruk Gençöz, Özlem Bozo, ODTÜ Yayıncılık, 2011.
Human Development, Lawrence B. Schianberg, Karl U. Smith. Ed publication: New York McMillan, 1982.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research and discussion,question and answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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)

bahar.mete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 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
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.235555555535
LO.325555554525
LO.425555554525
LO.525555554525
LO.625555554525

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