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Description of Individual Course Units
| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI001 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 2 | 3 | 4,00 |
Level of Course Unit
Önlisans
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Objectives of the Course
To gain awareness about the relationship between health, illness and treatment of illness and psychological factors.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
| 1 | Explains the concepts of health and disease. |
| 2 | Explain the concepts of chronic disease |
| 3 | Explain the importance of psychosocial factors in health and illness. |
| 4 | Explains the psychosocial effects of chronic diseases from a psychosocial perspective. |
| 5 | Explain the psychological reactions to the disease. |
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisities and Co-Requisities
There is no prerequisite.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
[Yok]
Content of the Course
It contains information about the relationship between health, illness and treatment of illness and psychological factors.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subjects (Theoretical) | Teaching Methods | Preparatory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concepts of health, illness, chronic illness | ||
| 2 | Patient treatment team relationship | ||
| 3 | Stress, health-illness relationship, Coping with stress | ||
| 4 | Personality structure, behavior patterns and the relationship between health and illness | ||
| 5 | Playing the sick role, the psychology of being sick | ||
| 6 | Situational crises, Traumatic Life Experiences and relationship to illness | ||
| 7 | Evaluates behaviors that are the subject of social psychology discipline with related case studies. | ||
| 8 | Coping with chronic pain and pain from a psychosocial perspective | ||
| 9 | Coping with chronic pain and pain from a psychosocial perspective | ||
| 10 | Diseases of the endocrine system and their effects in psychosocial terms | ||
| 11 | Cancer cancer and its effects in psychosocial terms | ||
| 12 | Cardiovascular diseases and their effects in psychosocial terms | ||
| 13 | Chronic respiratory system diseases and their effects in psychosocial terms | ||
| 14 | Problems experienced by relatives of individuals with a fatal or chronic disease |
Text Book / Material / Recommended Resources
1. Baltaş Z. (2000) “Sağlık Psikolojisi” Remzi Kitapevi, İstanbul. 2. Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.) (1999). “Sağlık Psikolojisine Giriş”, Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları. No:19 Ankara.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
| Term (or Year) Learning Activities | Quantity | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 70 |
| Quiz | 1 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
| End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | Quantity | Weight |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | |
| End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | |
Work Pacement(s)
-There is no internship.
Workload Calculation
| Activities | Number | Time (hours) | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practice Exam | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Report Preparation | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Report Presentation | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Self Study | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Reading | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Total Work Load (hours) | 95 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| PO 1 | PO 2 | PO 3 | PO 4 | PO 5 | PO 6 | PO 7 | PO 8 | PO 9 | PO 10 | PO 11 | PO 12 | PO 13 | PO 14 | PO 15 | PO 16 | PO 17 | |
| LO 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| LO 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| LO 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| LO 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| LO 5 | 5 | 3 |
* Contribution Level: 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High