PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
DYZ2012 | Mental Health Problems of Dialysis Patients | Spring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor ZEYNEP GÜL |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SEDA GÖKÇE TURAN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | Dialysis Centers |
Course Objectives: | This lesson aims to inform about fundamental concepts of mental health, mental health disorders, the influences on mental health of chronic patients. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students at the end of this lesson; 1- Explain the fundamental concepts of mental health. 2- Indicate ideas about loss and death of hemodialysis patients. 3- Describe crisis and know the intervention methods for crisis. |
This lesson contains the subjects like chronic diseases and family, anxiety disorders and depression, general principles about regulation of social lives of hemodialysis patients. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Fundamental Concepts of Mental Health | |
2) | Health, Disease, Mental Health, Hope-Adaptation, Self Knowledge, Behavior, Manner, Personality Development and Personality Disorders | |
3) | Culture and Psychiatri | |
4) | Chronic Disease and Family, Ideas About Loss and Death in Hemodialysis Patients | |
5) | Crisis and Intervention to Crisis | |
6) | Organ donation and psycho-social approaches | |
7) | Mental Disorders of Hemodialysis Patients | |
8) | General Symptoms, Psychosomatic Diseases | |
9) | Anxiety Disorders and Depression | |
10) | Suicidal Attempts | |
11) | Sexual Problems | |
12) | General Principles About Regulation of Social Lives of Hemodialysis Patients | |
13) | Care in Home | |
14) | Social Support, Work Life, Organisation Membership |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Weekly distributed by the course lecturer. |
References: | 1- Linda M. Gorman; Donna F. Sultan (2007) Psychosocial Nursing for General Patient Care.Edition: 3. Publisher: F.A. Davis 2- Patricia D. Barry (1996) Psychosocial Nursing: Care of Physically Ill Patients and Their Families. Edition: Third. Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 1 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
Quizzes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Midterms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 75 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. | |
2) | Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. | |
3) | Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives | |
4) | Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). | |
5) | Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. | |
6) | Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). | |
7) | Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. | |
8) | Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. | |
9) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. | 3 |