MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
PSY4068 Information Processing in Psychopathology Fall 3 0 3 6
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. METEHAN İRAK
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. METEHAN İRAK
Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to comprehend the field of human cognitive process in different psychopathology. It is aimed to inform the students topics including attention, memory, executive functions, language, problem solving, and metacognition in different psychopathology such as depression, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia within the scope of this course.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Students will gain knowledge about the information processing aspect of psychopathology.
2. Studens will acquire skills and knowledge about how clinical applications are studied from an experimental perspective.
3. Students will understand how neuropsychological, brain imaging and behavioral cognitive psychology paradigms investigates with different pathologies.
4. Students will learn why information processing is important in psychopathology.

Course Content

This course includes basic elements of information processing and different operational approaches in depression, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative disorder, eating disorder, psychotic disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum, alcohol and substance dependency, and alzheimer.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Basic elements of information processing and different operational approaches
2) Basic perceptional processes and importance of perception in information processing
3) Information processing in mood disorders
4) Information processing in panic disorder
5) Information processing in posttraumatic stress disorder
6) Information processing in obsessive compulsive disorder
7) Review
8) Information processing in dissociative disorders
9) Information processing in eating disorders
10) Information processing in psychotic disorders
11) Information processing in attention deficiency and hyperactivity disorder
12) Information processing in autistic spectrum disorders
13) Information processing in alcohol and substance dependency
14) Information processing in Alzheimer's disease
15) Final
16) Final

Sources

Course Notes: Irak, M. (Editör) (2009). Psikopatolojilerde bilgi işleme süreçleri: Kuramdan uygulamaya. Ankara: Hekimler Yayın Birliği.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 15 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
Presentation 1 % 10
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 30
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 30
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 2 15 30
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 2 12 24
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 2 2
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution