Basic Information

Course Code:

PSYC 3004

Course Name:

Psychopathology

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

6.00

Instructor:

Doç. Dr. Oğuzhan HERDİ

Course Objectives

This course is intended to provide an introduction to various aspects of the main areas of abnormal psychology.

Course Content

This course covers topics such as the definition of abnormality, clinical assessment, diagnosis and classification, and the main models for understanding psychological abnormality. The course content will cover the common dimensions of abnormal psychology. These include; mood disorders, anxiety disorders, stress and trauma-related disorders, eating disorders, sex and gender disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, somatic symptom and dissociative disorders, substance use disorders, and personality disorders.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Hooley, J. M., Nock, M. K., & Butcher, J. N. (2021). Abnormal Psychology. Pearson Education.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Introduce students to basic concepts of psychopathology
LO2	Develop an understanding of research methods in psychopathology
LO3	Develop an understanding of the diagnostic system according to DSM-5

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction
2	What is Abnormal Psychology?
3	Causal Factors and Perspectives in Abnormal Psychology
4	Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
5	Panic, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
6	Mood Disorders and Suicide
7	Somatic Symptoms and Dissociative Disorders
8	MIDTERM
9	Eating Disorders and Obesity
10	Personality Disorders
11	Substance-Related Disorders
12	Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Disorders
13	Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
14	Psychological Treatments
15	Summary

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	1	42.00	42.00
Pre-Class Individual Study	1	25.00	25.00
Post-Prectice Individual Study	1	25.00	25.00
Homework	1	44.00	44.00
Other	1	14.00	14.00
Total Workload (Hours)			150
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			5

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%40
2	Final Exam	%60
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3
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

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2	Homework	Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel.	Computer

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Any form of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a disciplinary action.Violations of scholastic honesty include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students.