ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Psychology | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PSI049 | ||||
| Course Name: | Understanding and Preventing Addiction | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. EZGİ ILDIRIM | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Ezgi Ildırım Özcan | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to teach the definitions and processes related to substance and behavioral addiction. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to diagnose addiction and describe the addiction process. Addiction is an important problem that affects people's lives in many ways. Therefore, it is important to understand the addiction process and its effects. |
| Course Content: | In this course, addictive substances and their effects, behavioral addiction, addiction diagnostic criteria, addiction cycle, preventive techniques will be discussed. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students define the addictive substances and behaviours 2) Students can explain the addiction process 3) Students know the psychologica approach and intervention methods for addiction. 4) Students know the preventive and harm reduction methods for addictive disorders. 5) Students can comprehend the articles related to addiction. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | Epidemiology and Diagnostic Classification of Subtance Use Disorders | Douaihy, A., & Daley, D. (2013). Substance use disorders. Oxford University Press.- Chapter 1 |
| 3) | Neurobiology of Substance use disorders | - |
| 4) | Socio-enviromental aspects of substance use disorders | Douaihy, A., & Daley, D. (2013). Substance use disorders. Oxford University Press. |
| 5) | Substances of abuse and Their Clinical Implications | - |
| 6) | Screening, Diagnostic Approaches, and Essential Elements of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders | - |
| 7) | Midterm | - |
| 8) | Psychosocial Interventions for substance use disorders | - |
| 9) | Relapse Prevention | - |
| 10) | Comorbidity and Substance Use Disorders | Douaihy, A., & Daley, D. (2013). Substance use disorders. Oxford University Press./Chapter 11 |
| 11) | Prevention and Harm Reduction Interventions | Chapter 13 |
| 12) | Adolescent Substance Use Disorders | Chapter 12 |
| 13) | Technology Addiction | Levounis, P., & Sherer, J. (Eds.). (2021). Technological Addictions. American Psychiatric Pub. |
| 14) | TechnologicaL Addictions-II; online pornography, online gambling | Levounis, P., & Sherer, J. (Eds.). (2021). Technological Addictions. American Psychiatric Pub. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Douaihy, A., & Daley, D. (2013). Substance use disorders. Oxford University Press. |
| References: | Levounis, P., & Sherer, J. (Eds.). (2021). Technological Addictions. American Psychiatric Pub. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules. | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences. | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. | ||||||||||||||
| 10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology. | ||||||||||||||
| 11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. | ||||||||||||||
| 12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights. | ||||||||||||||
| 13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. | ||||||||||||||
| 14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. | ||||||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. | |
| 2) | Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings | |
| 3) | Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. | |
| 4) | Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view. | |
| 5) | Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules. | |
| 6) | Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. | |
| 7) | Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences. | |
| 8) | Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based. | |
| 9) | Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. | |
| 10) | Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology. | |
| 11) | Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. | |
| 12) | Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights. | |
| 13) | Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. | |
| 14) | Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 39 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 9 |
| Midterms | 1 | 12 |
| Final | 1 | 24 |
| Total Workload | 123 | |