Psychology Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

PSI052

Course Name:

Health Psychology

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. EZGİ ILDIRIM

Course Lecturer(s):

Doç. Dr. PERVİN TUNÇ

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The aim of the course is to help students understand how to address health and illness through the bio-psychosocial model. Second, to help students identify behavioral factors that influence health and illness. Thirdly, it is to guide students in coping with illness and understanding health-promoting behaviors.
Course Content:	Health psychology is a specialty that focuses on how biology, psychology, behavior, and social factors affect health and illness. This course is designed to help students understand the role of behavioral factors in health and illness and to provide an introduction to the field of health psychology.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Gains knowledge about the basic concepts and theories of health psychology.
2) Learns the history of health psychology and its relationship with other fields of science.
3) Knows the basics of health and disease in terms of bio-psychosocial.
4) Comprehends the importance of behavioral and psychological connections of health and illness.
5) Comprehends the important aspects of coping skills and the importance of health-promoting behavior.
6) Gains knowledge about the research and application areas of health psychology.
7) Gains knowledge about the research and applications of health psychology specific to certain diseases.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Course Introduction The Explain of course resources and course content
2)	Definition of Health Psychology History of health psychology Goals of Health Psychology Relationship of Health Psychology with other fields
3)	Definitions of health and disease Determinants of health Mental health The relationship between psychology and health
4)	Biopsychosocial approach Protection of physical, mental and social health
5)	Health Promotion: changing health behaviors
6)	Health behaviors The role of health beliefs Attribution theory Risk perception
7)	Health Services organization Primary health care services Secondary health services Tertiary health services
8)	Midterm Exams
9)	Life events and stress Psychological factors affecting stress The effect of stress on health
10)	Stress and illness Acute and chronic stress Personality and stress
11)	Chronic illness and its impact on mental health
12)	Eating behavior
13)	Critical health psychology
14)	Course Overview
15)	Final Exams

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Jane Ogden. Sağlık Psikolojisi, Nobel Yayınevi, 2012.
References:	Zuhal Baltaş. Sağlık Psikolojisi: Halk Sağlığında Davranış Bilimleri. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi,2007. -Ülgen H. Okyayuz (Ed.). Sağlık Psikolojisi. Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları (40), 2013. -Taylor, S. E. (2009). Health psychology (7. baskı). NY: McGraw Hill. -Okyayuz, Ü. H. (1999). Sağlık psikolojisi. Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Program Outcomes
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.

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
Homework Assignments	1	% 15
Presentation	1	% 35
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	65
Midterms	1	30
Final	1	40
Total Workload		135