COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 1012 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR BAHAR METE OTLU

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The purpose of this course, students gain an understanding of this issue by teaching the physiological bases of human behavior.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the concepts of physiological psychology
2   To understand the functions systems of organism
3   Raising awareness of the sensation and perception
4   Recognize neurological disorders
5   Gain awareness about the physiological basis of human behavior

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cell, tissue, organ, system concepts
2 Functions of the brain and nervous system
3 Brain research
4 The autonomic nervous system
5 Endocrine system
6 The immune and circulatory system
7 Muscular / skeletal, urinary and respiratory system
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Digestive and reproductive systems
10 Sensation and perception
11 Vision, hearing and other senses
12 Learning and memory
13 Physiological basis of learning-Hebb
14 Neurological disorders
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Carlson, N. R. (2011). Fizyolojik Psikoloji. ( Çeviri editörü: Muzaffer Şahin). Ankara: Nobel Yayınları
Cüceloğlu, D. (2000). Insan ve Davranışı. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Kalat, J. W. (1988). Biological Psychology. Third edition, Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Koptagel-Ilal, G. (1991). Tıpsal Psikoloji. Ankara: Güneş Kitabevi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bahar.mete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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