COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the physiological, cognitive and social mechanisms associated with technological based behavioral addictions such as internet gaming addiction, gambling disorder, pornography addiction, and to discuss basic concepts, theories, assessment, prevention and treatment approaches exist in the current literature. In this course, methods of contemporary interventions for behavioral addictions will particularly be examined and the current literature will systematically be reviewed

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Evren, C. (Ed.) (2020). Davranışsal Bağımlılıklar Temel Başvuru Kitabı, Türkiye Psikiyatri Derneği Yayınları.

Rosenberg, K. P., & Laura Curtiss Feder, P. (Eds.). (2014). Behavioral addictions: Criteria, evidence, and treatment. Academic Press.

Sussman, S. (Ed.). (2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions. Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Questions-Answers
Literature review
Discussions

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to prepare an assignment and a presentation on recent behavioral addiction research. In addition, a midterm and a final exam will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of information, comprehension, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student must attend at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulay.dirik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes