COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER AND TRAUMA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4060 PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER AND TRAUMA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZGE ERARSLAN INGEÇ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aims of this course:
1. To provide students with basic knowledge in the field of disaster and trauma psychology.
2. To inform students about the psychosocial effects of disaster and trauma on individuals and society.
3. Adressing clinical interview elements to assess post-traumatic stress and other accompanying issues
4. To understand how acute psychological interventions occur in disasters.
5. To gain a theoretical and practical understanding of psychological interventions for trauma.
6. Reviewing the literature and writing a report on a specific intervention in the field of trauma and disaster psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will acquire basic knowledge of disaster and trauma psychology.
2   Students will be able to recognize and classify trauma types.
3   Students will be able to evaluate the negative effects of disaster and trauma on individuals and society.
4   Students will be able to define the concepts of post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth.
5   Students will learn how psychological interventions for the acute period in disasters are applied.
6   Students will examine different theoretical approaches to psychological interventions for trauma.
7   Students will be able to conduct a review study with a chosen topic in the field of disaster and trauma.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Psychoogy of Disaster and Trauma
2 Basic Concepts in Psychology of Disaster and Trauma
3 Psychological Reactions to Traumatic Event
4 Loss ve Mourning
5 Post trauma and psychopathology
6 Clinical Evaluation after Trauma
7 Psychological First Aid After Disaster and Trauma
8 Mid-term
9 Principles of Trauma Therapy
10 Psychosocial Interventions I
11 Psychosocial Interventions II
12 Posttraumatic Growth
13 Relief Workers: Secondary Traumatic Stress
14 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Basic source:
1. Briere, J.N. ve Scott, C. (2016). Travma terapisinin ilkeleri: Belirtiler, değerlendirme ve tedavi için bir kılavuz. (Çev.: B.D. Genç). Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. (Orijinal çalışma: 2014). Herman, J. (2016). Travma ve iyileşme (5. Baskı). (Çev.: Tosun, T.) Istanbul: Literatür Yayıncılık. (Orijinal çalışma: 2007.)
Additioanal source:
1. Van Der Kolk, B. A. (2018). Beden Kayıt Tutar. (Çev.: Cihanşümül Maral N.). Ankara: Nobel Yaşam Yayınları. (Orijinal çalışma: 2014)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The subjects in the course will be discussed with the intense participation of the students under the moderation of the lecturer with both national and international disaster and trauma examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

There will be open and closed ended questions including knowledge, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis in the exams, one midterm and one final. Students will be asked to review a topic and report it.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozge.erarslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15554444
LO.2555444
LO.3555444
LO.45554
LO.54455545
LO.6
LO.7

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