COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6108 BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the theories and findings related with biological based psychopharmacology approach which is considering for explain psychological disorders and reviewing the medicines used for biological treatment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the basic psychopharmacologic theories
2   To be able to exemplify the basic psychopharmacologic concepts
3   To be able to classify treatment instruments in this area
4   To be able to comprehend effect mechanisms of medicines.
5   To be able to follow current developments in psychopharmacology
6   To be able to critically discuss the theories of psychopharmacology based on biological approach in explaining psychological disorders

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to psychopharmacology
2 Basic concepts in psychopharmacology
3 Basic neurotransmitters and Effect Mechanisms
4 Tolerance, Addiction and Deprivation
5 Antipsychotic Medicines and Effect Mechanisms
6 Antipsychotic Medicines and Effect Mechanisms
7 Antidepressants and effect mechanisms
8 Mood regulators
9 Anxiolytics and Effect Mechanisms
10 Anxiolytics and Effect Mechanisms
11 Psychostimulants and Effect Mechanisms
12 Opioid Analgesics
13 Alcohol and Cigarette
14 Hallucinogens

Recomended or Required Reading

McKim, W. A. (2000). Drugs and Behavior; An Introduction to behavioral Pharmacology. Prentice- Hall, Inc, London.
Leonard, B. E. (2003). Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology. New York: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Patterson, J., Albala, A. A., McCahill, M. E., & Edwards, T., D. (2006). The Therapist s Guide to Psychopharmacology. New York: The Guilford Press.
Shiloh, R., Stryjer, R., Weizman, A., & Nutt, D. (2006). Atlas of Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Question-Answer
Literature review
Discussions

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Assignment
3. Final

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: Assess with mid-term exam questions.
LO 4-5: Assess with term paper and presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15555
LO.255555
LO.3555
LO.45
LO.55554
LO.65554

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