COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MOOD DISORDERS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY APPLICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6063 MOOD DISORDERS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY APPLICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

Recognizing and understanding psychotherapy techniques and their effective application on mood disorders; enriching and reinforcing the theoretical and practical background for psychotherapy administration skills. Discussing the ways to transform the techniques into skills on the basis of theoretical approaches and practical aspects. Rehearsing virtual exercises through case examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognition of similarities and differences of techniques for mood disorders.
2   Identifying the techniques for mood disorders in relevant conceptual framework.
3   Bridging the applications of the techniques for mood disorders with corresponding theoretical approaches.
4   Selecting the appropriate techniques for mood disorders from a pool of techniques.
5   Developing case formulations for mood disorders with respect to techniques.
6   Designing cognitive restructuring for mood disorders with respect to techniques.
7   Proposing intervention program for mood disorders with respect to techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic conceptual framework of mood disorders McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 1, p: 7-31
2 Cognitive-behavioral approach to mood disorders-I: Origins and empirical status Leahy, R. (2004). Contemporary Cognitive Therapy. New York: Guilford Chp: 2, p: 27-44
3 Cognitive-behavioral approach to mood disorders-II: Effectiveness of treatment Leahy, R. (2004). Contemporary Cognitive Therapy. New York: Guilford Chp: 3, p: 45-62
4 Environment-cognitive processes-behavior cycle-I: Cognitive background of mood disorders McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 2, p: 37-72
5 Environment-cognitive processes-behavior cycle-II: Emotioanl background of mood disorders McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 2, p: 76-84
6 Cognitive operations and emotional monitoring cycle in mood disorders Leahy, R. (2004). Contemporary Cognitive Therapy. New York: Guilford Chp: 6, p: 116-139
7 Core motivations and core relations in mood disorders Leahy, R. (2004). Contemporary Cognitive Therapy. New York: Guilford Chp: 6, p: 116-139
8 Countering techniques in mood disorders: Hard techniques McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 4, p: 88-128
9 Countering techniques in mood disorders: Soft techniques McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 5, p: 132-156
10 Countering techniques in mood disorders: Objective techniques McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 6, p: 159-203
11 Perceptual shifting in mood disorders: Basic procedures McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 7, p: 208-211
12 Perceptual shifting in mood disorders: Transposing McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 8, p: 217-249
13 Perceptual shifting in mood disorders: Bridging McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 9, p: 256-269
14 Cognitive restructuring in mood disorders McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton Chp: 10, p: 276-301

Recomended or Required Reading

- McMullin, R. E. (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: Norton
- Leahy, R. (2004). Contemporary Cognitive Therapy. New York: Guilford
- Greenberger, D., & Padesky, C. A. (1995) Mind over Mood: Change how you feel by changing how you think. New York: Guilford
- Selected articles, chapters, presentations.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Case discussions
Questions-Answers
Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: Assessed with Midterm exam
LO 3-5: Assessed with homework/report, presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ekrem.duzen@izmir.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
Preparation for quiz etc. 7 2 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155
LO.255
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555
LO.65555
LO.755

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