Information Package / Course Catalogue
Health Psychology
Course Code: FTR122
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to teach health psychology and mechanisms for coping with stress in situations of disability such as illness, disability and old age.

Course Content

To have basic knowledge of psychology and health psychology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Gülşah Şükran KALE YOLCU
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand patient psychology To learn health psychology
2.To learn deal with stress
3.To understand elderly psychology
4.To understand disability psychology
5.To understand patient psychology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Health Psychology - Nobel - Author: Jane Odgen
2.Elderly Psychology - Anadolu University
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to psychology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to health psychology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Perception-memory
Week 4 - Theoretical
Learning
Week 5 - Theoretical
Developmental periods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Developmental periods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Personality and other areas of development
Week 8 - Theoretical
Personality and other areas of development (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Feelings
Week 10 - Theoretical
Changes in old age
Week 11 - Theoretical
Changes in old age
Week 12 - Theoretical
Health beliefs
Week 13 - Theoretical
Stress and ways to cope
Week 14 - Theoretical
Psychological effects of disability
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)69
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026