Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychology and Movies
Course Code: PSİ213
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose is analysing psychology issues in cinema films.

Course Content

Persuasion, violence, love, personality, culture in cinema films.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Cennet ŞAFAK ÖZTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1.Student learns using psychological informations about cinema.
2.Knows the history of cinema, the relationship between cinema and psychology, and the cultural and intercultural approach to cinema.
3.Student knows persuasion, emotions, violence and personality in cinema films.
4.Student analyses psychological doctrins in cinema films.
5.Cinematic symbols are used in terapy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sinemada Psikolojik Bozukluklar ve Sinematerapi, Faruk Gençöz, HYB Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2010.
2.American Cinema, American Culture, Belton, J., American Cinema, American Culture, Boston: Mc-Graw Hill, 2009.
3.Senaryo Yazarları İçin Psikoloji, Indick ,W. (çev. Ertan Yılmaz), Agora Kitaplığı, İstanbul, 2011.
4.Psikiyatri ve Sinema, 4. Baskı, Gabbard, G.O. ve Gabbard, K. (çev. Yusus Eradam, Hasan Satılmışoğlu), Okuyan us, İstanbul, 2014.
5.Sinema ve Akıl Sağlığı: Psikopatolojileri Anlamak İçin Filmlerden Yararlanmak, Wedding, D. ve Niemiec, R.M. (çev. Rengin Arvay Aratan), Kaknüs Yayınları, 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction About Course and Issues
Week 2 - Theoretical
Psychology Ecole in Cinema
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cinema History
Week 4 - Theoretical
Culturel and Cross-Culturel Approach
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pschological Represents in Cinema Films
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pschological Represents in Cinema Films
Week 7 - Theoretical
Psychology doctrins about cinema examples
Week 8 - Theoretical
Persuasion and Attributions in Cinema
Week 9 - Theoretical
Violence in Cineme
Week 10 - Theoretical
Emotions in Cinema
Week 11 - Theoretical
Love in Cinema
Week 12 - Theoretical
Personality in Cinema
Week 13 - Theoretical
Culture in Cinema
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Assesment
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory281156
Assignment110111
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026