Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Addiction Psychology
Course Code: PSİ324
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

To teach basic information about psychological and physiological dependencies.

Course Content

Teaching basic information about the neural bases, determinants and behavioral effects of addiction. Discuss the reasons for the formation of physical and psychological addictions. Recognizing addictive substances and being informed about their effects. Obtaining basic knowledge about addiction intervention and struggling with addiction.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Gülşah Şükran KALE YOLCU
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the causes of psychological dependencies
2.Have knowledge about genetic, physiological and psychological background of addictions
3.Categorize the substances used in abuse
4.Give examples of ways of use and behavioral effects of abused substances
5.Explain how abuse affects the brain
6.Compares and criticizes information from non-scientific sources with scientific information
Recommended or Required Reading
1.DiClemente, C. C. (2016). Bağımlılık ve Değişim (Çev.. Ed. Muzaffer Şahin). Ankara. Nobel Yayıncılık (Orijinal eserin yayın tarihi 2003)
2.Uzbay, İ. T. (2015). Madde bağımlılığı: tüm boyutlarıyla bağımlılık ve bağımlılık yapan maddeler. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi.
3.Çelikay Söyler, H. (2023). Bağımlılıkta Klinik Görüşme ve Örnek Vakalar. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
4.Ögel, K. (2020). Bağımlılık asla sadece bağımlılık değildir. İletişim Yayınları.
5.Uzbay, T. (2018). Hazdan bağımlılığa. Destek Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of addiction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Addiction mechanisms
Week 3 - Theoretical
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Addiction
Week 4 - Theoretical
Addictive Substances 1
Week 5 - Theoretical
Addictive Substances 2
Week 6 - Theoretical
Addictive Substances 3
Week 7 - Theoretical
Behavioral Addictions
Week 8 - Theoretical
Research on Addiction
Week 9 - Theoretical
Research on addiction
Week 10 - Theoretical
Struggling with addiction: Basic Policies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Institutions Providing Services in the Field of Addiction and Studies Conducted
Week 12 - Theoretical
Individual differences in addiction
Week 13 - Theoretical
Interview Techniques in Addiction Intervention
Week 14 - Theoretical
Social Rehabilitation in Addiction
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment110010
Quiz2102
Midterm Examination126127
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
2
4
3
1
3
3
3
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4
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3
3
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2
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4
4
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4
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1
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3
3
4
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4
3
3
4
1
3
2
3
5
5
4
2
2
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026