Information Package / Course Catalogue
Biological Psychology II
Course Code: PSİ214
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 aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of physiological psychology and its techniques; To understand and explain the psychology and physiology interactions in general.

Course Content

Relationship between psychology and physiology, psychophysiology techniques, hormones, stress, emotions, sleep and biological rhythm, reproductive behaviour; Nutritional behaviours, learning and memory, human communication, neurological disorders, schizophrenia, affective disorders and anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder topics are covered.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the basic mechanisms of psychology and physiology interaction.
2.Explain physiological components in various psychological processes in general.
3.Knows the physiological processes behind different mental disorders in general.
4.Recognize neurophysiological measurement tools in general.
5.Knows the psychological effects of physiological processes.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fizyolojik Psikoloji: Davranışın Nörolojik Temelleri, Neil R. Carlson, (Çev. ed. Muzaffer Şahin), Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2022
2.Temel Biyolojik Psikoloji, Jim Barnes, (Çev. ed. Ahmet Altındağ, Sercan Erdoğan), Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2020
3.Davranışsal Nörofizyolojiye Giriş, Öget Öktem, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2013
4.Fizyolojik Psikoloji, (Nakşidil Torun Yazıhan, Ed.), Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2021
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Introduction, The Relationship Between Psychology and Physiology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pscyhopharmacology: Foundations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pscyhopharmacology: Drugs
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reproductive Behaviour
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutritional Behaviour
Week 6 - Theoretical
Human Communication
Week 7 - Theoretical
Neurological Disorders
Week 8 - Theoretical
Neurological Disorders 2
Week 9 - Theoretical
Schizophrenia
Week 10 - Theoretical
Affective Disorders
Week 11 - Theoretical
Anxiety Disorders
Week 12 - Theoretical
Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Week 13 - Theoretical
Stress and Health
Week 14 - Theoretical
Substance Abuse
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz2%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1213
Quiz2114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)81
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
2
3
5
2
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
2
3
5
2
OÇ-3
2
2
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2
3
5
1
2
1
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2
2
5
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5
2
2
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3
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4
1
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
2
3
5
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026