Information Package / Course Catalogue
Positive Psychology
Course Code: PSİ318
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

Aim of this course is to introduce concepts of psitive psychology school, relay detailed information about psychological well being, life quality, happiness and factors which predict these.

Course Content

Happiness, Well being, Hope, Psychological Resilience, Life Quality, Akış, Emotions, Forgiveness, Positive aging, Positive Self, Empathy, Appreciativeness, Alturisim, Love.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Gözde SAYIN KARAKAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Can describe conceps of positive psychology school
2.Know thoughts, belives and behavioral patterns that leads emotion of happiness
3.Can evaluate the predictors of well being and quality of life concepts
4.Realize, common thought patterns of social and clinical psychology
5.Knows theoretical approaches about positive psychology.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Pozitif Psikoloji (Kuram. Araştırma ve Uygulamalar), Kate Hefferon ve Ilona Boniwell, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, İstanbul, 2014
2.Positive Psychology, The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths, Charles R. Richard Snyder, Shane J. Lopez, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti , Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 2007.
3.Pozitif Psikoloji, Alan Carr, (Çev. Ü. Şendilek), Kaknüs, 2016
4.İkinci Dalga Pozitif Psikoloji, Ivtzan, I., Lomas, T., Hefferon, K. ve Worth, P. , ( Çev. H. Ekşi). Kaknüs, 2020.
5.Pozitif Klinik Psikoloji, Wood ve Johnson,.(Çev. ed.,İ. Dağ). Nobel, 2021.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Positive Psychology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Well-being
Week 3 - Theoretical
Well-being
Week 4 - Theoretical
Happiness
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hope and Optimism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Positive Clinical Psychology
Week 7 - Theoretical
Resilience
Week 8 - Theoretical
Flow
Week 9 - Theoretical
Emotions, Forgiveness
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mindfulness
Week 11 - Theoretical
Positive Aging
Week 12 - Theoretical
Positive Self
Week 13 - Theoretical
Alturisim, Empathy and Gratitude
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
2
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
OÇ-2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
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1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
OÇ-4
4
4
3
4
3
3
OÇ-5
4
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026