Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychology of Old Age
Course Code: PSİ424
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

The aim of this course is to be able to know biological, emotional and social characteristics of the aging period and changes in detail during this period.

Course Content

The biology of aging, physical, emotional and social characteristics of old age, feelings of loneliness and depression in old age, retirement stage and adaptation to retirement, neurological disorders and treatment in old age, physiological changes due to aging, social support and sharing in old age.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the basic concepts of aging.
2.Learns about the physical, emotional, mental and social changes seen in old age.
3.Knows how to cope with problems in old age as a psychologist.
4.Have knowledge about successful aging
5. Knows intervention programs related to old age.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Erber, J. T. (2018). Yaşlanma ve İleri Yetişkinlik. (Çev. Z. Uçanok). Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
2.Psikolojik, Sosyal ve Bedensel Açıdan Yaşlılık, (Ed.) Kurtman Ersanlı ve Melek Kalkan, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, 2008.
3.Yaşlılık Psikolojisi, Sefa Saygılı, Elit Yayınları, 2010
4.Gelişim Psikolojisi: Yetişkinlik, Yaşlılık, Ölüm, Bekir Onur, İmge Kitabevi, 1995
5.The psychology of aging (5. baskı). Stuart-Hamilton, I. Jessica Kingsley. 2012
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Introduction, Topics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Aging - Theories of Aging
Week 3 - Theoretical
Methods Used to Study Aging and Old Adulthood
Week 4 - Theoretical
Physical Characteristics of Old Age and Health
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cognitive Processes in Old Age
Week 6 - Theoretical
Personality and Coping in Old Age
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social Relations in Old Age
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sexuality, Love and Marriage in Old Age
Week 9 - Theoretical
Retirement and Leisure Activities
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy
Week 11 - Theoretical
Death
Week 12 - Theoretical
Social Support and Sharing in Old Age
Week 13 - Theoretical
Succesful Aging
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 - Theory143270
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination136137
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
4
4
5
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
4
5
5
4
4
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026