Information Package / Course Catalogue
Learning Difficulties and Behavioral Disorders
Course Code: ÖZE318
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

Course Objectives It is aimed to know the history of abnormal behavior types, classification techniques and mental health treatment.

Course Content

Definition of abnormal behavior, classification and diagnosis, mood disorders, somatoform and dissociative disorders, anxiety disorders personality disorders.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know the history and development of mental health service
2.Write the distinguishing characteristics of behavioral disorders
3.Be able to distinguish the signs of behavioral disorders
4.To express what the abnormal behaviors are
5.Sets instructional arrangements in clasrooms and at the school.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Amerikan Psikiyatri Birliği. (2000). DSM-IV-R Tanı ölçütleri başvuru el kitabı. (Çev: E., Köroğlu) 2. Baskı: Hekimler Yayın Birliği
2.Davidson, G.C.& Neale, J., M. (2004). Anormal psikoloji (Çev. Editörü İhsan Dağ). 7. Baskı. ANKARA: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları
3.Öztürk, O. & Uluşahin, A. (2008). Ruh sağlığı bozuklukları Cilt- I. (11. Baskı). Ankara: Nobel Tıp Kitabevi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Abnormal behavior definition and discriminant criteria
Week 2 - Theoretical
The history of psychopathology, the development of mental hospitals, the beginning of contemporary thought
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification and Diagnosis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mood disorders
Week 5 - Theoretical
Somatoform and dissociative disorders
Week 6 - Theoretical
Anxiety disorders-1
Week 7 - Theoretical
Anxiety disorders-2
Week 8 - Theoretical
Anxiety disorders-3 (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Personality disorders
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mental condition examination
Week 11 - Theoretical
Schizophrenia
Week 12 - Theoretical
Childhood schizophrenia
Week 13 - Theoretical
Delusional disorders (paranoia)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentation week
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment60318
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026