Information Package / Course Catalogue
Stress and Coping
Course Code: KPJ621
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To learn the nature of stress, its effects on the individual and other variables in this process, the skills and coping methods to be used in daily life, to gain awareness about stress and coping, to take the literature findings and to provide examples of these concepts in their personal lives.

Course Content

What is stress and related theories, determination and regulation of stress level of person, methods and skills to be used in coping with stress in daily life, connection of stress coping methods with psychopathology, stress management in athletes and students prepared for exam, stress management in interpersonal relations and work life relaxation exercises

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know theories about stress and coping with stress
2.Have breathing and relaxation exercises
3.Work stress management skills in occupations that require performance
4.Define the effect of stress coping methods in the treatment of psychopathologies
5.Understand the methods of coping with stress.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Stres ve Başa Çıkma Yolları, Baltaş, Z. ve Baltaş, A., Remzi Kitapevi, İstanbul, 2008.
2.Stresle Başetme: Olumlu Bir Yaklaşım, N.H. Şahin, Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları, 1995
3.Stresle Etkili Başa Çıkma Yöntemi: Gevşeme Egzersizleri, Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları
4.Comprehensive Stress Management, Greenberg, J., McGraw-Hill Companies, 2013.
5.The Relaxation and Stres Reduction Workbook, A new harbinger self-help workbook, McKay, M., Davis, M., Eshelman, E., R., Fanning, P., New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA, 2008.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Stress and Related Theories
Week 3 - Theoretical
Stress and Related Theories
Week 4 - Theoretical
Determination and Regulation of Person's Stress Level
Week 5 - Theoretical
Methods and skills to be used in daily life in coping with stress
Week 6 - Theoretical
Methods and skills to be used in daily life in coping with stress
Week 7 - Theoretical
Relation of Stress Coping Methods with Psychopathology
Week 8 - Theoretical
Relation of Stress Coping Methods with Psychopathology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Emotion Regulation in Stress Management
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stress Management in Athletes
Week 11 - Theoretical
Stress Management in Students Prepared for the Exam
Week 12 - Theoretical
Stress Management in Interpersonal Relations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Stress Management in Business
Week 14 - Theoretical
Breathing and Relaxation Exercises
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination116218
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
OÇ-1
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026