Information Package / Course Catalogue
Discussions on Personality and Psychopathology
Course Code: KPJ605
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 evaluate the development of personality in terms of major theories, to give information about the diagnosis and classification of personality disorders and to reveal treatment methods

Course Content

Personality development and major theories; relationship between development and personality disorders; diagnostic criteria and classification of personality disorders; personality disorders accompanying clinical presentations and methods of handling.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have information about personality development and main theories
2.To learn the diagnosis of personality disorders
3.To learn the classification of personality disorders
4.To learn other variables between personality and psychopathology
5.To have information about treatment methods by examining personality disorders in clinical picture
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Krueger, R. F. & Tackett, J. L. (2006). Personality and Psychopathology. New York: GuilfordPress:
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Conceptual approach to personality development and psychopathology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Temperament dimensions related to personality and psychopathology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Five Factor Model of Personality Disorders: Transfer between Science and Practice
Week 4 - Theoretical
Five Factor Model of Personality Disorders: Transfer between Science and Practice
Week 5 - Theoretical
Perceptions of self and others related to pathological personality traits
Week 6 - Theoretical
The predisposition dimensions and causal structures of child and adolescent behavior disorders
Week 7 - Theoretical
What is the role of personality in psychopathology ?: An overview of behavior genetics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Affection as a bridge between psychopathology and personality
Week 9 - Theoretical
Affective structures as a bridge between psychopathology and personality
Week 10 - Theoretical
Multidimensional neurobehavioral model of personality disorders
Week 11 - Theoretical
Personality and psychopathology treatments
Week 12 - Theoretical
Relational self-objective transference and triggering emotional pain in social cognitive processes
Week 13 - Theoretical
Relational self-objective transference and triggering emotional pain in social cognitive processes
Week 14 - Theoretical
Back to the future: personality structures as a context for psychopathology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Midterm Examination135035
Final Examination140141
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
4
3
OÇ-2
4
3
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4
3
OÇ-4
4
3
OÇ-5
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026