PSİ320


Course Title Course Code Program Level
Attachment and Psychopathology PSİ320 Psychology B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
06
(Spring)
42 50 33 125 3 5

Teaching Staff Doç. Dr. Meltem ANAFARTA ŞENDAĞ
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Elective
Prerequisites None
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives Fundamentals of attachment theory, its assessment, and its relationship with life-long development and psychopathology.
Course Content In this course, first of all, the foundations of attachment theory, its historical development and current scientific findings are explained. Then, information is given about the role of attachment in lifelong development and the etiology of psychopathology. Finally, different methods and tools used in attachment assessment in different developmental stages are introduced in practice.
Learning Outcomes (LO) The students who attend the course and are successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings; 1- Recognizes the foundations of attachment theory, its historical development and the critical researches that left footprints in the literature, 2- Explains the factors that lead to individual differences in attachment, 3- Determines the relationship of attachment with lifelong development and psychopathology, 4- Recognizes attachment assessment methods and devices, 5- Critically compares attachment assessment methods and devices, 6- Evaluates attachment using different methods and tools.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Fundamentals of attachment theory: Bowlby & Ainsworth
2. Week Individual differences in attachment: From childhood to adulthood
3. Week Maternal sensitivity
4. Week Lifelong transfer of attachment
5. Week Attachment and development (development of emotion and behaviour regulation)
6. Week Attachment and psychopathology
7. Week Assessment of attachment in childhood (Observation techniques)
8. Week Mid-Term
9. Week Assessment of attachment in childhood (Projective techniques and self–report devices)
10. Week Assessment of attachment in adulthood (Observation and interview techniques)
11. Week Assessment of attachment in adulthood (Projective techniques and self–report devices)
12. Week Case discussion
13. Week Case discussion
14. Week Case discussion
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 30
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%) 10
Practice (%) 30
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 30
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References • Bowlby J. (1979) Sevgi Bağlarının Kurulması ve Bozulması. Psikoterapi Enstitüsü Eğitim Yayınları. • Bowlby J. (1998) Güvenli Bir Dayanak. Ebeveyn Çocuk Bağlanması ve Sağlıklı İnsan Gelişimi. Psikoterapi Enstitüsü Eğitim Yayınları. • Cesur Soysal G. ve Öncel Arı E. (editörler) (2020). Duygu Düzenleme. Nobel Yayıncılık.
Work Placement(s) There is no internship for this course.
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

 

PQ1

PQ2

PQ3

PQ4

PQ5

PQ6

PQ7

PQ8

PQ9

PQ10

PQ11

PQ12

PQ13

LO1

5

5

3

5

5

4

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

LO2

4

4

5

2

1

3

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

LO3

4

2

4

2

2

2

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

LO4

4

5

4

2

3

5

3

1

3

1

1

1

1

LO5

3

5

5

1

3

5

5

3

1

1

1

1

1

LO6

1

1

5

1

1

1

5

5

1

3

4

5

4

 * Contribution Level:  1 Very low    2 Low    3 Medium    4 High    5 Very High