COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Theories of Psychotherapy
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CPSY 510
Fall
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The aim of the current course is to help students to gain a deeper understanding of different psychotherapy approaches. Students will be teached in different psychotherapy approaches while comparing and critically discussing differences and similarities among these approaches.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to define different psychotherapy approaches
  • Will be able to explain historical development of psychotherapy approaches
  • Will be able to critically compare similarities and differences of psychotherapy approaches
  • Will be able to discuss the development of pathology according to different schools.
  • Will be able to define human nature according to psychotherapies.
Course Description Students will be taught in major psychotherapy approaches. Similarities and differences of these approaches will be compared and critically discussed.
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Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Classical Psychoanalysis Mitchell (1996) Freud & Beyond. Chapter 1
3 Classical Psychoanalysis Mitchell (1996) Freud & Beyond. Chapter 1
4 Ego Psychology Mitchell (1996) Freud & Beyond. Chapter 2
5 Object Relations Mitchell (1996) Freud &Beyond. Chapter 4&5
6 Self Psychology Mitchell (1996) Freud & Beyond. Chapter 6
7 Relational Psychology Mitchell (1996) Freud & Beyond. Chapter 8
8 Gestalt Therapy Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 6
9 Existential Therapy Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 5
10 Humanistic Therapy Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 4
11 Cognitive Therapy Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 10
12 Behavioral Therapy Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 10
13 Psychotherapy Integration Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 16
14 Psychotherapy Integration Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy. Chapter 16
15 Overview
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Mitchell (1996) Freud & Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought  ISBN-10: 0465014054

Prochaska & Norcross (2013) Systems of Psychotherapy ISBN-10: 049560187X

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
5
80
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
228

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

X
2

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

X
3

To be able to use the acquired theoretical and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

X
4

To be able to make a case formulation with a certain psychotherapy approach and apply innervation techniques accordingly. 

X
5

To be able to evaluate personality structures and psychological disorders during clinical interviews, and write a psychological evaluation rapport.

X
6

To be able to analyze field related problems according to scientific methods and tools and develop a solution strategy.  

X
7

To be able to question and critically evaluate issues that are related to behavioral and mental processes with a scientific and creative approach.

X
8

To be able to act according to legislation, professional values, and ethical principles while acquiring field knowledge.

X
9

To be able to differentiate the genetic, physiological, social and environmental factors while explaining individual’s emotion, thought and behavior; and to understand and interpret the interaction of these factors.

X
10

To have the acquired competence in etiology, symptoms, prognosis and termination of a psychological disorder.

X
11

To have the competence to evaluate and integrate current research and critical approaches in the field.

X
12

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

X
13

To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest