COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Advanced Psychopathology
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CPSY 511
Spring
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 This course is a comprehensive introduction to clinical evaluation, diagnosis and formulation. Psychoanalytical perspective on disorders will be discussed. Accordingly, definition and differential diagnosis of psychological disorders such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, and trauma-related disorders will be explained through case studies, and general information about possible treatment options will be given.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to define abnormal behavior from a psychoanalytical perspective.
  • Will be able to discuss the development of psychopathology.
  • Will be able to explain developmental levels of personality organization.
  • Will be able to discuss the role of object relations, self and defense mechanisms in a particular psychopathology.
  • Will be able to make a case formulation from a psychoanalytical perspective.
Course Description The aim of this course is to explain abnormal behavior from different perspectives and from a scientific and clinical way.
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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 Selected Papers
2 Discussion of Psychopathology Selected Papers
3 Discussion of Psychopathology Selected Papers
4 Discussion of Psychopathology Selected Papers
5 Depression & Anxiety Disorder Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology. p.131
6 Anxiety Disorder & Somatic Disorders McWilliams N.(2011) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, Second Edition, Guilford Press. P.152
7 OCD & Obssesive Compulsive Personality Dis. McWilliams N.(2011) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, Second Edition, Guilford Press. Chapter 13
8 Trauma Related Disorders Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology, p.165
9 Addiction Disorders Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology. p.152&199
10 Addiction Disorders & Eating Disorders Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology.p.234
11 Dependent Personality Disorder & Hysterical Personality Disorder Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology p.334
12 Borderline Personality Disorder Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology. p.353
13 Schizoid Personality Disorder BARLOW, D.H. & DURAND, V.M. (2019). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. 7th Ed., Australlia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Chapter 9
14 Narcissistic Personality Disorder McWilliams N.(2011) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, Second Edition, Guilford Press. Chapter 8
15 Antisocial & Mazochistic Personality Disorder McWilliams N.(2011) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, Second Edition, Guilford Press. Chapter 7 & 12
16 Conduct Disorder & Attachment Disorder McWilliams N.(2011) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, Second Edition, Guilford Press. Chapter 9
Course Notes/Textbooks

McWilliams N.(2011) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, Second Edition, Guilford Press. Chapter 9 ISBN: 978-1609184940

 

Luyten, Patrick (Ed); Mayes, Linda C. (Ed); Fonagy, Peter (Ed); Target, Mary (Ed); Blatt, Sidney J. (Ed). (2015). Handbook of psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology New York, NY, US: The Guilford Press ISBN: 978-1462531424

AL, B. (n.d.). Can we change sexual orientation? - PubMed - NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22350128

Benjamin, L. (1993). Every Psychopathology is a Gift of Love. Psychotherapy Research, 3(1), 1-24. doi:10.1080/10503309312331333629

Benjamin, L. S. (2018). Interpersonal reconstructive therapy for anger, anxiety, and depression: It's about broken hearts, not broken brains. doi:10.1037/0000090-000

Caper, R. (2018). Psychopathology and primitive mental states. Key Papers on Borderline Disorders, 161-180. doi:10.4324/9780429476426-8

Culbert-Koehn, J. (2011). An analysis with Bion: an interview with James Gooch. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 56(1), 76-91. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5922.2010.01891.x

F, A. (n.d.). The Dynamics Of Psychotherapy In The Light Of Learnıng Theory. - PubMed - NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14051234

Kohut's testament. (2009, October 20). Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07351698609533638

LJ, B. (n.d.). Bion's discovery of alpha function: thinking under fire on the battlefield and in the consulting room. - PubMed - NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23043400

Ogden, T. H. (1988). Misrecognitions and the Fear of Not Knowing. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 57(4), 643-666. doi:10.1080/21674086.1988.11927614

O'shaughnessy, E. (1981). A commemorative essay on W.R. Bion's theory of thinking. Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 7(2), 181-192. doi:10.1080/00754178108255031

Safran, J. D. (1993). Breaches in the therapeutic alliance: An arena for negotiating authentic relatedness. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 30(1), 11-24. doi:10.1037/0033-3204.30.1.11

A Theoretical Basis for the Concepts of Self and Authentic Self - Leston Havens, 1986. (2016, July 1). Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000306518603400206?journalCode=apaa

Winnicott, D. W. (2016). The Theory of the Parent-Infant Relationship. The Collected Works of D. W. Winnicott, 141-158. doi:10.1093/med:psych/9780190271381.003.0022

WR, B. (n.d.). The psycho-analytic study of thinking. - PubMed - NCBI. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23580215

“If the shoe fits …”: Exploring male homosexual foot fetishism. (2010, January 11). Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499509551770

 

Suggested Readings/Materials

Glickauf-HughesCherylWellsMarolyn (2006). Object Relations Psychotherapy : An Individualized and Interactive Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment. ISBN: 9780765705181

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
1
25
Project
1
50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
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
6
96
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
234

 

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