This education program aims to serve not only for the psychological treatments of the individual psychopathology but also for the protection and development of health, improvement of health polices, education of the psychologists who are reformist, and who provide services for research, consultation, education and application.
For that purpose, health psychologists can work not only in the psychiatry services but also medical units of the hospitals, other health agencies, rehabilitation centers, and schools. In this regard, they can work with the patients and patient relatives of cancer, renal failure, diabetes, HIV, cardiovascular, neurological, systemic and dermatological diseases by protecting health and developing health programs without focusing on psychological interventions and/or psychological diseases.
Prerequisite(s)
Non
Corequisite(s)
Non
Special Requisite(s)
Non
Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Presentation-Application-Practice, Team/Group Work
Principle Sources
1. Brannon, L. & Feist, J. (2009). Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health (7th Ed.). Wadsworth.
2. Baltaş, Z. (2000). Sağlık Psikolojisi: Halk Sağlığında Davranış Bilimleri. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
3. Okyayuz, Ü. H. (1999). Sağlık Psikolojisi: Giriş. Ankara: Türk Psikologları Derneği Yayınları.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to psychology
Narration
2. Week
Health Psychology of workspaces
Narration
3. Week
Organisms and the environment
Narration
4. Week
Perception
Narration
5. Week
Consciousness
Narration
6. Week
Learning and memory
Narration
7. Week
Personality and developmental stages
Narration
8. Week
Behavior disorders
Narration
9. Week
Anger
Narration and aplication
10. Week
Ways to deal with anxiety
Narration and aplication
11. Week
Mid-term
Wrintig
12. Week
Conflict and problem-solving
Narration and aplication
13. Week
Time management and techniques
Narration and aplication
14. Week
Participation in the process of the treatment of the wounded and sick in the near
Narration and aplication
15. Week
Aggressive and agitated approach to the patient
Narration and aplication
16. Week
Burnout Syndrome
Narration
17. Week
Final
Writing
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Where necessary to communicate effectively in Turkish and other foreign languages effectively orally or in writing to use
PO-2
The acquired theoretical knowledge in practice in individual work and team work skills to transform
PO-3
Health institutions, business ethics and social responsibility have the ability to apply concepts
PO-4
Health institutions have gained the skills of human resources management
PO-5
Knowing the types of communication techniques in health care institutions and to apply these techniques to analyze and type.
PO-6
Health institutions have sufficient knowledge about the organization and management.
PO-7
Human resources in healthcare organizations to efficiently use
PO-8
Health sector, local, national and international social issues comprehension
PO-9
Present understanding of management appropriate to apply total quality management in the health sector
PO-10
Used in health care institutions and methods that can be used to develop IT skills have
PO-11
Know the workings of economic and management in healthcare organizations, assessment
PO-12
Health care facilities planning, organization, coordination, execution and control functions to successfully conduct
PO-13
Global health planning in health systems, health policy, etc. Having knowledge on issues and emphasis on patient safety and health, as well as to comprehend the legal consequences of this practice
PO-14
Management functions in health institutions and organizations have sufficient knowledge
PO-15
Cost management in health care organizations to learn about the process and make relevant records and using the Chart of Accounts to make the accounting records
PO-16
The concept of insurance, social security and health systems, Public Health, private health insurance and reimbursement methods to have information.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Learn the Health Psychology specialization areas
LO-2
Health and disease issues, behavioral, psychological, and social factors.
LO-3
Health defining behaviors, measure and monitor the change of this behavior.
LO-4
Add your own personal health behaviors that increase the level of awareness
LO-5
Learn the theories related to the topic of health.
