PSY4510 TRAUMA PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2334510 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. ÇAĞAY DÜRÜ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
1. The students are expected to gain a deep insight about how the human mind is affected during/after traumatic experiences.
2. Understand trauma especially from a psychoanalytic perspective.
3. Learn different explanations of the symptoms
4. Examples will be discussed wrt disasters
Course Content
This course is designed to provide some knowledge of trauma psychology. Students are expected to understand the basic concepts about psychological trauma. Students will be able to understand how traumatic experiences have an impact or in some cases form the personality. Some therapy techniques and case histories will be discussed in class. The students will have a chance to form a bridge between theory and practice.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. The students will be able to understand how to formulate the responses of traumatised people and work with them
2. The students will have a chance to consider/discuss several related concepts such as social support, personsal histort, etc. of related with traumatic events
3. They will have a better understanding of working in psychotherapy with their future clients
4. They will have an understanding of the social, political, economical and individual variables related with disasters
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Solid background in basic theories and approaches in psychology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Skills to obtain and interpret new information in the light of acquired theoretical knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Skills to follow both national and international publications and developments in the discipline. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Basic applied skills and knowledge of the various disciplines of psychology that do not require specialization. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Awareness of the value of continuing educational practices such as in-service training, seminars, and conferences to keep career-relevant knowledge and skills up-to-date. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Skills to conduct research based on basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics. That is, skills related to forming research hypotheses, designing the research, collecting data, applying basic statistical analysis, and reporting. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Knowledge and skills about conducting research and practice by adhering to ethical guidelines. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Skills in oral and written communication both in Turkish and English. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Skills to work in teams that involve disciplinary and interdisciplinary projects. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Critical thinking skills in following the psychological literature together with the psychology-related information appearing in popular media. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Skills to generate practical and culture-sensitive solutions to problems. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of societal, environmental, and economic factors in professional practice and research. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Skills to lead and pioneer in the profession of psychology, either in academia or professional practice. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Skills in independent and team work. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution