ECTS - Stress Practice and Research
Stress Practice and Research (PSY524) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Stress Practice and Research | PSY524 | Area Elective | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to teach students the stress process, its relation with illness and health, make stress assessments, basic interventions and relaxation techniques such as imagery and progressive muscle relaxation. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Stress process and its effects on health and psychological well-being, applying methods and evidence-based stress counseling practices used in stress management. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | What is stress? | TBA |
| 2 | Stress Psychophysiology | TBA |
| 3 | Stress and Illness/Disease | TBA |
| 4 | Perception Interventions | TBA |
| 5 | Perception Interventions | TBA |
| 6 | Life-Situation Interventions: Intrapersonal | TBA |
| 7 | Life-Situation Interventions: Interpersonal | TBA |
| 8 | Relaxation Techniques &Spirituality and Stress | TBA |
| 9 | Autogenic Training, Imagery, and Progressive Relaxation & Other Relaxation Techniques | TBA |
| 10 | Physiological Arousal Interventions | TBA |
| 11 | Stress assessment role play | TBA |
| 12 | Stress assessment role play | TBA |
| 13 | Imagery role play | TBA |
| 14 | Imagery role play | TBA |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Linden, W. (2004). Stress management: From basic science to better practice. Sage Publications. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 15 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 2 | 30 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 19 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Knowledge of theories and empirical data on the professional relationship, such as: Interpersonal relationships, power relationships, boundary issues, therapeutic alliance and more specific knowledge of the fluctuations of the therapeutic/professional relationship as a function of intervention setting. | X | ||||
| 2 | Knowledge of self, such as motivation, resources, values, personal biases and others; macro (work, national norms) and micro (family, gender differences) environment in which the person functions. | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring skills of effective communication, establishment and maintenance of rapport, establishment and maintenance of trust and respect in the professional relationship. | X | ||||
| 4 | Accepting obligations, being sensitive to others, and conducting the self in an ethical manner while working with other professionals. | X | ||||
| 5 | Knowledge and skills of assessment and evaluation such as assessment methods, knowledge of populations served in a cultural context, human development and diagnosis along with necessary skills such as collection and processing data, formulation of hypotheses and making a diagnosis when appropriate, report writing and formulation of an action plan. | X | ||||
| 6 | The learning of an array of varied interventions with individuals and systems such as couples, families, groups and organizations, selecting and applying appropriate intervention methods. | X | ||||
| 7 | Analyzing the information by utilizing critical reasoning skills, developing a conceptual framework towards solution of a critical problem, and communicating this to the client. | X | ||||
| 8 | Sufficient skills in the conduct of research to be able to develop and carry out projects in a professional context and, in certain cases, in an academic context. Applications of various research approaches to social systems. | X | ||||
| 9 | Has knowledge of ethical principles and skills of ethical decision-making process, proactive identification of potential ethical dilemmas and resolution of ethical dilemmas. | X | ||||
| 10 | Learning to be a receptive supervisee such as open to supervision, well prepared, able to use time efficiently, aware of limits, and ability to link learning approaches to specific evaluation criteria. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 200 | ||