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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ADULTHOOD CLINICAL ASSESSMENT PSY461 - 3 + 0 6

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) They can explain the adult psychopathology evaluation processes.
2) Summarize the history of the adult clinical evaluation process.
3) They can distinguish the intelligence, personality, and neuropsychological tests applied in the adult clinical evaluation process.
4) They can associate the intelligence, personality, and neuropsychological tests applied in the adult clinical evaluation process with the knowledge of psychopathology.
5) They will be able to explain the functions of tests applied in the adult clinical evaluation process.
6) They can criticize the application process of these tests in accordance with ethical guidelines.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONWithin the scope of the Adult Clinical Evaluation course, the clinical manifestations of the psychopathologies experienced in the adulthood of the Psychology Department students, how the psychopathological evaluation and diagnosis processes are made will be emphasized.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Context of Clinical Assessment
2nd Week Cultural Competence and Gathering Information Before Assessment
3rd Week Behavioral Assessment
4th Week A measure of Intellectual and Neurological Functioning
5th Week Wechsler Intelligence Tests: Children and Adult Versions
6th Week Using Neuropsychological Tests in Clinical Assessment: Screening and Assessing Impairment
7th Week Wisconsin Card Matching Test, Stroop, Rey and Wechsler Memory Tests
8th Week Mid-Term Exam
9th Week Measuring Personality
10th Week MMPI, Rorscach Tests and Semi-structured and Structured Interview Techniques
11th Week Brief Clinical Assessment Instruments
12th Week Ethical Principles in Application of Clinical Assessment
13th Week Reporting the Results and Sharing the Results of the Assessments
14th Week General Overview
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGGoldfinger, K. & Pomerantz, A. M. (2014) Psychological assessment and report writing. USA: SAGE.
Groth-Marnat, G. (2003) Handbook of Psychological Assessment, (4th ed.). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Practice,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Quiz630
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz6848
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam11515
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Total Workload179
Total Workload / 305,96
ECTS Credits of the Course6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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