| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | YB203B | Geriatric Psychiatry | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To have information about elderly psychiatric problems. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmed Hamza ALPAY |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Obtains information about the effects of the aging process on physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial functions | | 2 | Recognizes the psychological problems and personality changes seen in elderly individuals, and related sleeping, eating and drinking disorders | | 3 | Gains ability to develop approach to the elderly individuals that have psychiatric disorders | | 4 | Explain the psychological care for mental disorders in the elderly. | | 5 | Discuss the causes of mental disorders in elderly individuals. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Effects of the aging process on physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial functions;Psycho-social aspects of aging and personality changes in elderlies;Neurological diseases showing pronounced and different characteristics of elderlies;Depression and other similar problems in the elderly;Anxiety disorders in old age;Bipolar disorders in old age;Psychotic disorders in old age;Paranoid cases similar to schizophrenia in the elderly;Dementia in old age;Alzheimer´s disease in elderly;Sexual disorders in the elderly;Substance abuse;Eating and drinking disorders;Sleep disorders |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Effects of the aging process on physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial functions | | | | 2 | Psycho-social aspects of aging and personality changes in elderlies. | | | | 3 | Neurological diseases showing pronounced and different characteristics of elderlies | | | | 4 | Depression and other similar problems in the elderly | | | | 5 | Anxiety disorders in old age | | | | 6 | Bipolar disorders in old age | | | | 7 | Psychotic disorders in old age | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Paranoid cases similar to schizophrenia in the elderly | | | | 10 | Dementia in old age | | | | 11 | Alzheimer´s disease in elderly | | | | 12 | Sexual disorders in the elderly | | | | 13 | Substance abuse | | | | 14 | Eating and drinking disorders | | | | 15 | Sleep disorders | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. Amerikan Psikiyatri Birliği : Mental Bozuklukların Tanısal ve Sayımsal El Kitabı, Dördüncü Baskı (DSM-IV). Washington DC, 1994´ten çeviren Köroğlu, E., Hekimler Yayın Birliği, 1995.
2. Çam O, Dülgerler Ş, Engin E. Psikiyatri hemşireliğinde standart bakım için hemşirelik süreci uygulama kitabı. Güven Kitapevi, İzmir, 2006.
3. Özcan A, Hemşire-Hasta İlişkisi ve İletişim. Ankara,2006
4. Kutsal YG. Temel Geriatri. Güneş Tıp Kitapevleri, Ankara, 2007 |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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