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Clinical Psychology With Thesis (English)

CPSY 511 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Advanced Psychopathology
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CPSY 511
Spring
3
0
3
7.5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Case Study
Critical feedback
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course is a comprehensive introduction to clinical evaluation, diagnosis and formulation. Psychoanalytical perspective on disorders will be discussed. Accordingly, definition and differential diagnosis of psychological disorders such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, and trauma-related disorders will be explained through case studies, and general information about possible treatment options will be given.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to define abnormal behavior from a psychoanalytical perspective.
  • Will be able to discuss the development of psychopathology.
  • Will be able to explain developmental levels of personality organization.
  • Will be able to discuss the role of object relations, self and defense mechanisms in a particular psychopathology.
  • Will be able to make a case formulation from a psychoanalytical perspective.
Course Description The aim of this course is to explain abnormal behavior from different perspectives and from a scientific and clinical way.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction – Why Diagnose? McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 1)
2 Psychoanalytic Character Diagnosis McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 2)
3 Developmental Levels of Personality Organization and Clinical Implications McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press. (Chapter 3&4)
4 Depressive and Manic Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 11)
5 Dependent and Mazoschistic Personalities Lingiardi, V., Bornstein, R. F.(2015) The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual Version 2 (PDM-2) - p.369 McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 12)
6 Hysterical (Histrionic) Personalities & Somatization McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 14) Lingiardi, V., Bornstein, R. F.(2015) The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual Version 2 (PDM-2) - p.42
7 Obsessive and Compulsive Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 13)
8 Narcissistic Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 8)
9 Antisocial and Sadistic Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 7)
10 Schizoid Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 9)
11 Paranoid Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 10)
12 Dissociative Personalities McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.(Chapter 15)
13 Case Examples and Formulation
14 Case Examples and Formulation
15 Case Examples and Formulation
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
McWilliams, N. (2011). Psychoanalytic diagnosis: Understanding personality structure in the clinical process (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
 
Lingiardi, V., & McWilliams, N. (Eds.). (2017). Psychodynamic diagnostic manual: PDM-2 (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
Suggested Readings/Materials
Akhtar, S. (1994) Object Constancy and Adult Psychopathology. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 75:441-455
Balint, M. (1969) Trauma and Object Relationship. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 50:429-435
Bion, W. R. (2013) Attacks on Linking. Psychoanalytic Quarterly 82:285-300
Bollas, C. (2013) Catch Them before They Fall: The Psychoanalysis of Breakdown. London & New York: Routledge, 2013, 143 pp.
Freud, A. (1936). The Ego and The Mechanisms of Defense. 
Freud, S. (1905) Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (1905 [1901]). The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud 7:1-122
Green, A. (1986). The Dead Mother. in On Private Madness.
Kernberg, O. F. (1970) A Psychoanalytic Classification of Character Pathology. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 18:800-822
Kernberg, O. F. (1970) Factors in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Narcissistic Personalities. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 18:51-85
Kernberg, O. F. (1988) Clinical Dimensions of Masochism. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 36:1005-1029
Kernberg, O. F. (2007) The Almost Untreatable Narcissistic Patient. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 55:503-539
Khan, M. R. (1960) Clinical Aspects of the Schizoid Personality: Affects and Technique. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 41:430-436
Khan, M. R. (1966) Role of Phobic and Counterphobic Mechanisms and Separation Anxiety in Schizoid Character Formation. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 47:306-312
Klein, M. (1946) Notes on Some Schizoid Mechanisms. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 27:99-110
Klein, M. (1948) A Contribution to the Theory of Anxiety and Guilt. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 29:114-123
Kohut, H. (1966) Forms and Transformations of Narcissism. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 14:243-272
Lenzenweger M. F.,Clarkin J. F. (2004) Major Theories of Personality Disorder (Chapter 3: A Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality Disorders by Kernberg & Caligor)
Marty, P. (1968) A Major Process of Somatization: The Progressive Disorganization. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 49:246-249
McDougall, J. (1974) The Psychosoma and the Psychoanalytic Process. International Review of Psychoanalysis 1:437-459
McDougall, J. (2000) Theatres of the psyche. Journal of Analytical Psychology 45:45-64
Ogden, T. H. (1979) On Projective Identification. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 60:357-373
Racamier, P. (2014) On Narcissistic Perversion. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 95:119-132
Rycroft, C. (1960) The Analysis of a Paranoid Personality. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 41:59-69
Segal, H. (1957) Notes on Symbol Formation. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 38:391-397
Winnicott, D. W. (1949) Hate in the Counter-Transference. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 30:69-74
Winnicott, D. W. (1974) Fear of Breakdown. International Review of Psychoanalysis 1:103-107
Winnicott, D. W. (2016). The Theory of the Parent-Infant Relationship. The Collected Works of D. W. Winnicott, 141-158.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
40
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
6
84
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
20
20
Presentation / Jury
1
33
33
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
1
40
40
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

X
2

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

X
3

To be able to use the acquired theoretical and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

X
4

To be able to make a case formulation with a certain psychotherapy approach and apply innervation techniques accordingly.

X
5

To be able to evaluate personality structures and psychological disorders during clinical interviews, and write a psychological evaluation rapport.

X
6

To be able to analyze field related problems according to scientific methods and tools and develop a solution strategy.

X
7

To be able to question and critically evaluate issues that are related to behavioral and mental processes with a scientific and creative approach.

X
8

To be able to act according to legislation, professional values, and ethical principles while acquiring field knowledge.

X
9

To be able to differentiate the genetic, physiological, social and environmental factors while explaining individual’s emotion, thought and behavior; and to understand and interpret the interaction of these factors.

X
10

To have the acquired competence in etiology, symptoms, prognosis and termination of a psychological disorder.

X
11

To have the competence to evaluate and integrate current research and critical approaches in the field.

X
12

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

X
13

To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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