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Cyprus International University
TR

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Course
PSKO308 - NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Department
Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
Course Type
Scientific Preparation
Status
Required
Language
Turkish
Credit
0
ECTS
0
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
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Prerequisite
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Keywords
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Course Description

This course is an in-depth study of the brain based on basic neuro-anatomy such as major lobes, structures, fibers, connections and the nervous system in relation to behavior and mental process. Course treats the historical background and the philosophical formulations pertaining to neuropsychology during the developmental part of it. Students gain basic concepts and theoretical approaches in graduate level and gain skills in interpreting physiological basis of behavioral & cognitive functions. It introduces the methods and techniques of neuropsychology with special emphasis on brain scanning methods and neuropsychological tests. The effects of disease, disorders and brain lesions on mental and behavioral processes are discussed within the context of clinical neuropsychology by relating with brain structures and neuropsychological tests.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 1- Integrate (4) the skills to identify basic concepts of neuropsychology and it's disorders.
  2. 02 2- Analyze (4) the major theories about the interaction between brain, behavior and mental process.
  3. 03 3- Define (3) the content and methods of neruropsychology and clarify (2) the relationship among brain lobes, their structures and functions.
  4. 04 4- Synthesize (5) the connection between behvioral and cognitve disorders and neuropsychological tests.
  5. 05 5- To be able to interpret (5) the structural and functional relationships between cognitive and behavioral skills and combine (3) them by neuropsychological tests.

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Derslerin Başlangıcı/ Giriş
Week 2 Nöropsikolojinin Gelişimi
Week 3 Beyin Aktivitesini Görüntüleme
Week 4 Oksipital Loblar
Week 5 Oksipital Loblar
Week 6 Parietal Loblar
Week 7 Parietal Loblar & Revizyon
Week 8 Ara Dönem Sınavları
Week 9 Ara Dönem Sınavları & Dini Tatil
Week 10 Ara Sınavın Kritiği ve Temporal Loblar
Week 11 Resmi Tatil & Frontal Loblar
Week 12 Frontal Loblar & Sunumlar
Week 13 Sunumlar & Resmi Tatil
Week 14 Sunumlar
Week 15 Revizyon

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Şahin, M. (2014). Fizyolojik Psikoloji. Nobel Yayınları
  2. 02 Kolb, B. & Whishaw, I.Q. (2015). Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, sixth Edition. Worth Publishers
  3. 03 Ellis, A.W. & Young, A.W. (2004). Human Cognitive Neuropsychology, A textbook with Readings. Psychology Press
  4. 04 Kapit, W. & Elson, L.M. (2002). The Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd Ed. Pearson

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

  1. P01 to compare and criticize contemporary psychotherapy approaches
  2. P02 to make specific psychotherapy techniques under supervision
  3. P03 to pull together interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary studies
  4. P04 to follow national and international publications and to participate scientific meetings for be informed about innovations and developments
  5. P05 to conduct informing activities about Community Mental Health
  6. P06 to practice all the time within the frame of profession and ethical principles of clinical psychology
  7. P07 to examine psychological researches with critical point of view
  8. P08 to conduct scientific research with combining clinical applications to analyze and interpret research results
  9. P09 to analyze and interpret research results
  10. P10 to identify, to diagnose and analyze and explain the lifelong psychological disorders
  11. P11 to assess and diagnose individual basically
  12. P12 to know and apply basic psychological help and intervention

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