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STRESS MANAGEMENT AND COPING

Course
PSYC215 - STRESS MANAGEMENT AND COPING
Department
Psychology - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
6
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

Stress management and coping strategies have become one of the most important research and implementation areas within the scope of health psychology in recent years. Issues such as effects of stress on psychological and physical health and its relationship with psychopathology indicate the importance of stress in an individual's life and the likelihood of having negative consequences if stress is not managed effectively.

STRESS MANAGEMENT AND COPING

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

  1. 01 Understanding the concept of stress
  2. 02 Learning to cope with stress and management techniques
  3. 03 Gaining skills to follow recent scientific literature on stress
  4. 04 Gaining skills on psychological stress managment techniques
  5. 05 Evaluating skills to follow recent scientific literature on stress

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introducing ourselves, overview of the syllabus
Week 2 Definition of Stress
Week 3 Characteristics of Stressful Events: Traumatic Events &Controllability
Week 4 Characteristics of Stressful Events: Internal conflicts
Week 5 Characteristics of Stressful Events: Predictability & Major Life Events
Week 6 Psychological Reactions to Stress
Week 7 Physiological Reactions to Stress
Week 8 Coping SkillS : Emotion focused coping &Problem focused coping
Week 9 QUIZ
Week 10 MIDTERM WEEK
Week 11 MIDTERM WEEK
Week 12 Managing Stress Behavioural Techniques : Relaxation
Week 13 Behavioural Techniques Exercise/ Yoga
Week 14 Cognitive Techniques
Week 15 FINAL WEEK

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Main Ref: Stress, Health and Coping -Atkinson & Hilgard
  2. 02 Recent Scientific Articles - will be shared during the lesson

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 Explain (3 )the concept of stress and reasons SOLO 3
  2. L02 Classifying (3) to cope with stress management techniques SOLO 3
  3. L03 Describing (2) skills on psychological stress managment techniques SOLO 2
  4. L04 Describing (2) skills on behavioral stress management techniques SOLO 2
  5. L05 Evaluating (5) skills to follow recent scientific literature on stress SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Has up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge about Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
  2. P02 Identifies and defines problems using up-to-date knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and plans treatment as per evaluation results.
  3. P03 Implements and monitors the development of physiotherapy and rehabilitation processes within the frame of professional ethical principles, and changes or terminates processes when necessary
  4. P04 Executes the necessary protocols for physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices by using the relevant technology, training and treatment equipment
  5. P05 Takes responsibility, individually and as a team member, to solve complex unpredictable problems encountered in practices related to the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
  6. P06 Can independently carry out projects and research related to the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, actively participates in all its steps and makes the necessary reports to provide quality service.
  7. P07 Contributes to the protection of public health in line with social needs and to the creation of necessary rehabilitation and health policies in parallel with the needs of the society.
  8. P08 Embraces personal development, information literacy and lifelong learning; uses information resources effectively.
  9. P09 Commands a foreign language in order to follow the developments in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, as well as the ability to communicate in Turkish orally and in writing.
  10. P10 Organizes physiotherapy and rehabilitation services effectively and adequately, manages processes necessary for the continuity and development of the quality and organizational function; generates solutions against problems in line with knowledge and evidence.
  11. P11 Contributes to in-field and extra-field education and professional promotion programs, and represents its profession at national and international level.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - - - -