Content
Objective
-The aim of this course is to provide students with the ability to maintain psychological resilience in different environments. Within the scope of the course, psychological resilience will be defined, and how to protect it against different situations and events will be conveyed.
Course Content
-1. Human, society, and the digital age
2. Challenging life events
3. Individual and social traumas
4. What is psychological resilience?
5. Components of psychological resilience
6. Factors affecting psychological resilience
7. Classical theories explaining psychological resilience
8. Contemporary theories explaining psychological resilience
9. Mid-term Exam
10. Applications to increase psychological resilience in social relations in the digital world
11. Applications to increase psychological resilience in professional life
12. Psychological resilience in situations such as migration, pandemics, and war
13. Individual practices to increase psychological resilience
14. Group practices to increase psychological resilience
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will
• Define psychological resilience.
• Explain the components of psychological resilience.
• Analyze the factors and situations affecting psychological resilience.
• Demonstrate skills aimed at protecting and sustaining psychological resilience.
Teaching and Learning Methods
assignment, presentation, role play
References
• Prof. Ayşe Bilge Selçuk – Psikolojik Sağlamlık
• Glenn R. Schiraldi – The Resilience Workbook
• Viktor Frankl – Man's Search for Meaning
• Kadir Özer – Üç Psikolojik Soru
• Eric Berne – Games People Play
• Albert Ellis – How To Stubbornly Refuse To Make Yourself Miserable About Anything—Yes, Anything!
• Ian Stewart & Vann Joines – TA Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis
• Thomas A. Harris – I'm OK – You're OK
• Marshall B. Rosenberg – Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
• William Davies – The Happiness Industry
• Film: Her (2013), Directed by Spike Jonze.
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Human, society, and the digital age |
| 2 | 2. Challenging life events |
| 3 | 3. Individual and social traumas |
| 4 | 4. What is psychological resilience? |
| 5 | 5. Components of psychological resilience |
| 6 | 6. Factors affecting psychological resilience |
| 7 | 7. Classical theories explaining psychological resilience |
| 8 | 8. Contemporary theories explaining psychological resilience |
| 9 | 9. Mid-term Exam |
| 10 | 10. Applications to increase psychological resilience in social relations in the digital world |
| 11 | 11. Applications to increase psychological resilience in professional life |
| 12 | 12. Psychological resilience in situations such as migration, pandemics, and war |
| 13 | 13. Individual practices to increase psychological resilience |
| 14 | 14. Group practices to increase psychological resilience |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Presentation | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Bütünleme | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 50 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 2.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 2 | ||