ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Learning Outcomes of
the Course
Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
PSY 220
5
Stress Management
(3-0)3
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
English
Type and Level of Course
Elective/3.Year/Spring Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Contacts
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Lect. Obengül Ejder
Course Objective
The goal of this course is to understand the mechanism of stress and its both positive and
negative effects on human biology and psychology. For this goal, firstly, we should learn
"eustress" and "distress" and the physiological changes that depend on stress reaction
such as psychosomatic illness. Than, students should learn the basic methods and
coping strategies that are effective in stress management such as ABCDE technqiues,
some basic cognitive-behavioral methods and alternative ways of stress management like
meditation and relaxation techniques.
Relationship
Students who have completed the course successfully should
be able to
Net Effect
Prog. Output
5, 4
1
Recognize the basic description of stress and distress
3, 5
5, 4
2
Explain psychophsiological effects of stress on human biology:
3, 5
the brain, the endocrine system, autonomic nervous system,
cardiovascular system, the skin, etc
5, 4
3
İnterpret psychosomatic illnesses: somatogenic and
3, 5
psychogenic structures
5, 4
4
Apply perceptional stress intervention I: taking control
3, 5
5, 4
5
Apply life-situation inteventions: eliminating unnecessary
3, 5
stressors
5, 4
6
Apply interpersonal stress interventions: asserting oneself,
3, 5
conflict resolution, time management
5, 4
7
Recognize psychological diseases related with stress and
3, 5
coping strategies
5, 4
8
Describe mediation, autogenic, imaginery and progressive
3, 5
relaxation methods
Course Description: In this course current theories and research on the etiology and treatment of anxiety
disorders, such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia and post-traumatic stress, are
discussed. Cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches are emphasized.
Course Contents:( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Lectures
Introduction / Orientation
Textbook Ch.1
2
Presentation & Demonstration
Stress description and stress theories
Textbook Ch.2
3
Lectures
Stress psychophysiology
Textbook Ch.3
4
Lectures
Stress and illness/disease
Textbook Ch.4
5
Lectures
Life-situation interventions: intrapersonal
Textbook Ch 5
6
Presentation & Discussion
Life-situation intervetions: interpersonal
Textbook Ch.5
7
Lectures
Perception interventions
Textbook Ch.5
8
Lectures
Meditation and relaxation techniques
Textbook Ch.6
9
Presentation & Demonstration
Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviors
Textbook Ch.7
10
Presentation & Demonstration
Occupational Stress
Textbook Ch.8
11
Presentation & Demonstration
Family Stress
Textbook Ch.9
12
Lectures
Stress and the elderly
Textbook Ch.10
13
Presentation & Demonstration
Stress and the elderly
Textbook Ch.10
14
Presentation & Demonstration
Overview
None
REFERENCES
Textbook
Greenberg, J.F. (2009) Comprehensive Stress Management, 11th Ed. McGraw Hill,
New York, USA. Selected research papers and review articles will be assigned
during the course.
Related links
http://stressmanagementplace.com
Material Sharing
Stress Relief: Deep Relaxation Exercises Olpin, M. (2005)
Activities
Midterm Exam
Quizzes and classworks
Number
1
4
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
30%
20%
Notes
Total
Total
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out Classroom
Classworks
Homework
Fieldwork
Quizzes
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
50%
50%
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
8
12
1
2
1
1
Hours
3
1
1
4
10
2
4
8
Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
RECENT PERFORMANCE
Total
42
14
8
48
10
4
4
8
138
138/30=4,6
5