ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology
PSY 418 Syllabus – Spring 2023-2024

Course Code & Name : PSY 418/ Child Psychopathology

Course Info : Thursday 09:00-11:50
Instructor Info : Assoc. Prof. Halime Şenay GÜZEL

Course Material : Wilmshurst, L. (2017). Abnormal child and adolescent

psychology: a developmental perspective. Routledge.
Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (Eds.). (2014). Child
psychopathology. Guilford Publications
(Arkar, H. (Ed). (2020). Çocukluk Çağı Ruhsal Sorunları ve
Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi-DSM -5. Ankara: Nobel Kitapevi.)

Course Description : The aims of the course is to give a perspective for child
psychopathology

Learning Outcomes : Students will acquire a basic understanding of

psychopathology of children
Course Requirements : Attendance is a requirement for successful completion of this
course
Grading Policy :Midterm %50 Final % 50
Assessment:
For midterm: Research proposal (70 scores)+ 1. Reaction paper (30 scores)

For final: Test (100 scores)

(You are free to choose the article for which you will write a reaction paper.
For reaction paper:
1.Cover page (Please add your original article name)
2.Your motivation to choose this article
2.Introduction
3.Research design
4.Discuss the results
5. Criticism about the article (positive or negative)
6.References/ Use APA 7.0
For undergraduate students, minumum 2 pages

Academic Integrity : Students have to comply with the “Yükseköğretim Kurumları

Öğrenci Disiplin Yönetmeliği,” specifically the item 9/m. Acts of plagiarism, cheating, or use of non-
cited internet material, will be dealt with on an individual basis according to the severity of the
misconduct.
Disability Needs and Accommodations: If you have a documented disability which may influence
your performance in this course, you must meet with the Engelsiz AYBU to arrange for reasonable
accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to meet all the requirements of this course. You
may also contact the local authority of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. You should
communicate your needs to the course instructor as soon as possible to ensure that any course needs
concerning exams, lecture materials, etc.are met.
Weekly Course Schedule

1.week Give information about the course

15 February

2.week Understanding Abnormal Development: Theoretical perspectives

22 February

3. week Understanding Abnormal Development: Theoretical perspectives

29 February

4. week Psychological Assessment of Children—

7 March

5. week Psychological Assessment of Children—

14 March

6. week Reaction paper

21 March

7. week Anxiety Disorders in Childhood

28 March

8. week Anxiety Disorders in Childhood

4 April

9. week Ramadan Holiday

11 April

10. week Mood Disorders in Childhood

18 April

11. week Mood Disorders in Childhood

25 April

12. week Obsessive compulsive disorder in childhood

2 May

13. week Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

9 May

14. week Childhood Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

16 May

15.week Specific Learning Disorder

23 May