Psychology

Psychology is a branch of science that aims to understand, evaluate and improve the human mind and behavior. The Department of Psychology is one of the units that examines, diagnoses and treats problems related to the psychological health of individuals.

What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is a scientific and spiritual treatment method that aims to achieve a healthier, more functional and productive life by addressing the emotions, thoughts and behavioral patterns that a person experiences and experiences distress with the help of a therapist. During the psychotherapy process, the individual and the therapist come together and investigate the roots of the individual's problems, discover alternative solutions, and work within a systematic treatment process aimed at developing functional behaviors.

Application Areas of Psychotherapy:

• Individual Psychotherapy
• Adolescent and Child Psychotherapy
• Play Therapy
• Family Counseling
• Marriage and Couple Counseling

Play Therapy

Play therapy, especially in children ensures that mental illnesses and behavioral disorders seen in children are treated and improved through games and toys by experts trained in this field. Since children have difficulty expressing themselves with words, they use toys to reflect their inner world and resolve their inner conflicts in this way. Play therapy plays an important role in the child's spiritual and cognitive development.

Psychological Tests Applied

Various psychological tests are applied in the Psychology Department to evaluate the spiritual, cognitive and developmental states of individuals.

1. Personality Tests

• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI): It is used to determine a person’s mental problems, assess their tendency to psychopathology, and measure the suitability of individuals working in the field of public safety for the job.
  • Features: It consists of 566 questions and includes more than 15 separate scales.
  • In addition, scales such as Beck Depression Inventory, Social Phobia Scale and SCL-90 are used to evaluate depression and anxiety disorders.

2. Developmental Tests

• AGTE (Ankara Development Screening Inventory): Measures the child's language, psychosocial, fine motor and gross motor development levels. It is used to screen for developmental delays and abnormalities.
• WISC-R Intelligence Test: It is used to make cognitive evaluations of children and observe their tendency to psychological problems. The results present the child's cognitive and psychological profile in detail.

3. Neuropsychological Tests

• Tests that help in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological problems measure the mental performance of the individual.
  • Tests Applied:
    • Mini Mental Status Assessment
    • Digit Span Test
    • Verbal Learning Test
    • Stroop Test
    • Benton Face Recognition Test
    • Luria Battery
    • Boston Object Naming Test
  • These tests are used in the diagnosis of dementia and similar disorders seen especially in older ages and in measuring memory and executive functions. Depression screenings are also performed.

The psychology department offers a wide range of scientific and applied methods to improve the mental and emotional health of individuals and enable them to live a better life.