EPSY 401 : Psychological Health

Department

Department of English Language

Academic Program

Bachelor in English

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EPSY 302

Intended learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student must be able to:

1. Explain the concepts of mental health and psychological congruence.

2. Discusses psychological needs and means of psychological defense.

3. Explain in detail the concept of psychological illnesses, and their causes.

4. List the psychological diseases and the ways to diagnose them and the means to treat them.

5. Explain the concept of psychological problems and their relationship to school health.

6. Explain mental health and its relationship to psychological harmony.

7. Compare types of psychological defense.

8. Analyze some patterns of psychological diseases and behavioral aberrations.

9. Discuss some psychological illnesses and their relationship to low academic achievement.

10. Infer the relationship between psychological problems and school health.

11. Use knowledge of the historical development of the concept of mental health and related concepts.

12. Employ his knowledge of psychological needs and defensive tricks in his/her career as a future teacher.

13. Apply knowledge of the concept of psychological illness to understanding others' psychological states.

14. Use his or her knowledge of psychological diseases to help his or her students achieve psychological harmony and self-confidence.

15. Make a visual presentation that shows some psychological and behavioral problems, their causes, their diagnosis, and remedies.

16. Work in a groups.

17. Self-learn and continuous learning.

18. Use computer technology and the Internet to search for information

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be presented to the student through:

1-Lectures.

2- Field visit.

3-Discussion Panels.

4- Case study.

Methods of assessments

Methods of evaluating students in this course (class work 40% & final 60%)

First written test (multiple choice mode)

Second written test (multiple choice and Quiz)

Final exam (multiple choice and Quiz)

Scientific activities (e.g. writing a report or making a presentation)

Main Contents of the Course

Scientific topics

Week

History of psychological health, introducing some concepts and terms

1

Psychological harmony, its most important area

2

Psychological needs and means of psychological defense

3

Psychological diseases and their causes

4

Symptoms and diagnosis of psychological diseases

5

Neurological diseases

6

Psychotic diseases

7

Psychotherapy

8

9

Psychological problems

10

11

School mental health

12

13

14

References

Reference title

Publisher

Publication date

Author

Country of publication

Mental health and psychological compatibility

Open University

1994

Ramadan Gaddafi

Tripoli

Mental health and psychiatric treatment

Cairo Book World

1990

Hamed Abd Al-Salam Zahran

Cairo

Mental health

The Arab Renaissance

1983

Mustafa Khalil Al-Sharqawi

Egypt

Mental health portal

Dar Al-thought

2012

Mohammed Qasim Abdullah

Amman

Mental health

Dar Al-thought

2007

Abdulsalam Abdul Ghaffar

Amman

Mental health

University Library

2002

Adib Al-Khaledi

Mental Health – a New perspective

Al-Massira House

2015

Ahmed Abdel Latif Abu as'ad

Amman

Mental health and psychiatric treatment

Book World

Hamed Abd Al-Salam Zahran

Cairo

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