GUIDANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING (TURKISH) PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit	Code	Year	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I	PSI108	1	2	2+0	2.0	5.0

Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit	The aim of this course is to explain the main topics in developmental psychology, lifelong development perspective and physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development from fertilization to adolescence.
Contents of the Course Unit	Principles, history and techniques of G Yeşilim psychology, Biological foundations of development, Prenatal development, Physical and sensory development, Cognitive and language development, Gender development, Social development, Theories of personality development Moral development.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education	Students be able to explain certain developmental stages, processes and issues in lifelong development. to define the distinctive features of lifelong development perspective in development. to define basic theories about lifelong development. to define how lifelong development research is conducted. to compare the developmental theories of Erikson, Freud and Piaget. to define physical, cognitive and socio-emotional changes based on different developmental periods.