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Research Assistant Zehra Nur Kurtoğlu from the Department of Psychology at Istanbul Gelisim University participated in the Erasmus+ Staff Mo...

French author Jean Teulé’s novel The Dance (Dansa Davet) deals with a real-life mass hysteria case that took place in Strasbourg in 1518, kn...

Zehra Nur Kurtoğlu, Research Assistant in the Department of Psychology at Istanbul Gelişim University, presented her poster titled "Applying...

Res. Asst. İrem Uyar participated in the Erasmus Staff Training Mobility+ program at the University of Padua in collaboration with Assoc. Pr...

As part of the Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility program, Associate Professor Ekaterine Pirtskhalava, a faculty member at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbili...

As part of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching program, Assoc. Prof. Ekaterine Pirtskhalava from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State Univ...

The book chapter by Res. Asst. İrem Uyar, published in the IGU Publications volume “Gender and Violence,” addresses contemporary issues of g...

The study examines the relationship between emotion and memory, offering a new perspective through “feeling of knowing” judgments. Published...

Sándor Márai’s novel Embers offers a profound psychological exploration of friendship that unfolds over several decades. This article examin...

The “Nihilist Penguin” image that has gone viral on social media recently gained public attention after a scene from an old documentary bega...

Academics from the Psychology Department of Istanbul Gelisim University contributed to the book “Personality Theories: Historical Developmen...

As the Psychology Department, we recommend the Netflix series The Beast in Me to our students due to its portrayal of trauma, manipulation,...

İGÜ students experienced a different academic environment by attending the “Cultural Encounters: Literary Translations and Translators” even...

The seminar titled “Immature Parents’ Immature Children”, organized by Istanbul Gelisim University’s Office of Student Dean, was held on Nov...

The Neuroscience Study Group, operating under the Department of Psychology at Istanbul Gelisim University, held its first meeting of the 202...

Academics from Istanbul Gelişim University’s Department of Psychology took part in the 22nd National Psychology Congress with their panel ti...

On May 6, 2025, a training session was held at the Istanbul Gelişim University Clinical Psychology Laboratory for intern students, focusing...

​Üniversitemiz Psikoloji Bölümü öğrencileri, TÜBİTAK 2209-A Üniversite Öğrencileri Araştırma Projeleri Destekleme Programı kapsamında büyük...

The event titled “From Learned Helplessness to Hope: A Journey of Social Awareness,” organized by the IGU Psychology Club’s Social Responsib...

The event “The Psychologist’s Roadmap: Graduation and Beyond”, organized by the Istanbul Gelişim University Psychology Club Academic Event T...

The event “The Anatomy of Relationships: Love and Manipulation”, organized by the Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU) Psychology Club Academic...

Research shows that new year resolutions start with going to the gym and then continue with better income, better mental health and weight l...

In its most general form, work life balance can be defined as the ability of individuals to effectively manage their work and personal lives...

One of our research assistants, Deniz Mısra Gürol's article titled “The psychology and policy of overcoming inequality” is published in the...

Decision fatigue is the deterioration of a person's decision-making process and behavioral ability to control this process.

We can consider mental health as the individual's ability to be in harmony and balance with himself/herself and other people around him/her....

The biopsychosocial approach focuses on considering the 3 main components as a whole when dealing with health or illness/psychological disor...

How to actualize our personality?

May has been celebrated as mental health awareness month since 1949.

In its most general form, work-life balance can be defined as the ability of individuals to effectively manage their work and individual liv...

On Friday, April 28, 2023, at 13.00, Asst. Prof. Volkan Demir's "Case Examples of Art Therapy Applications in Clinical Psychology" seminar w...

The fear of earthquake, also known as “seismophobia”, is defined as a deep fear of the safety of oneself and loved ones due to a possible ea...

The state of thinking that one has done something wrong after surviving a traumatic event is known as survival guilt or guilt psychology.

It is known that parents' attitudes have a very important place in the personality development of the individual. According to Bowlby (2014)...

Like other traumatic natural disasters, earthquake may be associated with some psychiatric disorders. These include acute stress disorder an...

Aviation psychology is a subfield of psychology that deals with the application of principles and techniques in psychology to specific situa...

Compulsive buying behavior is a form of shopping that puts the person in financial trouble by not being able to control this desire when he/...

The psychological reactions that people experience during the pandemic can range from a feeling of extreme fear to a feeling of indifference...

Imposter Syndrome can be defined as an individual's belief that his or her successes happen by chance and that s/he has a persistent belief...

The exam is an event that makes many students feel strong emotions and also causes some psychological pressure.

The biopsychosocial approach is based on the fact that biological, psychological and social structures cannot be considered separately from...

The book chapter titled “An Overview Of Cognitive Factors In Cockpit: Multitasking, Prospective Memory, And Situation Awareness” offers a ne...

A faculty orientation program will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, between 12.30-14.00.

Seasonal depressions are types of depression that can affect individuals during the transitional periods of the seasons. Depending on the ai...

The situations we encounter in life may not always be as we want or expect. Cognitive flexibility as the ability to adapt to such situations...

Although many things can be counted among the causes of summer depression, which has a very low incidence, the effect of intense exposure to...

In today’s world, individuals can spend most of their time sharing information on social networks, following the popular topics, updating th...

On Tuesday, June 21, the senior students of our university received their diplomas!

Nowadays, trauma is served as a root for mental, psychological and physical disorders.

You are invited to the VI. Psychology Days event, which will be held on Google Meet between 16-17-18 May.

You are invited to our Psychodynamic Approaches seminar, which will take place on Thursday, May 26, between 20.00-22.00!

Artificial intelligence is a concept that refers to the ability of computers to perform human-like cognitive features, including learning, p...

April 7-13 is celebrated as the week of health all over the world. With this week, it is expected that people will raise awareness about mai...

In the event named "Art Therapy for Special Children" to be held by the Department of Psychology, Dr. Instructor Member Arzu Somay and Füsun...

Psychology Club organizes a seminar about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) .

Especially with the pandemic, many new professions entered our lives. Web-based therapies known as 'being an online psychologist' were a p...

The updated office hours of the faculty members of the psychology department are as follows.

You are invited to our department event where we will watch the movie Perfect Strangers on Monday, February 28, between 14.00-16.00 pm at J...

We will be very happy to announce and see you at the Psychology Career Day event, which will be held online on February 22-23.

Dr. Esra Savaş met with High School Counselors in İstanbul Gelisim University Mehmet Akif Ersoy Salon on 10 February 2022.

On Monday, January 17, 2022, at 20:00, a parent seminar on "Healthy Communication with Youth in Exam Period" was held by Head of Psychology...

Clinical Psychologist & Psychooncologist Dr. The Online Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) Program for Cancer, developed by Esra...

The seminar on "Psychological Problems in Adolescence" took place on January 13, 2022. Zehra Nur Kurtoğlu, who touched on the formation of p...

Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology Research Assist. Zehra Nur Kurtoğlu met with the youth at...

Department of Psychology December event Like Stars on Earth movie analysis event was held with the participation of Doctor Esra Savaş.

The Reality of Perfection Seminar will be held on December 30.

On Wednesday, December 22, IGU Psychology Club held an event called "A Day on Writing".

The seminar on "Stress Management and Motivation" took place on 4 December 2021.

Registration for the congress, which will be held on 4-5 December, is still ongoing. You can find detailed information about the congress an...

The "International Day for Tolerance", accepted by UNESCO, which declared 2021 as the year of Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli and Yunus Emre, is celebrat...

Famous social psychologist Philip Zimbardo designed an experiment in 1971 to examine social roles. This experiment is still one of the most...

According to Ryckman (1982), personality is the sum of biologically based and learned behaviors that constitute the individual's unique re...

Istanbul Gelisim University Graduates are on this platform; · They can contact alumni and find their fellow students.

The 3rd Congress of Aviation, Space and Psychology will be held online on 4-5 December 2021.

The members of department of Psychology and Psychology (English) has announced their ‘’Office Hours’’. You can ask your questions online in...

Orientation Meeting of the Department of Psychology will be held on 22.09.2021

Alzheimer’s is one of the leading factor causes dementia in elderly, and it’s a degenerative illness affects cognitive functions and even re...

Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is one of the pervasive developmental disorders characterized by significant difficulties in social area and commun...

Preference and Promotion Days will take place until August 20, 2021 in İstanbul Gelisim University.

Organized by the American Psychological Association, the SPSSI 2021 virtual conference will be held between 2-5 August 2021.

A cooperation protocol has been signed between the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) and Istanbul Gelisim University. It is aimed to provide...

For decades, scientists think that brain structure is fixed after infancy and new neuron cells can't grow. Last couple of decades showed us...

Why do people show such great interest in these series, which can be described as 'psychological series? Why are these series watched and lo...

The applications of our students who would like to benefit from the Erasmus+ Study and Internship Mobility Program in the 2021-2022 Academic...

Death is defined as the definitive end of a living thing. It also means extinction, disappearance (TDK, 2015). Attitudes about death are imp...

The scientific research project, which is aimed to determine the psycho-social status of foreign students studying at Istanbul Gelisim Unive...

Research methods are very important for a psychologist and an academic. Therefore, this article, which mentions very briefly and only a few...

There is a strong genetic predisposition for the occurrence of ADHD. There is increasing evidence that it is a neurobiological deficiency di...

A healthy sleep at night is very important to feel fit during the day. A healthy sleep comes with proper sleep habits, if you do not have a...

Resilience is ability to adjust changes in life and overcome difficulties. It's foundations are established in childhood and adolescence.

The film is about the life of the character Arthur Fleck, whom we know as the "Joker" in the world of cinema. It reveals the events that eme...

The February issue of SocyoCom, the monthly event and news bulletin of Istanbul Gelişim University, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and...

From the perspective of a psychologist, in this period we are very intertwined with technology, Black Mirror's season 4 episode 2 review on...

Emphasizing that the changing values, communication and relationship styles and the positions of individuals in society are affected in many...

We cannot overcome any fear object without facing it. The first necessary step in dealing with a loss; to accept it. Loss is an issue that m...

The first issue of Socyocom, the monthly event and news bulletin of Istanbul Gelişim University, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and So...

Psychology is a very broad science and has many subfields. Since the most popular subfield is probably clinical psychology, when commonly we...

Dr. Mehran Rostamzadeh emphasized the psychological effects caused by the changing systems due to the pandemic and its effects on daily life...

"Panel on Psychological Effects of Corona Pandemic" was held by our department last friday.

Think of your friendships, relationships in your business life, relationships with our own children… Even your relationship with your spouse...

An evaluation of the past year and wishes for the next year...

If you like to set goals for yourself at the beginning of a year, a different goal setting system you can experience this year: Smart Goals.

The coronavirus (Covid-19) has been part of our lives for almost a year now. Starting with the news that an infection occurred in China has...

Skin-picking disorder (SPD) is characterized by repetitive and excessive plucking/picking behavior that damages the skin tissue without any...

Dissociation is defined in the handbook of psychologists and psychiatrists which is The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder...

It’s a well-known fact that either positive or negative emotional stimulation cause emotional eating. Because negative emotions and stress r...

Traumatic incidents like war, terror, natural disasters, and other aggressive attacks can affect individuals more than expected. These indiv...

Among the reasons for exam anxiety, what is expected from the exam and the future holds an important place Expert Clinical Psychologist Ünal...

Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ertan Tezcan introduced the Department of Psychology.