Psychology

In our unit, professional services are provided for people to cope with the psychological problems they experience, to develop and to get to know themselves. At the same time, psychological support is provided to our hospitalized patients and their relatives in addition to their medical treatment.

The team consisting of clinical psychologists and psychiatrists conducts psychological evaluation and psychotherapy practices for patients receiving medical treatment in our hospitals, people who apply with psychological problems and the society.

Why Should I Go to a Psychologist?
It is necessary and beneficial to seek help with psychological problems, just as you consult a doctor when you are experiencing physical distress. You may have a psychological disorder, or you may not be able to cope on your own at any stage of life.

You can apply one-on-one with psychological and life problems, or you can consult a psychologist for coping with your or your relatives' physical illnesses. The purpose here can be the treatment of a mental illness, solving a simple problem or just consulting...

The psychologist makes evaluations using psychological measurement tools.

It helps you by using scientific methods and techniques and helps you solve your mental problems. At the same time, when necessary, referrals are made to our consultant psychiatrists in our unit.

What Problems Can You Apply To Our Unit?
Depression; Widespread grief, pessimism, reluctance, and lack of enjoyment in life.

Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Attack, Social Phobia, Phobias (height, airplane, cat/dog, insect, elevator, indoor etc.) which can be seen with obsessions with excessive meticulousness, cleanliness and control. performance anxiety in other environments.

Sexual Dysfunctions; Vaginismus that does not allow sexual intercourse, sexual pain, sexual desire, sexual arousal, problems in orgasm stages, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, etc.

life problems; Stress, extreme meticulousness, Shyness, Marriage Problems, Family problems, Relationship Problems (Separation, fear of losing, abandonment, conflict, etc.), Exam anxiety (ÖSS, ÜDS, visa and finals, etc.), Child-rearing attitudes.

Psychological traumas; Stress disorder that develops in sudden and unexpected situations such as accidents, attacks, natural disasters.

Eating disorder; Eating disorders, weight control and obesity problems such as anorexia nervosa, which means resistance to eating and excessive effort to lose weight, and bulimia nervosa, which progresses in the form of excessive eating and purging, are approached with the cooperation of a dietitian.

Health Psychology; We know that living with and coping with chronic diseases such as diabetes, thyroid and cancer positively affects the course of the disease. Patients and their relatives can participate in individual and group therapies.

Psychological Tests
PERSONALITY TESTS

The Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Inventory (MMPI) and other psychometric scales to aid diagnosis and treatment are applied.

The MMPI test is used to determine the mental problems of the person and to evaluate the suitability of the personalities of those working in the field of public safety. The MMPI consists of 566 questions and includes about 15 separate scales.

Various scales are used to evaluate and objectively measure depression and anxiety disorders. Like Beck Depression inventory, Social Phobia scale, SCL-90...

DEVELOPMENT TESTS
Child development tests such as Denver and AGTE measure the level of language, psychosocial development, fine motor and gross motor development of the child. These tests are a screening for growth retardation and abnormalities.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
These tests, which help in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological problems, measure the mental performance of the person. It gives information about the characteristics of dementia disorders seen in advanced ages. In addition, depression screenings of these people are also performed in the evaluation. In addition, neuropsychological tests are performed for the purpose of attention assessment in children.