In the earlier classification of diseases, we had the firm decision that psychopathology can be divided into two main groups: Neurosis and Psychosis. But we are quite convinced that there are blur areas in between that can perfectly be defined as “partialsegmental psychosis”. In the paper we discussed the topics.

The aim of this study was to examine the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version of ADHD DSM scale. ADHD DSM Scale was applied in a sample of 225 persons. Simultaneously Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Self-report Scale (ASRS) scale was also applied and DIVA interview was used to ascertain the diagnosis in 45 indiviuals with suspected ADHD. The reliability, concurrrent validity and construct validity which is detected by factor analysis was found to be adequate. The Turkish Version of ADHD DSM Scale is a reliable and valid tool for scanning ADHD symptoms in adults.

To evaluate the effect of mobile phone usage on adolescents’ sleep quality. This descriptive study took place from January 13- 15, 2016 with 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students enrolled at Konya High School (n=380, 51.6% female, age 16.05±0.87). A questionnaire was used for data collection and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to measure the sleep quality of the students. Students received their first mobile phones at an average age of 12.29±1.41). They used their phones 3.03±2.18 hours per day on average, mostly for text messaging (89.5%). Average sleeping time was 7.34±1.22 hours when the next day was not a school day, and 9.11±1.79 hours when the next day was a school day. Sleep quality of the students decreased as the duration of mobile phone usage increased (p<0.01). Using the PSQI scale, it was determined that 20.5% of the students with good sleep quality and 79.5% of the students with poor sleep quality delayed their bedtime in favor of continued usage of their phone (p<0.05). Mobile phones should be removed from the bedrooms of adolescents. Parents should control their children’s mobile phone usage and contents.

Hemiplegia is a neurological deficit affecting one half of the body. For this reason, it affects daily life activities mainly nutrition and causes addiction to other individuals. The aim of our study is to evaluate the nutritional status of individuals with hemiplegia and the factors that affect them. Work ethic committee approval Recep Tayyip Erdogan University was taken from the Ethics Committee of NonInterventional Studies. It was held between 1 May 2017 and 31 October 2017. In randomly selected patients based on volunteerism from the hemiplegic patients lying in Trabzon Maça Ömer Burhanoglu Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center. The NRS 2002 evaluation form and the questionnaire form consisting of socio-demographic features and other information created by us were made by the face-to-face method. The data were analyzed using chi-square and Student’s t-tests; p <0.05 was considered significant. A total of 97 patients were included in the study. Of these, 42 (43.3%) were women; 55 (56.7%) were male. The mean age was 47.16 ± 19.46 (min8, max 93). 63 (62.9%) had at least 1 chronic disease. Preliminary evaluation of the NRS 2002 was performed and 33 (34%) of the subjects were evaluated with main evaluation. 13 (39.4%) were determined to be at a risk of nutritional. Nutritional disorder is an important health problem in patients with hemiplegia as in all stroke patients. Although there was no significant relationship between nutritional status and factors questioned in our study. However, as nutrition is a multi-factorial situation, larger studies are needed in this regard.

In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the self esteem, depression levels and nonfunctional attitudes of gifted and talented adolescents. For this purpose, a total of N = 94 participants, n = 45 girls and n = 49 males, who are in a high school 9th grade (N = 52) and 12th grade (N = 42) The Rosenberg Self-Respect Scale was applied. As a result of the research, it is concluded that the attitudes of the 9th grade students are not related to the self-esteem and depression characteristics, while the students who study at the 12th grade are related. According to these results, it is observed that as the ages of the gifted children increase, a significant relationship is developed especially in the opposite direction with respect to independence, perfectionist and variable attitudes, and depressive characteristics. It has been argued that the characteristics of the young people, both individualizing and not wanting to make mistakes, are an important factor in self-esteem and their effects on their emotions.

The fear of birth can be seen in most of the women because of several reasons. There are different reasons of childbirth fear such as biological, sociological, psychological or secondary. Also, 5 percent of women have childbirth fear. And there are physiological and psychological consequences of unresolved fear of birth. Women who lack emotional support isolate themselves from the decisions they should make during pregnancy. They face problems about postpartum sexuality, depression, and maternal attachment. The reason of c-section is childbirth fear. 74.5 percent of women in Turkey need to social support. In this study, Google Scholar and PubMed were used for literature review. Just articles between 1997 and 2017 were included in the study. Pilot research was performed in a government hospital. 30 pregnants in research answered the question of WIJMA Scale (A Version). Likert-type questions in the personal information form that determines the level of percieved social support were used. During the study, it is seen that there is a negative correlation between the fear of birth and support by spouses, relatives and doctors. There are several scales about social support and childbirth fear in Turkey. After the literature review, it is realized that the effects of the support to the pregnant women and should be studied more. The mediation of birth psychotherapist between spouses, relatives and doctors, and the effects of this mediation should be studied more. There should be a new specific scale for pregnant women in order to measure their percieved support during pregnancy.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases throughout the world that impairs brain regions related to learning and memory. Several neurotransmitter systems, especially the serotonergic system take part in cognitive processes, and the neurochemistry of AD patients is affected by AD-associated neurodegeneration. Serotonergic markers are located in diverse brain areas mostly related learning and memory. Therefore the serotonergic neurotransmission is very important in memory. Remarkable changes occur in the serotonergic system because of AD. Since AD is a progressive and irreversible disorder and there is no specific treatment for this disease, the number of patients is rapidly increasing. In this review, the relationship between AD and the serotonergic system is described in general terms. Especially serotonin (5-HT) receptors that take part in cognitive dysfunctions have examined in this study.

With the human genome project, in addition to determining the number, structure and physical maps of our genes which were previously supposed to be between 20-25 thousands, genetic regions affecting athletic performance have also been identified.It has been determined that endurance, athletic ability and musculoskeletal as well as central nervous system (CNS) are effective in succeeding in today’s sporting events and play an important role in performance. Parameters affecting psychological performance such as stress, anxiety, aggression are effective in determining sportive achievements. Determining the genetic predisposition of the athletes in stressful environments or in sports where stress is prominent allows them to be guided by psychologists at an early age and contributes to sporting success. Related to the behavioral characteristics of the athletes, genes leading to resistance to stress, personality traits and aggressive behaviours like 5-HTT, DRD4, DRD5, ADRD1, COMT, BDNF, NRG1, GLUT4 and SLC2A4 and polymorphisms within these genes have been investigated in our review.

Eye-tracking systems have improved as a direct consequence of technological developments, particularly since the 2000s, related to the smartphone industry. In psychology research, such systems have been used to investigate human cognitive processes based on the fact that the eyes work in conjunction with the central nervous system, thus the direction of the eyes can be used to provide information about the brain’s cognitive process. This current review explains eye-tracking methodology linked to eye movements, to evaluate eye-tracker systems in terms of their advantages and disadvantages, and then discusses using eye-tracking methods in psychology and neuroscience researches, specifically focused on eye-tracking used on infants’ memory studies using eye-tracking. The methodologies of these studies are compared to determine how a particular eye-tracking method may be useful for infant memory research.