Summer 2023 - PSYC 383 D100
Psychopharmacology (3)
Class Number: 2949
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 8 – Aug 4, 2023: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Aug 17, 2023
Thu, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Diana Lim
dhl19@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3743
Office Hours: By appointment
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 201 and 280.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A survey of how psychoactive drugs affect brain function to alter consciousness and behaviour. Topics will include cellular effects of drugs that affect the central nervous system and discussions of the psychological and social effects of those drug-induced changes in the brain. Research on drug abuse and addictions and means of treating them will be covered. Historical, social and legal aspects of non-medical drug use will be discussed, as will the use of medications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, dementias and other psychological disorders.
Grading
- Assignment Outline: 5%
- Written Assignment: 20%
- Quizzes: 20%
- Midterm: 25%
- Final: 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Meyer, J. S., Farrar, A. M., Biezonski, D. B. and Yates, J. R. (2022). Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior (4th Edition). Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
ISBN: 9781605359878
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
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Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
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