PSY 476 - Psychopharmacology

Description:
Common drugs, psychotherapeutic agents and hallucinogens. Behavioral effects and physiological mechanisms.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Define, identify, and explain the basic principles of pharmacokinetics .and pharmacodynamics
Define, identify, and explain nervous system organization and function, and chemical signaling
Define, identify, and explain the methods used to study drug action
Define, identify, and explain the organization and function of the major neurotransmitter systems
Define, identify, and explain the mechanisms of drug dependence and addiction
Define, identify, and explain how the foregoing concepts and principles apply to a selected set of psychoactive drugs

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/26/2009

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