PSY 331 - Behavioral Pharmacology

Institution:

University of Maine at Machias

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Description:

A course designed to provide students with an understanding of how drugs alter behavior and how alterations in behavior predispose an individual to substance abuse. For each of the drugs and behaviors discussed in this course, the implications of using drugs to induce changes in behavior are applied to the individual and to society. As such, another objective in this course is to make students more informed consumers of drugs and more capable of educating others in society. Topics include principles of drug action, tolerance, dependency, major classes of psychoactive drugs, and societal implications. Prerequisite: PSY 110, PSY 322, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umm.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 255-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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