PSY 350 - Drugs and Behavior

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Overview of the ways that substance use impacts individuals, families and society. Various models of abuse and addiction will be discussed, with an emphasis on the Biopsychosocial Model. Demonstrates an appreciation of how biological, genetic, developmental, psychological, environmental, historical and cultural factors all interact to explain substance use, abuse and dependency. Considerable emphasis on the psychopharmacological aspects of substance use and gaining an understanding of the way that specific drugs affect individuals on physical, emotional and behavioral levels.

Offered Fall

Prerequisite(s): None.