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Syllabus 2014-15 - 12612014 - Psychopharmacology (Psicofarmacología)

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DEGREE: Grado en Psicología
FACULTY: FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-15
COURSE: Psychopharmacology
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Psychopharmacology
CODE: 12612014 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-15
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 3 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: TORRES BARES, CARMEN
DEPARTMENT: U126 - PSICOLOGÍA
FIELD OF STUDY: 725 - PSICOBIOLOGÍA
OFFICE NO.: C5 - 120 E-MAIL: mctorres@ujaen.es P: 953212292
WEBSITE: https://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/psicol/5034
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-0990
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

1.- Psychopharmacology: definition, history, methods. 2.- Pharmacokinetic. 3.- Pharmacodynamic. 4.- Neurochemistry. 5.- Psychobiological basis of addiction.6.- Psychopharmacology of mood disorders.7.- Psychopharmacology of anxiety. 8.- Psychopharmacology of squizophrenia. 9.- Psychopharmacoloy of additional behavioral disorders

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Theoretical classes. Resolution of practical questions. Bibliographic searching. Laboratory activities. Clinical cases. Talks. Oral presentation of theoretical revisions. Review of papers. Discussions.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

The global mark will be the sum of the mark obtained in the theoretical exam (70%) plus the mark obtained in their practical activities (30%). The theoretical exam will include multiple-choice questions, practical excercises and short answer questions. The mark obtained in the practical section will be added to the global mark only if the student obtains a mark of 4 in the theoretical section.

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Animal models of drug addiction. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: New York : Human Press, 2011  (Library)
  • Behavioral Neuroscience of Drug Addiction [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Self, David W. Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010  (Library)
  • Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for psychologists [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012  (Library)
  • Essential psychopharmacology: the prescriber's guide.. Edition: -. Author: Stahl, S. M.. Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.  (Library)