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Syllabus 2015-16 - 12612014 - Psychopharmacology (Psicofarmacología)

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DEGREE: Grado en Psicología
FACULTY: FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
COURSE: Psychopharmacology
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Psychopharmacology
CODE: 12612014 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
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: 2
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

1.- Concept and History of Psychopharmacology. 2.- Pharmacokinetics. 3.- Pharmacodynamics. 4.- Neurochemistry. 5.- Addiction. 6.- Psychopharmacology of mood disorders. 7.- Psychopharmacology of anxiety. 8. Psychopharmacology of antipsychotics.

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Individual tutoring. Completion of practical exercises. Bibliographic search. Laboratory classes. Theoretical reviews. Book summaries

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 student's grade will be the result of adding the result obtained in the  exams (70%) and the evaluation obtained in practical activities (30%). Multiple-choice items and short-answer questions could be included in the exam.

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • 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)