PSYC 205 — Psychopharmacology
3 Lecture Hours, 3 Credits Prerequisites: PSYC 101 This course is an overview of pharmacology in relationship to addictions and their effect on the human body. Alcohol and drugs of abuse and addiction and they affect behavior will be examined and the classification of medications, legal and illegal. Legal and ethical principles regarding clinical drug trials and the FDA approval process and legalities of drug trafficking will be covered. Emphasis is on acute and chronic effects, neurobehavioral dysfunctions, and other multi-sided aspects of addiction. A special emphasis will be placed on culture, ethnic an age-related consideration. This course will provide an understanding of the role of pharmacology in the counseling field.