Psychology 181 Dr.

Anagnostaras

Drugs and Behavior

Winter 2011

UCSD
Website username and password is marijuana http://mocolab.org/Courses/Psyc181.html

Psychology 181: Drugs & Behavior

Instructor:! ! Ofce:! ! ! ! ! ! Stephan Anagnostaras 5113 McGill Hall Wed 1:30 2:30 pm or by appt!

ALL Course email: ucsdpsyc181@gmail.com

Psychology 181: Drugs & Behavior

Teaching assistants

Mandy Sinning (mandysinning@gmail.com) Fri 1:30 2:30 pm, McGill 3334 Jennifer Winward (jwinward@ucsd.edu) Mon 1:30 2:30 pm, Mandler 2517

Psychology 181: Drugs & Behavior

Optional Text: Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior by Meyer & Quenzer, 2004
Reading assignments are by chapter on the syllabus Amazon link on Website $66

Neuropsychopharmacology
Highly interdisciplinary eld ! pharmacology ! behavioral neuroscience ! abnormal psychology and psychiatry Most prescription drugs are psychotherapeutics Big money and politics involved Focus on history and social context Lines between addictive drugs and prescribed drugs often vague

Should you be here?

Prerequisites:
! Introductory Biopsychology or Neuroscience and an interest in biological explanations of brainbehavior relations Introductory Biology and/or Chemistry helpful, not required
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Powerpoint lecture outlines

Available on our webpage

http://ted.ucsd.edu do not use the old website (at mocolab.org)

! Print Powerpoint les (3 slides/page) ! and bring notes to lecture or use the ! pdf les Grades and announcements will be on Ted

Readings
! Follow reading assignments on syllabus as an adjunct to lecture ! You will be tested only on Lectures ! The optional book is a study aid only

Exams and Grading

Exams will be online @ ted.ucsd.edu You will skip class and have 60 hours to complete a 3 hour exam (the whole week for the nal) Four exams Jan 27, Midterm 1, 40 multiple choice noncumulative Feb 17, Midterm 2, 40 multiple choice noncumulative Mar 2, Midterm 3, 40 multiple choice noncumulative March 21, 3:00 5:59 pm, Final Exam, 80 points 30 noncumulative, and 25 cumulative worth 2 points each Sample questions on the website

Extra Credit
(1)! http://experimetrix2.com/ucsd/ ! Up to 3 experiments for 2 points each. (2)! Major project ! Must earn A or better on Exam 1. ! Groups of up to 3 ! Produce a video (15 min) or survey. ! Present for 15 min on the last day of class. ! Must be approved by instructor. ! Worth up to a full letter grade.
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Lecture Topic & Schedule

1. History and Introduction to Psychopharmacology 2. Introduction to Synaptic Transmission 3. Neuropsychopharmacology of Selected Drugs and Therapeutic Strategies for Selected Disorders 4. Theories of Addiction
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