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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (HDV-284324)

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Course Description:


This course focuses on how externally-ingested chemicals interact with the brain to affect mood, thinking, perception, and behavior. In addition to foundations of nervous system functioning, the course will include issues related to the ethics of medication treatment for mental illness, the effects of medications for specific disorders, and the neurobiological mechanisms of drug abuse and addiction for different classes of drugs.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Psychology


This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) :

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