Text Box: PSY 335A Drugs and Behavior Course Description Principles of action and categorical analysis of psychoactive drugs; their physiological, psychological, and societal effects; patterns and causes of their use and abuse in individuals and societies; and systems of drug education.   Paul Young, Department of Psychology Office: Academic Building, B-324 Office phone: 3080 Hours: MTWTF 11-11:50 a.m. Fall, 2007 at Houghton College    

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Text Box: PowerPoint Slides   Set 1 : Chapter 1. Terms, classification, interactions, drug effects, Ray & Ksir's revolutions Set 2 : Chapter 1. Pharmacokinetics. Set 3 : Chapter 1, continued. Pharmacodynamics Set 4 : Chapters 2 & 3.  The nervous system and chemical signaling. Set 5 : Chapter 4. Research methods Set 6 : Monoamine neurotransmitters, acetylcholine, glutamate, and GABA Set 7 : Chapter 8. Non-medical use of drugs. Drug control attitudes and reasons, drugs and crime. Set 8 :  Regulation of drug use. (Go to slides near the end of the presentation.) Set 9 : Chapter 8. Addiction, explanations, DSM-IV criteria, treatment goals and methods. Set 10 : Chapter 8. Methods for prevention of drug use and abuse. Set 11 : Chapter 9. Alcohol 1 Set 12 : Chapter 9. Alcohol 2 Set 13 : Chapter 10. Opioids Set 14 : Chapter 11. Stimulants. Cocaine, amphetamines, ephedrine & co., weight-loss drugs Set 15 : Chapter 12. More stimulants. Nicotine and caffeine. Set 16 : Chapter 13. Marijuana Set 17 : Chapter 14. Psychedelics and hallucinogens Set 18 : Chapter  15. See last slide. More depressants: Inhalants, flunitrazepam, and GHB Set 19 : Chapter 16.  Drugs to treat mood disorders. Set 20 : Chapter 17. Depressants.  Set 21 : Chapter 17. Benzodiazepines and other drugs to treat anxiety disorders Set 22 : Chapter 18.  Drugs to treat Schizophrenia: Start at slide 17. Set 23 : Chapter 15. Drug miscellany: Steroids Set 24 : Drug miscellany: NSAIDS and herbal remedies 20. AIDS and abnormal psychology   Prof's schedule| Syllabus |PowerPoints | Study sheets | Linked sites | APA format
   
 
 

 

Text Box: Links to Internet Sites American Psychological Association The APA site is an award-winning connection to the resources of the Association, including membership and an on-line copy of the APA Monitor, the APA's newspaper. Highly recommended. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information has a well-developed website, with survey results, and a variety of drug education programs. Food and Drug Administration The FDA site is a dependable, easily-used site with wide-ranging links. Highly recommended. National Institutes of Health National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Slang terms or street names for drugs can be identified via this dictionary. Another resource for drug identification is this site by the Partnership for a Drug Free America. The Office of National Drug Control Policy is the location of the "drug czar" John P. Walters Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Web of Addictions: A commercial site which offers current drug information from an anti-drug abuse perspective.  The Whole Brain Atlas (http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html) contains an extensive collection of brain scans, using MRI and Cerebral Blood Flow measures. Plates include normal and diseased brain tissue for all levels of the brain. Take a look at it to help you understand brain imaging techniques in chapter 4, and for schizophrenia and dementia in later chapters.

Text Box: Originally posted 2 September, 1998; Last updated 10 January, 2007. Copyright 1998-2006 Paul D. Young   Text Box:   Student projects. Selected student-authored websites and PowerPoint presentations for projects 2 and 3 are published with links here, in alphabetical order by last name of first author. Melissa Hobbs on methylphenidate/Ritalin treatment of AD/HD. Susan Ventresca on drug treatment of Bipolar Disorder. (Reference list) Christina Klepp and Emily Klepp on AD/HD and Ritalin(R) Tiffany Shuman on Ecstasy Naomi Ordiway on Contraceptives Shiloh Harkness and Sarah Lucariello on Marijuana Emma Hughes and Laura Albrecht on Marijuana