PSYC 326 Addictions
The course will focus on the biological and psychological mechanisms of addiction as well as the effects of substance abuse on the body and the brain. Throughout the course, students will get the opportunity to evaluate the multiple conceptions of addiction, such as assessing the disease model as well as the moral and behavioral model. Students will be encouraged to arrive at a critical understanding of the various dynamics underlying addiction. The course will address topics related, but not limited to; the different perspectives addressing addiction, different prevention models to substance abuse, treatment models in working with substance abuse, and the high prevalence of comorbidity rates within this population. Students will get the opportunity to obtain additional knowledge about addiction and effective treatment models from two guest speakers; a recovering addict regarding his personal experience with addiction and a neurofeedback expert in the field of addiction. Lecture. Prerequisites: WRIT 113, First-Year Academic Writing; and LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines