Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
-Notion of psychoactive drug/substance -Principles of preclinical experimentation (typical variables). -Measures and measurement in psychopharmacology -Neurotransmitters et their receptors as a target for the psychoactive drugs -Classification of psychoactive drugs based on the psychological or the neurobiological effects of psychoactive drugs -Main categories of psychopharmacological investigations and experiments (subfields) -Particular topics (placebo/nocebo; ontogenesis; addicition, real scientific value of certain psychiatric drugs...)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding the contribution of experimental psychopharmacology to the knowledge of the human behaviour
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Biopsychology, physiology, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, psychostatistical analysis
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
See contents
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Ex cathedra
OR
Oral presentation performed by the students
AND/OR
Written report (essay)
To be decided with the students
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Meyer JS, Quenzer LF. (2005; 2013) Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the brain, and behavior. Sinauer.
Spiegel R. (2003) Psychopharmacology. An introduction. Fourth edition. John Wiley & Sons.
Irving Kirsch (2010) The emperor's new drugs. Exploding the antidepressant myth, New York: Basic Books.
Study notes and course outlines will be provided by the teacher
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
-written report
Work placement(s)
Laboratory work/internship is possible separately
Organizational remarks
None
Contacts
phone: 04 3662018 / 16 (building 32) ezio.tirelli@ulg.ac.be