Introduction to Behavioural Pharmacology

• To learn the neurochemical basis of the actions of drugs on behavior
• To identify the main groups of psychotropic drugs, to know their mechanisms of action, their main pharmacological actions and their therapeutic uses
• To manage the sources of information and documentation on psychofarmachology to make it possible to update the knowledge acquired

THEORETICAL ASPECTS

1.INTRODUCTION TO THE PHARMACOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR. GENERAL FEATURES:
NEUROCHEMICAL BASIS OF THE DRUGS BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS

2. PHARMACOLOGY OF EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR:
DEPRESSION AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS
ANXIETY AND ANSIOLYTIC DRUGS
PHARMACOLOGY OF SLEEP AND ALERT STATES
DRUGS IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS

3. PHARMACOLOGY OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AND PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH THE MEDIUM:
PSYCHOSIS AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS
PHARMACOLOGY OF MEMORY, LEARNING AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
DEMENTIA AND PHARMACOLOGY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES



PRACTICAL ASPECTS

1. GENERAL PRACTICAL CONCERNS ABOUT DRUGS AND DRUGS:
GENERICS AND FORMULAS. PRESENTATIONS.
DOCUMENTATION ON DRUGS. USE OF VADEMÉCUM.
LEGAL TYPIFICATION. RECIPE AND DISPENSATION OF DRUGS.
PHARMACOVIGILANCE SYSTEMS

2. PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOKINETICS. ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION. DOSAGE OF DRUGS

3.INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS

• STAHL, S.M. (2014): PSICOFARMACOLOGÍA ESENCIAL DE STAHL. BASES NEUROCIENTÍFICAS Y APLICACIONE PRÁCTICAS. 4ª ED. MADRID. ED. UNED UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACION A DISTANCIA
• SILBERSTEIN, S.D.; MARMURA, M.J.; STAHL, S.M. (AS.ED.) (2010): NEUROFARMACOLOGÍA ESENCIAL. GUIA DE PRESCRIPCIÓN. MADRID. AULA MEDICA
• STAHL, S.M. (2009): PSICOFARMACOLOGÍA ESENCIAL. BARCELONA, ARIEL
• SALAZAR VALLEJO, M. ;PERALTA RODRIGO, C; PASTOR RUIZ J. (2009): TRATADO DE PSICOFARMACOLOGÍA : BASES Y APLICACIÓN CLÍNICAEDICIÓN 2ª ED .MADRID: MÉDICA PANAMERICANA, COP. 2009 ´
• FERNÁNDEZ TERUEL, A. (2008): FARMACOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA. DE LOS PSICOFÁRMACOS A LAS TERAPIAS PSICOLÓGICAS. BARCELONA. UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA. SERVEI DE PUBLICACIONS
• LÓPEZ-MUÑOZ, F.; ÁLAMO GONZÁLEZ, C. (2007): HISTORIA DE LA PSICOFARMACOLOGÍA. MADRID : MÉDICA PANAMERICANA,

To know the functions, characteristics, contributions and limitations of the different theoretical models of Psychology.
To know the biological foundations of human behavior and psychological functions.
To know the different methods of evaluation, diagnosis and psychological treatment in different applied areas of clinical and health, social, and educational psychology.
To know how to identify the needs and demands of the recipients in the different fields of application and establish the goals of psychological performance.
To know how to promote health and quality of life, through the methods of the profession, in individuals, groups, communities and organizations in different areas and contexts: educational, clinical and health, work and organizations, group and community.
To know how to define the objectives, develop the plan and intervention techniques according to the needs and demands of the recipients and evaluate their results.
To adjust to the deontological obligations of Psychology.


SPECIFIC COMPETENCES OF THIS MATTER:
Competencies and learning outcomes that the student acquires:
• To complement the core training of the degree for the definition, articulation and resolution of psychological problems and intervention in specific areas.
• To develop the transversal competences common to the whole of the degree.
• To know the neurochemical basis of the actions of drugs and drugs of abuse on behavior.
• To identify the main groups of psychotropic drugs, know their mechanisms of action, their main pharmacological actions and their therapeutic uses.
• To acquire basic knowledge about psychoactive drugs and drugs of abuse to inform the recipient about its effects, design and apply the relevant intervention plan in each case and context, as well as forecasting its implications in the corresponding field (clinical, educational, work, social).
• To manage the sources of information and documentation on psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse to make it possible to update the knowledge acquired.

Relationship activities / competences:
Expositive type classes are programmed to present and explain the contents of the program, which are complemented with more active sessions by the students as a debate on the implications of the use and abuse of drugs; practices to work with specific materials, management of information sources. Self-evaluation activities are organized throughout the semester to provide feedback on the progress in learning and supports the development of these activities through tutorials. The necessary study time for the subject is estimated at 60 hours.

Assessment system for the acquisition of competences:
Around 25-30% of the evaluation will be derived from monitoring the work of the students through the practices and evaluation activities, which will serve to assess the degree of assimilation and understanding of the content of the subject; the remaining 70-75% will be derived from the performance in an exam type test, which will value above all the domain of knowledge contents.
The completion of the face-to-face practices program is an essential requirement to be able to take the exam. A special procedure will be established for the evaluation of the internship program in the case of Erasmus students (or comparable situations) who had studied the subject in another university.

Training activities in hours, teaching-learning methodologies and their relationship with the competences that the student must acquire:
Classroom activities Group module Hours Personal work Hours

Theoretical expository classes Classroom 19.00 Study 60.00
Session discussions and discussion Classroom 1.00 Practical preparation 12.50
Self-evaluation sessions Classroom 5.00
Lab 2.00 Exhibition Practices
Source management practices / resolution
of problems Laboratory 4.00
Practical resource / data tables in
re / group work Lab 6.00
Office Tutoring 1.00
Classroom Classroom Exams 2.00
Total contact hours 40.00 Total hours 72.50

It is convenient to have studied the subjects of the Psychobiology area of ​​the first three courses. The knowledge acquired in other subjects, such as Psychopathology, will be complementary to this subject.

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