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Physiology and Pharmacology for Prevention
Course: ASD149

First Term: 2020 Spring
 Lecture   1.0 Credit(s)   1.0 Period(s)   1.0 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Overview of the physiology and pharmacology of psychoactive substances and their effects on the brain to affect mood, cognition, and behavior and the consequences of such use on the individual, family, and community.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Define addiction. (I)
2. Define physiological dependence. (I-II)
3. Use pharmacological categories to classify substances of abuse. (II)
4. Describe the effect on human physiological systems by various categories of psychoactive substances. (II)
5. Compare and contrast methods psychoactive substances can be taken. (II)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Addiction
   A. Definition
   B. Physiology
      1. Science
      2. Dependence
   C. Effects
      1. Mood
      2. Cognition
      3. Behavior
II. Psychoactive substances
   A. Definition
   B. Dependence
      1. Definition
      2. Effects
   C. Pharmacological categories
      1. Classification
      2. Effects
   D. Ingestion
      1. Methods
      2. Effects
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 26, 2019

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