PSY292 Psychology of addictions

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lukas Blinka, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Lukas Blinka, PhD.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 8:00–9:40 U23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SEMESTR ( 5 ) || SEMESTR ( 6 ) || SEMESTR ( 7 ) || SEMESTR ( 8 )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The course provides an introduction to understanding of addictions - people’s involvement in substance use and other addictive behaviours. The first half of the course is about models of addictions – how various fields of knowledge understand and conceptualize addictions (from a perspective of behavioural biology, neuropsychology, evolutionary biology, behaviourism, psychodynamics, sociology etc.). The second half of the course is about specific drugs and behaviours, both legal and illicit substances and excessive behaviours. The course ends with discussing whether and in what conditions we can do something with addictions and addictive behaviours (prevention, therapy, harm reduction).
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Historical development and understanding of substance use and addiction. Moral-criminal model of addiction. Illness-personality disorder model of addiction
  • Biological basis of addiction. Addiction as a brain disease (disease model of addiction); genetic factors in addiction; reward deficiency syndrome
  • Psychological basis of addiction. Addiction as learned and imitated behaviour. Addictions as mood management. Comorbidity model of addiction
  • Environmental basis of addiction. Family & peer influence. Social development model. Adolescence as the problematic period
  • Components model of addictions. Diagnostics. Addiction in DSM V & ICD 11
  • Legal drugs. Alcohol; tobacco; caffeine; prescription drugs
  • Illicit drugs. Cannabis; heroin & opioids; amphetamines
  • Behavioural addictions I. Introduction; gambling; eating disorders; excessive working-out
  • Behavioural addictions II. Sex; internet gaming disorder; excessive internet use; other behavioural addictions
  • Change in addictions. Prevention. Therapy. Stages of change. Harm reduction
Literature
    required literature
  • MILLER, Peter M. Comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders. Amsterdam: Academic Press/Elsevier, 2013, xv, 941. ISBN 9780123983367. info
Language of instruction
English
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