PSY 3840 - College Drinking and Alcoholism: Psychological Theory and Research

Goals: To examine research and theory on the causes and consequences of alcoholism, drinking to get drunk, heavy drinking, and binge drinking.

Content: A wide variety of perspectives on alcoholism and college drinking will be covered including (but not limited to) behavioral genetics, neuroscience, clinical psychological treatment and prevention, psychophysiological research, environmental factors, psychiatry, epidemiological, social, emotional, attitudinal, and experimental studies. Students engage in psychological data analysis, write-up and interpretation of real data sets on addiction, alcohol and drug use, and read and critique research articles on the topic.

Prerequisites: PSY 1330 and PSY 1340

Credits: 4 credits