Psychology of Addiction Lecture Notes PDF

PSYC 3333 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION LECTURE 1: INTRODUCTION EMILIE LACROIX TODAY’S AGENDA ¡ Icebreaker ¡ Orientation to the course ¡ Review outline, expectations, and evaluation components ¡ How to prepare for quizzes (your first one will be on Oct. 3!) YOUR INSTRUCTOR Emilie Lacroix, Ph.D. ¡...

PSYC 3333 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION LECTURE 1: INTRODUCTION EMILIE LACROIX TODAY’S AGENDA ¡ Icebreaker ¡ Orientation to the course ¡ Review outline, expectations, and evaluation components ¡ How to prepare for quizzes (your first one will be on Oct. 3!) YOUR INSTRUCTOR Emilie Lacroix, Ph.D. ¡ Research on disordered eating, body image, and addiction ¡ Concept of “food addiction” ¡ Comorbidity of addictions and eating disorders ¡ Background in addictions ¡ Housing & harm reduction – Vancouver, BC ¡ Prevention research – Montreal, QC ¡ Concurrent disorders & forensic psychology – Calgary, AB ¡ Impulse Control Disorders Lab – Sao Paulo, Brazil ICEBREAKER: INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO TWO PEOPLE YOU DON’T KNOW YET. ¡ Where are you from? What’s something you like about that place? ¡ What is your major, or what are you interested in studying? ¡ Something you did this summer? LOGISTICS ¡ Kinesiology 201 ¡ Times: T/Th 11:30 am – 12:50 pm ¡ Best ways to reach me: ¡ Email: [email protected] **Subject line: PSYC 3333** ¡ Allow 24-48 hours for a response ¡ Come speak to me on the way out of class, or request a meeting via email ¡ Teams or in my office (Keirstead 117) COURSE TOPICS ¡ What is addiction? How do we know if someone is “addicted”? ¡ What about behavioural addictions? ¡ How and why do people develop an addiction? ¡ What does treatment look like? Prevention? Biological ¡ What about when multiple other mental health concerns are present? ¡ Can psychoactive substances support mental health? Social Psychological “It is enormously easier to present in an appealing way the wisdom distilled from centuries of patient and collective interrogation of nature than to detail the messy distillation apparatus. The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science.” Carl Sagan The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark COURSE AIMS Through learning about addictions, you will practice: ¡ Digesting and discussing scientific literature ¡ Forming balanced and informed perspectives, appreciating complexity ¡ Engaging effectively in informal discussions ¡ Synthesizing your knowledge and conveying your understanding in written form ASSESSMENT METHODS check sylabus for correct dates. oct 1st oct 3rd November 7th PREREQUISITES ¡ PSYC 2313 – Foundations of Clinical Psychology Why? This course assumes you already... ¡ Understand basic research methodology ¡ Have some background in clinical psychology (knowledge about assessment, diagnosis, treatment) COURSE MATERIALS ¡ Other readings will be posted on D2L ¡ First reading: Ch. 1 – Addiction Defined ACCOMMODATIONS & ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS ¡ Students permitted to request academic accommodations through the Student Accessibility Centre ¡ I will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to meet your needs ¡ Please provide your accommodations form for my signature + an extra copy for my records ATTENDANCE ¡ Stay home if you have COVID or cold/flu symptoms. ¡ Get notes from a classmate. ¡ If you miss a quiz, it will be the one that is dropped. Don’t miss more than one quiz- if you anticipate missing more than one quiz, please talk to me about it in advance. QUIZZES & STUDY GUIDES ¡ There will be 3 quizzes; your best two of three will be worth 10% each, and the lowest one will be dropped. ¡ If you must miss a quiz, that quiz will be dropped from your grade. I will not drop more than one quiz from anyone’s grade. ¡ Study guides will be distributed 2 days before the Study Guide days ¡ Complete the study guides independently; then, you will come to class and discuss ¡ You will submit a revised study grade; you will be graded whether you made the effort to answer the questions, and whether you modified your responses based on your discussion with classmates. FINAL EXAM (30%) ¡ Cumulative ¡ Similar structure to quizzes ¡ Will take place during final exam period (Dec. 10-20) ¡ There will also be a study guide day for the final exam HOW TO SUCCEED ON QUIZZES & FINAL EXAM ¡ Do the readings & take notes ¡ Summarize, consider, evaluate ¡ Spend time preparing your study guide ¡ Try to answer the questions from memory before consulting readings/lecture notes ¡ Participate in class discussions & study guide days ¡ Participation is not graded, but this is an opportunity to practice engaging with the material & your peers ¡ You will learn more if you attend & pay attention during lectures CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS PAPER (30%) ¡ Prepare early: start thinking about your topics now. Area of addictions + aspect of culture that interests you? ¡ Culture includes age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, education, family structure, beliefs, geographic location, language, country of origin… ¡ Length & Format: 3-4 pages (12 pt font, double-spaced, not including the title page and references). Use proper APA formatting. ¡ ChatGPT incorporated: you will use prompts to write a paper, and then critique it, identify fabricated/inaccurate information and incorrect/absent citations ¡ Detailed instructions & Rubric will be made available on D2L AGREEMENTS: CLASS NORMS & EXPECTATIONS “WHO’S IN MY CLASSROOM?” ¡ https://forms.office.com/r/fXNizVf4yC ¡ Link is also on Teams & D2L ¡ Voluntary & anonymous