Professor Koob's Undergraduate Psychology Courses

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Psychology 179

Drugs Addiction and Mental Disorders

Final grades, final keys, and course grades have been posted.

Psychology 181

Drugs and Behavior

Psychology 188

Impulse Control Disorders

Contact Info

George F. Koob, Ph.D.
Office Hours: Thursdays, 11:00 am – 12 pm
Mandler Hall, Rm. 3515-A.
Telephone: 858-534-8937
E-mail: gkoob@ucsd.edu

Research Summary

Bill Moyers Interview

website last updated 12-17-07

General Class Information

Lecture Notes from previous years may be available. However, we do not ensure their accuracy. You will be tested on material presented in class this quarter.

For exams, please bring to class a #2 pencil and the 8.5"x11" pink scantron (Form No. F-1712-PAR-L), which is the only scantron of this color and size.

Grades may be posted on this site, although this may vary by class. Exams will be available in 1503 Mandler Hall, and Dr. Koob will have all scantrons.

Psychology 179 - Drugs, Addictions, and Mental Disorders      FALL - 2007

The mean on the final was 45 and the standard deviation was 11.

If you did NOT get a 54 or above on the final then the grade cutoffs for total scores (midterm + final) were:

A >= 88, B >= 78, C >= 68, D >= 58, F < 58

The grade cutoffs are FIRM.

Midterm, Final, & Course Grades

Final Key Version A

Final Key Version B

Fall 2007 Drug Survey Results

MIDTERM KEYS

2007 TAs

Updated Syllabus

Handout --> To print your handout correctly, make sure to scale to fit paper

NO OFFICE HOURS THANKSGIVING WEEK

Drug Survey Data

Additional Handouts: Addiction Cycle Slides; Rat Behavior on Amphetamine Slide; Opioids Slides; Schizophrenia Handout

Case Histories: Cocaine; Opioids; Alcohol; Caffeine; Marijuana; LSD; Mood; Schizophrenia; ADHD

Drug Tables: Stimulants; Nicotine; Opioids; Alcohol; Caffeine; Marijuana; LSD; Anxiety; More Anxiety Tables; ADHD; OTC

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Psychology 181 - Drugs and Behavior

Syllabus

Handout

Antipsychotics Lecture

Midterm Key (A)

Midterm Key (B)

Geyer's Psychedelics Lecture

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Psychology 188 - Impulse Control Disorders

Winter 2007- All documents are pdf files, use Adobe Reader to download

Syllabus updated 2/19/07

Course Reader
Dr Meloy's website: forensis.org

Required Readings: "Losing Control", Predatory Violence
Optional Readings: "The Sexual Addiction", "Atypical Case Studies"

Selected Slides: Addiction, Alcohol, Nicotine, Gambling, Compulsive Shopping,
Opponent Process & Allostasis, Cultivating Self Regulation, ADHD, Central Inhibition, Brain Mechanisms,

Practice Exam Questions

Midterm Grades
Midterm Keys / Response Reports: Version A and Version B

Final Grades
Final Keys / Response Reports:
Version A (page 1 and page 2 )
Version B (page 1 and page 2 )

For Grades: If you signed the waiver, test packets are in 1503 Mandler Hall. Use the link for either Version A or B, and your test responses are listed by the last 6 digits of your ID. To check you grades, refer to the legend and key at the top of each page.

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