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Addictive Behavior

Course code

PSP6019.LT

old course code

PSP6019

Course title in Estonian

Sõltuvuskäitumine

Course title in English

Addictive Behavior

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Give an overview of the different forms of addictive behavior and the possibilities of aiding.
Give knowledge of the most common illegal drugs in Estonia, basing the classification on the effect to the central nervous system.
Give an overview of the development of drug addiction as a process.
Introducing different strategies and models for prevention of addictive behavior.

Brief description of the course

Characteristic features of addictive behavior and the different forms of addictive behavior: clinical and theoretical. The origins of addictive thinking and self-deception. History of development of addictive behavior as a social problem in Estonia. Etiological models of addiction. The need and possibilities of aiding in case of drug-related psychic and behavioral disorders. Different forms of addictive behavior: clinical and theoretical. Prevention of addictive behavior at different levels. The specifics of primary prevention at school, used methods.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the different models and fostering background factors of addiction development;
- develops a general understanding of the different forms of addictive behavior and aiding possibilities;
- knows the qualities of the most common drugs that affect the central nervous system and is able to describe the short- and long-term effect of drugs;
- is able to differentiate the effectiveness and appropriateness of prevention strategies of addictive behavior in working with different social groups.

Teacher

Stella Laansoo, MSc

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