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303524 (v.2) Addiction Foundation 101
Area: | School of Psychology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Building on Addiction Foundation 100 by providing an extensive examination of (1) models of dependence and addiction and their application to both drug and non-drug addictions, (2) models of addiction behaviour change and their application to drug and non-drug addictions and (3) the legal and illegal drug industries. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate an understanding and an ability to evaluate a range of models of addiction. Apply models of addiction to the understanding of drug and non drug addictions. Describe the process of changing addiction behaviour. Describe the similarities and differences between the legal and illegal drug industries. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bieracki P., (1986), Pathways from Heroin Addiction - Recovery Without Treatment, USA, Temple University Press. Davies J.B., (1997), The Myth of Addiction, Amsterdam, Harwood Academic Publishers. DiClemente C., Prochaska J., Fairhurst S., Velasquesz M. and Rossi S., (1991), The Process of Smoking Cessation - An Analysis of Percontemplation, Contemplation and Preparation Stages of Change, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59, 295-304. Edwards G. and Gross M., (1976), Alcohol Dependence - Provisional Description of a Clinical Syndrome, British Medical Journal, 1, 976-978. Heather N., Miller W. and Greely J., (Eds.), Self-Control and the Addictive Behaviours, Botany NSW, Maxwell MacMillan Publishing. Marsh A. and Saunders B., (In Press), Impaired Control Over Drinking - Perceptions of Social and Treatment Drinkers, Addiction Research. Orford J., (1985), Excessive Appetites - A Psychological View of Addictions, Edmunds, Suffolk, John Wiley. Prochaska J., CiClemente and Norcross J., (1992), In Search of How People Change - Applications to Addictive Behaviours, American Psycholists, 47, 1102-1114. Saunders W. and Kershaw P., (1979), Spontaneous Remission from Alcoholism - A Community Study, British Journal of Addiction 74,251-265. |
Unit Texts: | Heather N. and Robertson I., (1997), Problem Drinking, 3rd ed., Oxford, Oxford Medical Publications. Wilkinson C. and Saunders B., (1996), Perspectives on Addiction - Making Sense of Issues, Perth, William Montgomery Pty Ltd. |
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Field of Education: | 90701 Psychology | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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