spring 2001
All
reading assignments are to be completed before the
associated lecture. Date Topic Readings Monday
2/12 Introduction and
logistics Wednesday
2/14 Theory and research
in addictive behaviors. Diagnostic criteria
for addictions Grant &
Towle (1991) Flavin &
Morse (1991) Schuckit et
al. (1991) Monday
2/19 Mechanisms of
addiction: Review of Drug Action Wednesday
2/21 Drug
classification Film: The
Addicted Brain Monday
2/26 The
disease/biological model I Cadoret
(1995) Fingarette
(1988) Chapter 2 Peele &
DeGrandpre (1995) Wednesday
2/28 The
disease/biological model II Monday
3/5 Wednesday
3/7 Psychodynamic
models Morgenstern &
Leeds (1993) Murphy &
Khantzian (1995) Monday
3/12 Conditioning model
I Stolerman
(1992) Wednesday
3/14 Conditioning model
II Siegel
(1999) Siegel
(1984) Siegel &
Ellsworth 1986) Monday
3/19 Film: The
Addictions Wednesday
3/21 The Cognitive-Social
Learning model I Bandura
(1999) Marlatt &
Rohsenow (1981) Monday 4/2 The Cognitive-Social
Learning model II: Expectancies Leigh
(1989) McCarthy, Wall,
Brown, & Carr (2000) Wednesday
4/4 The Socio-cultural
perspective: Alcohol use in American society Misra
(1980) White
(1991) Fingarette
(1988) Chapter 1 Monday 4/9 Family systems
theory Barnes
(1990) Westermeyer
(unpublished) www.habitsmart.com Wednesday
4/11 Exam
2 Monday
4/16 Guest speaker:
Dr. Rik Musty, Psychology Department, University of
Vermont. Marijuana: current
perspectives Wednesday
4/18 Specific
psychological perspectives Martin &
Otter (1996) Nathan
(1988) Shaffer
(1999) Monday
4/23 Treatment: 12-step
programs Humphreys
(1993) Wednesday
4/25 Treatment: Controlled
use and Harm Reduction Roche, Evans,
& Stanton (1997) Single
(1996) Monday
4/30 Treatment:
Medication-based recovery Anton
(1994) O’Brien
(1996) Volpicelli et
al. (1994) Wednesday
5/2 Film: The
Politics of Addiction Monday 5/7 The war on drugs and
drug legalization Nadelmann
(1992) Wilson
(1992) Wednesday
5/9 Conclusion