PSYC2002 — Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll
PSYC 2002 - Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll PSYC 2002 - Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab None Course Description: What is the biopsychology of desire? How does the brain regulate and influence experiences of motivation, emotion, reward, and pleasure? This course presents an introduction to the brain’s role in mental and behavioral processes that involve motivation, sexuality, gender, drug addiction, music, and emotions. The focus is on how the brain and nervous system influence psychological functioning, specifically cravings and desires, such as sex, motivation, music, and emotion. MnTC Goals 5 History/Social/Behavioral Science explain the fundamental biological factors involved in homeostatic motivational systems such as thirst and hunger. articulate the basic bio-psychological principles of sexual differentiation, behavior, and response. compare and contrast the fundamental areas of the brain that are sexually differentiated. describe several psychoactive drugs and their affect on brain functioning and physiology. illustrate brain areas that respond to the elements of music. describe the brain pathways and anatomical areas related to emotions. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies 5 History/Social/Behavioral Science Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6) 05. 01. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. 05. 02. Examine social institutions and processes across
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052