Review and coursework completion

This week’s topics

Review and coursework completion

1. Reviewing the learning outcomes
2. Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
3. Self-assessment

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Define addiction.
• 1.2 Evaluate the usefulness of the concept of addiction.
• 1.3 Discuss how drugs are psychoactive substances, and how they may be used therapeutically or for pleasure.
• 1.4 Explain which drugs are legal or illegal.
• 1.5 Describe how drug usage and acceptance changes overtime within the same society and between societies.
• 2.1 Analyse the concept of addiction for being oversimplified and for reflecting the disease model.
• 2.2 Evaluate scientific evidence to substantiate theoretical arguments concerning the nature of human addictive behaviour.
• 3.1 Explain the risk factors for addiction.
• 3.2 Analyse risk factors affecting vulnerability to addiction.
• 4.1 Describe approaches to the treatment of drug dependence.
• 4.2 Evaluate different psychological and biological therapies used for chemical abuse and dependence.
• 4.3 Evaluate different psychological and biological therapies for non-chemical abuse and dependence.

Activity

Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.

Study materials