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- An up-to-date overview of behavioral pharmacology. Drugs & Behavior starts with descriptions of basic pharmacological concepts of drug administration and pharmacokinetics, research methodology including clinical trials, tolerance and withdrawal, drug conditioning, addiction processes, and the neuroscience of drug action. Each chapter applies these concepts to different classes of recreational and therapeutic drugs. Each chapter also includes a section on the history of the drug class being described to place the drugs in their historical and social context. The text is written to be understandable to students without a background in pharmacology, neuroscience, or psychology. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Understand the behaviors of people who use drugs as medicine and for recreation Understand new trends and developments in pharmacology Identify the subjective, behavioral, and neurological differences between the use of both classes of drug
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Pearson; 7 edition (July 18, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0205242650
ISBN-13: 978-0205242658
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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However I would have preferred for this book to be available also in the Kindle Paperwhite edition. I actually bought it specially to reed this book. It shouldn't be so hard to make an edition compatible with the kindle.
I bought this for class, and I'm enjoying reading it. It does a good job of explaining basic concepts in the first few chapters, and then moving on to specific examples in the later ones. The chapters feel short, and the book is an easy read. The combination of the class and this book solidified my decision to go into pharmacology.
I purchased this book for my Psychology Drugs and Behavior class, and I must say it was a tough read. Not only did the book have barely any pictures in it at all, but it also was set up to where there were two columns of writing on each page. I found myself very frustrated at times because I would read all of the way down a page only to have to go back to the top of the same page and read the second column. The book was also very confusing at times and just wasn't very interesting. I ended up doing very well in the class, but the book only hindered me.
Was this a first attempt at a textbook? As a senior in college I have read MANY textbooks and this one was farrrrr too wordy. Way too much extra irrelevant information in the various sections made it unorganized and difficult to read. When teaching a subject, stick to it, please. Chapter 4 was a waste of HOURS of reading, only 50% was useful for the subject at hand. Theres no reason to go into such great detail when the topic is drugs and behavior, not neurological psychology. Beyond that, there was such a lack of clear explanation for most of the complicated and irrelevant information provided, skipping these little details would have majorly simplified everything. For professors looking for a clear textbook to teach a very interesting course, you'll have to cut out al the unnecessary junk in here, otherwise you'll be stuck with students like me who are frustrated and annoyed.
It is a great book to get in order to read along. I use this book to read over what the professor has gone over in class and further understand the material. It's more of a summary but works great.
I love the layout of this text. Very straightforward, easy to understand, great for a graduate level course. I was very satisfied with this purchase.
Awesome book! Don't really read for courses, but this textbook is great! Just pay attention to the bold/highlighted words and you'll be good!
Well written, easy to read, and the author is funny to boot! I wish I had bought this book instead of just rented it.
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