Biopsychosocial approach toward understanding the pharmacology and effects of psychoactive drugs. Topics include synaptic neurotransmission, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, tolerance and withdrawal, addiction and abuse, set and setting, harm reduction, drug policy, placebo effects, randomized controlled trials, and drug therapies for mental disorders. Covers a wide range of medicinal and recreational drugs including alcohol, opioids, psychedelics, antidepressants, and more.
2 terms
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University of California, Santa Cruz
PSYC 160 at UCSC: average GPA 3.63 across 294 students. Grade distribution by term. Biopsychosocial approach toward understanding the pharmacology and effects…
Average GPA: 3.63
Grade distribution records: 294 students across 2 terms.
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 50 | 17.0% |
| A | 115 | 39.1% |
| A- | 32 | 10.9% |
| B+ | 23 | 7.8% |
| B | 17 | 5.8% |
| B- | 7 | 2.4% |
| C+ | 6 | 2.0% |
| C | 7 | 2.4% |
| C- | 3 | 1.0% |
| D | 1 | 0.3% |
| F | 3 | 1.0% |
| P | 21 | 7.1% |
| NP | 8 | 2.7% |
| W | 1 | 0.3% |
Based on 294 student grade records across 2 terms and 1 professor.
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