Psychophysiology

Code:

P200

Acronym:

PSICOF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Behavior Biology

Instance: 2009/2010 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	167	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Behavior will be understood by means of the main psychophysiological concepts and framework.
The main objectives are the understanding and explanation of the main processes that regulate behavior, mainly those of the behavior primary regulation, the interactions brain- milieu regulatory processes, and self-regulatory processes (i.e., motivation - emotions - cognitions).
All of these incomes will be framed in the context of the 1st cycle curriculum.

Program

Epistemologic introduction to psychophysiology.
Biopsychologic transitionsof the several behavioral regulations: (a) Reptilian brain and the primary regulation of behavior (primary motivations); b) Paleomammalian brain and the brain-milieu interactions regulation processes (primary emotions); (c) Neomammalian brain and self-regulation and criativity (language, abstraction and new action programs).

Mandatory literature

Antrobus John S. 340; The^neuropsychology of sleep and dreaming. ISBN: 0-8058-0925-2
Teixeira João Eduardo Marques Teixeira; Toxicodependência e auto-organização. ISBN: 972-9295-25-5
Andreassi John L.; Psychophysiology. ISBN: ISBN 0-8058-1104-4
Thompson Richard F.; Introduccion à la psicologia fisiológica
Pinel John P. J.; Biopsicologia. ISBN: 85-363-0338-7
Rodrigues Custódio; Motivação. ISBN: 972-646-104-9
Cacioppo John T. ed. lit.; Principles of psychophysiology. ISBN: ISBN 0-521-34432-8

Complementary Bibliography

Wagner Hugh L. ed. lit.; Social psychophysiology and emotion. ISBN: ISBN 0 471 91266 2
Queirós Cristina Maria Leite; Emoções e comportamento desviante

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures for big groups

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Experimental psychology
Health sciences > Neuroscience > Neurophysiology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	32,00
Final Examination	Exame	1,00
Identification of nervous structures training	Teste	15,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Individual study	Estudo autónomo	60
	Total:	60,00

Eligibility for exams

Free attendance to the lectures

Calculation formula of final grade

Between 0 - 20 from final examination mark.

Examinations or Special Assignments

No one.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

No one

Classification improvement

Can be done in one of the two examination periods immediately after those where the students have obtained their approval and when the discipline has a previewed examination period, following the actual regulation.