| Center |
| Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy |
| Departament |
| Psychobiology |
| Lecturers in charge |
| F8144 - OTILIA ALICIA SALVADOR FERNANDEZ-MONTEJO |
| Met. Docent |
| Lectures |
| Met. Avaluació |
| Final examination - - |
| Bibliografia |
| Nelson, R.J. (1995). Psicoendocrinología. Las bases hormonales de la conducta. Barcelona: Ariel Psicología. ; Hadley, M.E. (1997) Endocrinología. Madrid: Prentice Hall |
| Continguts |
| 1. Introduction. 2. General structure of the endocrine system. 3. Hypothalamus and pituitary gland. 4. Thyroid hormones. 5. Sexual hormones. 6. Organizing effects of sexual hormones. 7. Activating effects of sexual hormones. 8. Suprarenal hormones. 9. Stress. 10. Other hormones. 11. Practical activities. OBJECTIVES: To provide fundamental knowledge of Psycho-endocrinology in order to understand the effects of main hormones on psychological processes and behavior, as well as the influences of psychological factors on hormonal mechanisms' functioning. |