Behavioral science

Barbara Fadem0683306812, 9780683306811

Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. Review in the behavioral sciences for the USMLE Step 1. Outline format with multiple-choice questions and answers. Reflects the new USMLE format utilizing clinical vignettes. For those preparing for board review. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover. DNLM: Behavior Examination Questions.

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Table of contents :
Preface……Page 10
The Beginning of Life: Pregnancy through Preschool……Page 12
School Age, Adolescence, Special Issues of Development, and Adulthood……Page 23
Aging, Death, and Bereavement……Page 31
Genetics, Anatomy, and Biochemistry of Behavior……Page 38
Biological Assessment of Patients with Psychiatric Symptoms……Page 50
Psychoanalytic Theory……Page 55
Learning Theory……Page 62
Clinical Assessment of Intelligence, Personality, and Achievement……Page 70
Substance Abuse……Page 78
Normal Sleep and Sleep Disorders……Page 91
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders……Page 101
Mood Disorders……Page 110
Anxiety, Somatoform and Factitious Disorders, and Malingering……Page 120
Other Psychiatric Disorders in Adults……Page 130
Other Psychiatric Disorders in Children……Page 142
Biologic Therapies: Psychopharmacology and Electroconvulsive Therapy……Page 148
Psychological Therapies……Page 162
The Family, Culture, and Illness……Page 169
Sexuality……Page 177
Aggression and Abuse……Page 190
The Doctor-Patient Relationship……Page 199
Psychosomatic Medicine……Page 209
Legal and Ethical Issues in Medicine……Page 216
Health Care In the United States……Page 228
Epidemiology……Page 240
Statistical Analyses……Page 251
Index……Page 278