Behavioral science
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Behavioral science
(Board review series)
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005
4th ed
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Fourth Edition of BRS Behavioral Science embodies the popular BRS format of succinct outline review of content followed by USMLE-style questions with explanations. The overall content and questions have been updated to reflect the evolving nature of the USMLE.
Table of Contents
<ol> The Beginning of Life: Pregnancy Through Preschool ... 1 School Age, Adolescence, Special Issues of Development, and Adulthood ... 12 Aging, Death, and Bereavement ... 21 Genetics, Anatomy, and Biochemistry of Behavior ... 29 Biological Assessment of Patients with Psychiatric Symptoms ... 40 Psychoanalytic Theory ... 47 Learning Theory ... 55 Clinical Assessment of Intelligence, Personality, and Achievement ... 64 Substance Abuse ... 73 Normal Sleep and Sleep Disorders ... 86 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders ... 98 Mood Disorders ... 108 Anxiety, Somatoform and Factitious Disorders, and Malingering ... 119 Other Psychiatric Disorders ... 130 Psychiatric Disorders in Children ... 142 Biologic Therapies: Psychopharmacology and Electroconvulsive Therapy ... 149 Psychological Therapies ... 162 The Family, Culture, and Illness ... 170 Sexuality ... 179 Aggression and Abuse ... 192 The Physician-Patient Relationship ... 202 Psychosomatic Medicine ... 213 Legal and Ethical Issues in Medicine ... 219 Health Care in the United States ... 233 Epidemiology ... 244 Statistical Analyses ... 256 Comprehensive Examination ... 264 Index ... 287
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