Download BRS Behavioral Science Fifth Edition by Barbara Fadem

Sinopsis

The function and state of the mind are of significant importance to the physical health of an individual. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is closely attuned to the substantial power of the mind–body relationship and extensively tests this area on all three steps of the examination. This review was prepared as a learning tool to help students rapidly recall information that they learned in the first two years of medical school in behavioral science, psychiatry, epidemiology, and related courses. The fifth edition of BRS Behavioral Science contains 26 chapters. All chapters start with a “Typical Board Question,” which serves as an example for the manner in which the subject matter of that chapter is tested on the USMLE. Each chapter has been updated to include the most current information.

A total of 634 USMLE-style questions (about 70 more than in the fourth edition) and answers with detailed explanations are presented after each chapter, as well as at the end of the Comprehensive Examination. Many of these questions were written expressly for this fifth edition and reflect USMLE style, using clinical vignettes in the stem and “quote” format in the answer. Many tables are included in the book to provide quick access to essential information.

Content

1. THE BEGINNING OF LIFE: PREGNANCY THROUGH PRESCHOOL
2. SCHOOL AGE, ADOLESCENCE, SPECIAL ISSUES OF DEVELOPMENT, AND ADULTHOOD
3. AGING, DEATH, AND BEREAVEMENT
4. GENETICS, ANATOMY, AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF BEHAVIOR
5. BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS
6. PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS
7. LEARNING THEORY
8. CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
9. SUBSTANCE ABUSE
10. NORMAL SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS
11. SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
12. MOOD DISORDERS
13. ANXIETY, SOMATOFORM AND FACTITIOUS DISORDERS, AND MALINGERING 
14. COGNITIVE, PERSONALITY, DISSOCIATIVE, AND EATING DISORDERS
15. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN CHILDREN
16. BIOLOGIC THERAPIES: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
17. PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES
18. THE FAMILY, CULTURE, AND ILLNESS
19. SEXUALITY
20. AGGRESSION AND ABUSE
21. THE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
22. PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
23. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE
24. HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES
25. EPIDEMIOLOGY
26. STATISTICAL ANALYSES

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