Krug / Cass Behavioral Sciences

2. Auflage 1989
ISBN: 978-1-4684-0338-1
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 281 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Oklahoma Notes

Oklahoma Notes / Behavioral Sciences, second edition, is a review and study guide suitable for second-year medical students preparing for the National Board of Medical Examiners, foreign medical school graduates preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS), and students preparing for the Medical Sciences Knowledge Profile (MSKP), as well as interns and residents preparing for certification examinations. Like the first edition, Oklahoma Notes / Behavioral Sciences, second edition, covers normal phenomenology of human behavior; theories of human development and psychosocial issues in health care delivery; psychopathology in children and adults; diagnosis and treatment issues connected with both psychopathology and the problems of living; and different health care delivery systems and the prevalence of different health care problems. The second edition offers substantive updating and expansion in several areas, specifically, DSM-III-R terminology, psychopharmacology, growth and development, and psychosocial issues.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krug, Ronald S.

Cass, Alvah R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section One: Review of Basics of Human Behavior.- Assumptions.- Definitions and Concepts.- Affect and Emotional States.- Memory.- Consciousness.- Orientation.- Perception.- Thinking.- Acquisition of Behavior.- Growth and Development.- Neurophysiologic Considerations.- Exam Questions.- Answer Key — Exam Questions.- Section Two: Theories, Psychosocial Problems.- Theories.- Sexuality.- Substance Abuse.- Aging.- Death and Dying/Grief and Bereavement.- Atti tudes.- Prejudice.- Subculture Parameters.- Psychological Assessment.- Divorce.- Suicide and Homicide.- Social Stress and Physical Concomitants.- Exam Questions.- Answer Key — Exam Questions.- Section Three: Psychopathology.- Assumptions and Rationale.- Defense Mechanisms.- Differential Diagnosis Flow Chart.- Major Categories of Psychopathology.- Cross Theoretical Comparisons.- Special Problems of Children.- Incidence/Prevalence Statistics of Emotional Illness.- Exam Questions.- Answer Key — Exam Questions.- Section Four: Diagnosis and Intervention.- Mental Status Examination and Interviewing.- Major Treatment Modalities.- Group Methods.- Environmental Manipulations.- Medical Legal Issues.- Exam Questions.- Answer Key — Exam Questions.- Section Five: Introduction to Health Care Systems.- Purpose.- Historical Perspective.- Determinants of Health Services.- Health Manpower.- Delivery Systems: Ambulatory Care.- Delivery Systems: Institutions for Care.- Financing Patient Care.- Regulation and Quality Assurance.- Final Comments.- Exam Questions.- Answer Key — Exam Questions.