Becker USMLE Step 1, Behavioral Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics

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Becker's USMLE Step 1 Lecture NotesBehavioral Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics Title Copyright Table of Contents Table of Contents Figures Tables Unit 1 Epidemiology Chapter 1 Epidemiology General Concepts Types of Rates Incidence and Prevalence Together Types of Rates: Basic Terms Interpreting Diagnostic and Screening Tests Understanding Types of Research Studies Experimental Studies (Clinical Trials): Intervention Studies Ways Research Can be Misleading: Understanding the Bias Unit 2 Biostatistics Chapter 2 Biostatistics Answering Probability Questions Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Choosing the Right Statistical Test Unit 3 Behavioral Science Chapter 3 Human Development Early Development Developmental Indicators Milestones for First Year of Life Developmental Behaviors After the First Year of Life Tanner Stages for Pubic Hair Highlighted Topics Piaget: Cognitive Development Special Topics Types of Abuse Disorders Usually Diagnosed in Childhood Developmental Disorders Pervasive Developmental Disorders Chapter 4 Human Sexuality Gender Sex Across the Life Span Phases of Sexual Response Cycle Homosexuality Sexual Disorders Chapter 5 Defense Mechanisms Parts of the Freudian Psyche Specific Defens e Mechanisms Mature Defense Mechanisms Chapter 6 Changing Patient Behavior Physician-Patient Relationship Special Topics lmportant Disease Patterns and Trends Learning and Behavioral Change Types of Reinforcement Reinforcement Schedules Chapter 7 Ethical and Legal Issues Orientation to Ethics for USMLE Choice: Patient Is the Primary Decision Maker Consent: Informed Consent Is a Must Competence: Ability to Make Decisions Children Are Special Cases Confidentiality Is Even Stricter Than You Think Context of Practice Controlling Risk and Preventing Harm Conduct of Others Also Is Your Concern Concluding Issues Chapter 8 Normal Sleep and Sleep Disorders Sleep Basics: Stages of Sleep Neurochemical Correlates of Sleep Substance Use and Psychiatric Correlates With Sleep Sleep Changes Over the Life Span Sleep Deprivation Sleep Disorders Chapter 9 Substance Abuse General Issues Alcohol Caffeine Nicotine Cannabis Cocaine/ Amphetamines Opiates Hallucinogens Sedatives/ Hypnotics Inhalants MDMA (Ecstasy) Anabolic Steroids Bath Salts Look to the Pupils Issues for Substance Abuse Among Physicians Chapter 10 Psychiatric Diagnoses and Related Treatments Mood Disorders Schizophrenia Anxiety Disorders Eating Disorders Somatoform Disorders Personality Disorders Dissociative Disorders Cognitive Disorders