This course on behavioral science has
two purposes: to introduce you to psychosocial aspects of medical practice
and to offer you an overview of clinical psychiatry.
Psychiatry has as its
allied disciplines sociology and psychology. Behavioral science includes
behavioral biology, including biochemical, physiological and pharmacological
correlates of behavior; individual behavior including emotions, life cycle,
motivation, personality and its psychopathology; and interpersonal and social
behavior.
Most lecturers are clinicians. It is, therefore, to be expected
that the material covered in this course will be clinically relevant. In view of
the limited time available, not every topic can be covered.
Although some
lecturers distribute lecture notes, others may not. You are welcome to take notes
in classes.
We would, however, urge you to read the following
textbooks:
- Synopsis of Psychiatry, 8th Edition, Kaplan H. &
Sadock B. (1998) for Unit V (schedule attached).
- Human Behavior: An
Introduction for Medical Students, Stoudemire, Alan 3rdEdition, 1997, Lippincott
To prepare for exams:
- Study Guide and Self-Exam Review for
CP/IV (6th Ed.), Kaplan H. & Sadock B. (1998).
This brings us to the
question of examination: We shall follow the USMLE format and offer you a
multiple choice test at mid-term and at the end of the course. Please note that
the final examination will be comprehensive and will include all the topics
covered.
We hope you will enjoy learning behavioral sciences as much as we
enjoy teaching it.
Course Objectives:
- To
understand human behavior in health and disease.
- To understand psychosocial
aspects of disease.
- To prepare you for Psychiatry Clerkship.
- Exams
The course will focus on the behavioral, social, ethical, environmental
and economic aspects required for the practice of medicine in the twenty-first
century.
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