About the Editors, Contributors and Table of Contents	6
	Section I The Behavioral Sciences and Health	18
	Introduction and How to Use This Book	20
	1 Evolving Models of Health Care	22
	Section II Biological Mediators of Behavior	32
	2 Neuronal Structures and Functions	34
	3 Brain Structures and Their Functions	43
	4 Chronobiology and Sleep	50
	5 Predisposition	57
	Section III Individual-Environment Interaction	64
	6 Sensation	66
	7 Stress, Adaptation, and Illness	72
	8 Learning Processes	80
	9 Cognition and Emotion	90
	Section IV Development Throughthe Life Cycle	96
	10 Pregnancy and Infancy	98
	11 Toddlerhood and Preschool Years	104
	12 School Years	111
	13 Adult Years	118
	14 Selected Theories of Development	126
	Section V Social and Cultural Determinants	134
	15 Social Behavior and Groups	136
	16 Theories of Social Relations	140
	17 Culture and Ethnicity	147
	18 Health Care in Minority and Majority Populations	157
	19 The Family	164
	Section VI Societal and Behavioral Health Challenges	174
	20 Obesity	176
	21 Substance Abuse	180
	22 Interpersonal Violence	187
	23 Poverty and Homelessness	195
	24 Suicide	200
	25 Geriatric Health and Successful Aging	206
	26 Human Sexuality and Sexual Disorders	215
	27 Health Care Issues Facing Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals	227
	Section VII The Health Care System, Policy, and Economics	234
	28 The Health Care System	236
	29 Complementary and Integrative Medicine	247
	30 Palliative Care	257
	31 Competencies in Medical Education	268
	32 Ethical and Legal Issues in Patient Care	273
	Section VIII The Physician-Patient Interaction	284
	33 Health Literacy	286
	34 The Physician-Patient Relationship	293
	35 The Medical Encounter	298
	36 The Clinical Decision-Making Process	304
	37 Changing Risk Behavior	311
	Section IX Psychopathology	320
	38 Introduction to Psychopathology	322
	39 Eating Disorders	331
	40 Adjustment Disorders and Somatoform Disorders	337
	41 Anxiety Disorders	343
	42 Major Mood Disorders	350
	43 Dissociative Disorders and Cognitive Disorders	361
	44 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders	366
	45 Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders	372
	46 Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence	379
	47 Principles of Psychopharmacology	390
	Appendices	394
	Appendix A: Epidemiology	396
	Appendix B: Biostatistics	402
	Review Questions – Answer Key	410
	PracticeUSMLE Exam	412
	Questions	412
	Answers	457
	Subject Index	502
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