DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN & BEHAVIOR Conception through Adolescence: Early Development of the Nervous System / Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers (0-6 Years) / School Age Children (6-11 Years) / Adolescence (11-20 Years) / Influence of Developmental Stage on Physician-Patient Interaction / Ethical Issues Relating to Children & Adolescents Adulthood through Old Age: Young & Middle Adulthood / Old Age / Nervous System Repair & Regeneration / Living & Dying / Ethical Issues Relating To Death & Dying Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Congenital Neurological Disorders / Mental Retardation / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood / Behavioral Disorders of Childhood / Disorders of Sexual Development Degenerative Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia & Amnestic Disorder / Parkinson Disease / Huntington Disease / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ADULT BRAIN & BEHAVIOR Gross Anatomy of the Spinal Cord & Brain Stem Gross Anatomy of the Brain & Neuroanatomy of Behavior The Sensory Nervous System: The Somatosensory System, Vision & Hearing The Sensory Nervous System: Balance, Olfaction & Gustation (Taste) Somatic & Visceral Motor Systems: Somatic Motor Systems / Autonomic Nervous System Cell/Tissue Structure & Function: Axonal Transport / Excitable Properties of Neurons, Axons & Dendrites, Including Channels / Glia & Myelin Brain Homeostasis & Biochemistry of Behavior: Brain Homeostasis / Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators / Biochemistry of Behavior FACTORS INFLUENCING PATIENT BEHAVIOR Biopsychosocial Factors Influencing Patient Behavior: Genetic Factors / Psychodynamic Factors / Learning & Behavior / Family & Culture Aggression & Physical Abuse: Biological & Social Determinants of Aggressive Behavior / Sexual Aggression: Rape & Related Crimes / Abuse of Children & the Elderly / Abuse of Domestic Partners Substance Abuse: The Neurobiology of Substance Abuse / Substance Abuse, Demographics, Tolerance & Dependence / Sedatives / Opioids / Stimulants / Hallucinogens & Related Agents / Treatment of Substance Abuse Brain Rhythms & Sleep: Circadian Rhythms / The Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Normal Sleep / Sleep Disorders The Doctor-Patient Relationship: Ethical Conduct / Getting Information from Adult Patients / Giving Information to Adult Patients / Personality & Coping Styles / Adherence NEUROLOGICAL & PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENT Assessment of Patients With Behavioral Symptoms: Neurobiological Assessment / Psychological Assessment / The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) Neurological Disorders: Inflammatory, Traumatic/Mechanical, Neoplastic & Vascular Disorders Psychotic & Mood Disorders: Overview / Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders / Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder & Other Mood Disorders Anxiety, Stress & Adjustment, Personality & Eating Disorders Psychosomatic & Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Psychosomatic Illnesses & Related Disorders / Dissociative Disorders & Other Causes of Amnesia / Paroxysmal Neurobehavioral Disorders / Impulse Control Disorders Neuropsychopharmacology: Overview / Antipsychotic Agents / Antidepressant Agents / Mood Stabilizers: Lithium & Anticonvulsants / Antianxiety Agents & Anesthetics / Stimulants / Agents for Specific Neuropsychiatric Conditions Other Neuropsychiatric Therapies: Somatic Therapies / Psychotherapies
