High-Yield Behavioral Science (High-yield Series) (Paperback)

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-- 2nd Edition review: "It offers a succinct approach to basic study of philosophy, concept and theory development as related to nursing. It then provides a range of theories from a variety of sciences. It provides a framework in which to view nursing theorists and theories and does a nice job of presenting key components of these theories in a standardized format."

-- 2nd Edition review: "It is well organized and the topic areas are thorough. The authors clearly and succinctly present information relevant to the topics at hand. The use of subheadings was particularly helpful in guiding the flow of content. The tables provided were also very helpful in highlighting key concepts and in the provision of definitions. I thought the book provided extremely helpful resources after each chapter, such as internet site addresses directly relevant to the content discussed. Overall, every aspect of this book, content and format, was very good."

-- 2nd Edition review "There's a good foundational discussion in Chap. 1. The discussion of philosophy--theory development--analysis is well developed. The inclusion of new contemporary theories..."

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. Concise outline of key facts and concepts in psychiatry for medical students preparing for the USMLE examination. Outline format, with tables and examples. DNLM: Behavioral Science - outlines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins; 3rd edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683029401
• ISBN-13: 978-0683029406
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,355,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not the best, but good for a general understanding, June 5, 2005

By	Jose Joaquin Egas Dominguez "Juan Jose Egas ... (Guayaquil, Guayas Ecuador) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: High-Yield Behavioral Science (Paperback)

This is a great book as a quick review and by using this book as your sole review source you could probably answer many questions of the test, but dont expect to ace it! This book is good (but not great) on many chapters specially on developement and psychopathology (enough to get the big clinical picture), but it is very weak on biostats. So if your looking for biostats, go look somewhere else! If you want to study from the best source there is, there's not much left... try kaplan notes and lectures wich I found best..
4 Stars for all the vital details I consider this book is lacking.. but stillit is an outstanding of review.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Review outside of Kaplan, October 5, 2008

By	Alvaro E. Galvis (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: High-Yield Behavioral Science (Paperback)

If you are not into the Kaplan format or don't have time this is the book for you. The chapter are short and to the point. You can maximize your Board score by looking at the chapters in Biostats (guaranteed to ghave at least 2 questions per block on this subject). Look into it and if you need a bit more details I suggest either the Goljan High Yield Notes or Kaplan Behavioral Sciences.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, September 16, 2008

By	Bhavik Shah - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: High-Yield Behavioral Science (High-Yield Series) (Paperback)

Covers everything you need to know in under 100 pages. Really easy read. Can be read in a day or two and will increase your behavioral science scores on the USMLE significantly!