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UNOFFICIAL GUIDE
second block with the sexuality lectures and panel. In the spring, Morris did
recognizing human emotions, the therapeutic sequence, and alcoholism, which is
a large portion of the first test. Know the therapeutic sequence well and spend
some time going through the emotion images on Hippocrates, because they will
be the images used on the test. This can be a decent number of easy points if you
take the time to look over it. Morris’s lecture style still is pretty dry – he tends to
stand at the front, face the screen, and talk fairly monotonously. He does
occasionally spice it up if he gets off on a tangent about his views on marijuana
legalization. Even if he is dry, Morris is a nice guy and easy to talk to. He was the
one that worked with our exam review chair and gave us points back on all the
tests. That said, we do not know if he will be involved in running the course at
all next year.
Dr. Scott – Behavioral Medicine: Pay attention to his lectures because that is
where the bulk of his test questions come from. If you don’t make it to class, I
would say study the note groups first, then go to the syllabus. Dr. Scott is glad to
proofread note groups in order to find mistakes. He’ll make sure that the
pertinent material is there. His test questions are fair, but not easy. Nothing is
too difficult to understand in his material. If you understand all the concepts
presented in his slides, you’ll be fine.
Dr. Morgan – Adult Development; Late Middle Age & Aging; Death, Dying
& Palliative Care: This is as straight forward as HB will get – enjoy it! Learn the
developmental tasks and psychosocial crises for each age. Know that the development of a
point of view about death occurs during later adulthood (old age), NOT very old age. She
will tell you what you need to know so…. GO TO CLASS. Moreover, if that’s
not enough incentive, she gives a quiz at the end of class that can give you some
BONUS POINTS. She’s a fun gal who likes to show long movie clips from
popular movies (This is refreshing as most of you will be entertainment deprived
at this point). As for Death and Dying, the material is a bit on the dry side, but
you need to know it nonetheless. Make sure you know that the most common fear of
a dying patient is the fear of the unknown. Also, know the needs of a dying patient, as
well as the definition of palliative care.
Dr. Sherman – Marriage & Family: Dr. Sherman is an
“ Dr. Carter, If you don’t interesting lecturer who likes to have an interactive class. Her
know what it’s called, you sure material will be useful in your medical practice. Make sure and
as hell shouldn’t be using it”. understand the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Structure
-Some Doc on ER and the Family Life Cycle. Make sure to learn what you can and
can’t say to someone whom you suspect is being abused. Know the
cycle of violence and enmeshment! Her syllabus has many statistics, but she will tell
you which ones to know – you can trust her. The only statistic we had to know
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