Biochemistry for Step 1 is always one of those subjects that students are unsure about and not quite certain how to approach. Some students report getting very few biochemistry questions on their exam and others find their exam very heavily weighted with biochemistry, so it is an area that students have to master since there is no guarantee which type of exam they will get.
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Where Does My Stress Come From? It doesn’t take much to stress out the average human being. When we view a situation as threatening, we become anxious and stressed. In prehistoric times, when evolution developed our biological response to threats, such as large predatory cats with huge canines, we reacted with extreme perspiration, rapid heartbeat, and dry mouth. Our bodies also directed blood flow away from the brain and extremities to the major organs. These were all sensible adaptive mechanisms. Today, the nearest thing to a true threat in our environment is a speeding bus that almost hits us at an intersection...
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Are you that person who would never read a self-help book because it came from "that" section of the bookstore that you would never get caught dead in-the area 54 section where only airy fairy folk hang out? Are you too scientific, rational, and intelligent to ever spend time thinking about relaxation, meditation, or positive affirmation, much less waste time practicing something that crazy? Well, you can join the club that the male members of my family formed a few years back to keep me from imposing my efforts to "take over their brains" with psychobabble while they went on and on with lawyer speak and computer lingo (those who can communicate in 1s and 0s need to join the real world - please).
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Here are some basic guidelines that you can apply that will help you manage your time.
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When students look at all of the lecture notes, power point slides, journal articles and textbook assignments for their...
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Below is a relaxation script that incorporates affirmations for feeling competent on clerkships. You can read this into a...
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How easily can you ignore your iPhone, Blackberry, iPod, television, laptop or any other digital device you interact with? What effect do you think constant checking of emails, Facebook, voicemails, texts and instant messages has on your ability to...
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Do you often feel sad, down, can’t get out of bed and drag yourself to class? Do you suffer from depression, or think you might? If you do, you’re not alone...
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Someone who is responsible for getting...
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1. Do not use the group to...
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