Showing posts with label memory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memory. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Brain Power (and other rando thoughts)

Can I make a recommendation to all you studiers out there? Don't go on 12 trips in the middle of studying, or even one long one, if you can avoid it. It is mucho disruptive to the study schedule (I've harped on this before, I know). 

Okay, so I have finally finished the physiological bases section (disruptiveness galore!) and it wasn't as bad as I thought. Though I don't score nearly as good on this as Ethics or L&B, but as EB wisely points out, some things are going to be weaker than others and "good enough" is something we should all be familiar with. 




REVIEW:
I have reviewed the flashcards from the Exchange and it is up in my google docs to share. There are some useful psychotropic only sets that will be good to go through by themselves just to get the drug names and classes refreshed. Check it out! 

There are also several outlines available from the Yahoo! EPPP Prep group. I liked and will use the Psychopharm table, nicely done and easy table to read (2 pages). Also, if you want a one pager of neuroanatomy, this one has structures and neurotransmitters. A little more detail on this 2-3 pager on physiological basics. And, a detailed outline/review of the topics in the physiological bases volume of the AATBS materials (similar coverage to AR) is here.



 Take home message: Some areas will feel "underdeveloped" and that is okay. As long as I don't forget the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease (as someone who specialized in older adults and cognitive testing), I still have my dignity. 



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Friday, June 17, 2011

One nanostein closer...

Me: 1       Learning and Behavior: 0

My attack has been not-so-swift and not exactly efficient, but I'm getting there! 

Finished my review of the AATBS materials and simultaneously creating my electronic flash cards. BTW, thanks Exchange, and whoever this guy is for also making AATBS-based flash cards for me to "borrow". Just as an FYI, his were light on the memory and forgetting, so I supplemented with my own.

I think I have listened to the AATBS cd three times, and am starting to get annoyed by the mouth noises (Adria, you would appreciate this) she makes. Good job for them for having superior sound quality and I know she has to produce saliva like all of us, but it's still annoying to me. 


Took the practice items at the end of the AATBS materials and got a 28/30. (Holla at your boy when you see him in the street!) Given what I just learned about learning and memory, this is not too surprising, but I hope it holds. I will be engaging in some elaborative rehearsal to help store and later retrieve this info. 


Bring it on.






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