CE credits are given through California’s Board of Behavioral
Sciences.
Concept: This course is set at the depth and
instructional level of a three credit undergraduate course and
provides 45 hours of CE credit. Each basic structure and organ
system (including the nervous system) is discussed with regard to
both anatomical structures and physiological functions as they
change over time and in relation to both the external and internal
environment. It is designed to provide the depth of knowledge
required to understand the physical bases for psychophysiological
problems. It is also intended to enhance communication with
physicians and other medical professionals by providing common
concepts, information, and vocabulary essential to understanding
the discussion of medical disorders. For example, students will
learn the elements of movement science (kinesiology) so they know
which muscles work together to produce the motions usually of
interest in pain assessments and rehabilitation. There are no
prerequisites for this course.
Required Texts:
1. Elaine Marieb: Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology,
either the 7th edition (ISBN 0805353852 - soft cover), 2002 or the
8th edition (ISBN 0-8053-73276), 2006. Published by
Benjamin/Cummings Science Publishers / Addison Wesley Longman of
New York. The book costs less from Amazon.com and Borders than
several other sources. You can reach Addison Wesley at 800 922
0579. The book comes with a CD but this is not to be confused with
the audiovisual lecture CD discussed later. Do not get Marieb’s
Human Anatomy and Physiology book (without “essentials” in the
title) as this is a different book.
2. Gary Thibodeau and Kevin Patton: The Human Body in Health
and Disease, either the 3rd edition (ISBN 0-323-01338-4 - soft
cover), 2002 or the 4th edition (ISBN 0-323-03162-5, 2005.
Published by Mosby (Elsevier Science) of St. Louis, Missouri.
Optional Text:
Clinical Kinesiology for Physical Therapy Assistants, Third
Edition by Lynn Lippert; F.A. Davis Company of Philadelphia, 2000.
ISBN 0836-0453x . This book is important if you plan to record
moving subjects or work with musculoskeletal pain patients.
Format: Home study supported by e-mail chats after each
unit is completed. The course is divided into a series of units
based on organ systems. You will progress through each unit by
watching an introductory audiovisual lecture (on the CD) about an
organ system followed by reading a chapter(s) in the Marieb book
and then reading the corresponding chapter(s) in the
Thibodeau/Patton and Lippert books. After watching the lecture and
reading the chapters, you will answer a brief series of questions
located at the end of each chapter in the Marieb and Lippert
books. The answered questions are then e-mailed to the instructor.
You and the instructor will discuss each unit via e-mail chat
after your answers are assessed. After the discussion, you will
proceed to the succeeding lecture & chapters. Please note that
while there is considerable overlap between the material covered
by the three books, they are sufficiently different in approach
that you need the information from all three as well as from the
lectures, to be able to incorporate the basics of anatomy and
physiology into the clinical behavioral environment. For example,
the Thibodeau/Patton book is much simpler than the Marieb book but
is far more clinically oriented so you will get a better idea of
how to communicate with clinicians and understand medical tests
from the Thibodeau/Patton book but it doesn’t give sufficient
depth of information for you to be able to apply the information
to psychophysiological assessments and interventions. For that
depth, you need the information from Marieb and Lippert books.
Getting Started: Course schedule and payment: The course
costs $550 (exclusive of the texts). The first step in starting
the course is to purchase the textbooks. When they arrive, let us
know and, upon receipt of your check, the course CDs will be
mailed to you. You can begin at your convenience and progress
through the course at your own pace.
Topic Outline: (All readings in the Lippert book are
optional.)
1. Concepts and overview of the body's organization:
Audiovisual lecture: Why you need to know A & P to perform
psychophysiological assessments and interventions – and what you
miss if you don’t know it.
Marieb book Chapter 1: Structural organization, atoms to
organisms, overview of organ systems, what is life and what is
needed, homeostasis, descriptive terminology
Thibodeau/Patton Chapters 1, 3, and 4: Structure vs. function,
Organ systems; first look at disease mechanisms
Lippert book Chapter 1: Descriptive terminology, types of
motion, joint movements
2. Basic Chemistry: Audiovisual lecture:The basics of atoms and
ions, the body as a bag of ions, body generated electromagnetic
fields and behavior, recording the body’s electricity
Marieb book Chapter 2: Basic chemistry, matter and energy,
composition of matter, molecules and compounds, chemic bonds and
reactions, biochemistry – inorganic vs. organic
Thibodeau/Patton Appendix A – Chemistry of life
3. Cells and Tissues: Audiovisual lecture: Evolution of
communication systems, communication within and between cells and
tissues, development of stress response systems, wound healing and
stress
Marieb book Chapter 3: Cellular anatomy and physiology,
epithelial, connective, nerve, and, muscle tissues, introduction
to tissue repair / wound healing
Thibodeau/Patton book Chapter 2: Tissues and membranes
4. The Nervous System: Audiovisual lecture: The overlapping
types of communication systems in relationship to evolution, how
the interaction between the chemical and nervous communication
systems effects behavior, effects of stress on the nervous system,
nervous system plasticity and change with behavioral and chemical
interventions, changing the body through change in behavior and
vice versa, biofeedback, pain
Marieb book Chapter 7: Organization of the nervous system,
structure and function, the CNS, brain dysfunctions, the spinal
cord, the peripheral nervous system
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 8 Nervous system and its diseases
Lippert book Chapter 5: The nervous system and movement: CNS,
PNS
5. The Senses: Audiovisual lecture: Sensory abilities limit
perception and training, the senses not usually taught including
pheromones, ESP, etc.
Marieb book Chapter 8: vision, hearing, balance, taste, smell
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 9: The senses and their disorders
6. The glands – exocrine and endocrine systems: Audiovisual
lecture: Chemical communication vs. behavioral therapy, pheromones
and community and sexual behavior, exocrine glands
Marieb book Chapter 9: Functions, endocrine organs, hormone
producing tissues
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 10: Gladular disorders
7. The Skin – external and internal: Audiovisual lecture:
Oxygen and wound healing in relation to stress, effects of
behavioral choices on skin function and diseases, skin cancer and
the need for behavioral stimulation, behavioral interventions to
speed skin / wound healing
Marieb book Chapter 4: More on membranes, basic structure and
functions of the skin, skin color, homeostatic imbalances of the
skin (allergies, burns, cancer, infections, etc.)
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 3: Disorders of the integument
8. The Skeletal system: Audiovisual lecture: The need for bones
to continuously reshape themselves in response to behavioral
challenges, stress and bone healing and change, behavioral
interventions to speed bone healing
Marieb book Chapter 5: Functions of bones, the axial skeleton,
the appendicular skeleton, joints, developmental aspects of the
skeleton
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 6: Skeletal disorders and fractures
Lippert book Chapter 2: Skeletal system: functions, types,
composition of bone, structure of bone, types of bones
Lippert book Chapter 3: Joints / Articular system: types of
joints, joint structure, planes and axes
Lippert book Chapter 6: Basic biomechanics
9. The Muscular System: Audiovisual lecture: Stress and muscle
tension, muscle tension vs. pain, types of muscle tissue vs.
training for different types of tasks – why you can’t train some
muscles to perform some functions, muscle rehabilitation vs. type
of training
Marieb book Chapter 6: Types of muscle tissue, muscle activity,
motion, anatomy
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 7: Disorders of the musculoskeletal
system
Lippert book Chapters 7 & 8: The shoulder girdle and joint
Lippert book Chapter 16: The Hip: Joint structure, motions, and
muscle actions
Lippert book Chapter 12: TM / Jaw joint function
Lippert book Chapter 17: The Knee: Muscles of the knee, muscle
actions, motions
Lippert book Chapter 13: The Neck and Trunk: Vertebral curves,
explanation of terms, joints and ligaments, muscles of the neck
and trunk
Lippert book Chapter 20: Walking: Normal gait, stance, analysis
of the swing and stance phases, determinants of gait properties
Lippert book Chapter 19: Posture
10. The Cardiovascular / Circulatory system: Audiovisual
lecture: Effects of stress and anxiety on cardiovascular
functioning and vice versa, behavioral interventions for
cardiovascular problems
Marieb book Chapters 10 and 11: Composition of blood,
hemostasis (clotting, etc.), blood types, the heart, blood
vessels, the lymphatic system
Thibodeau/Patton Chapters 11, 12, and 13: Disorders of the
cardiovascular system
11. The Immune System: Audiovisual lecture: Effects of stress
on the immune system, behavioral interventions for immune system
dysfunctions
Marieb book Chapter 12: The lymphatic system, nonspecific body
defenses, the immune system
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 14: Disorders of the immune system
12. The Respiratory System: Audiovisual lecture: Poor
respiration patterns cause anxiety, psychophysiological
assessments and behavioral interventions for respiratory disorders
Marieb book Chapter 13: Anatomy, respiratory physiology
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 15: Disorders of the respiratory
system
Lippert book Chapter 14: Respiration in relationship to motion,
muscles used during respiration and their tension patterns
13. The Digestive System, Metabolism, and Nutrition:
Audiovisual lecture: The gut brain, stress and metabolism, stress
and GI functions, behavioral interventions for irritable bowel
disease, etc., diet vs. weight
Marieb book Chapter 14: Anatomy and functions of the digestive
system, nutrition and metabolism, body energy balance
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 17: Disorders of the GI system
14. The Urinary System, Waste Disposal, Fluid Balance Systems:
Audiovisual lecture: Mechanisms of continence, psychophysiological
assessment and treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence,
reflexes
Marieb book Chapter 15: The kidneys, bladder, and urethra
Thibodeau/Patton Chapter 18, 19 & 20 : Electrolyte balance,
Disorders of the urinary system
15. The Reproductive System, Growth, and Genetics: Audiovisual
lecture: Mechanisms of orgasm, stress and sexual function
Marieb book Chapter 16: Anatomy and physiology of the male and
female reproductive systems, female reproductive functions
Thibodeau/Patton Chapters 21, 22, & 23: Disorders of the
reproductive system and genetics
16. (Optional) Medical Terminology, Common Abbreviations and
Symbols, Clinical Laboratory Values, Examples of Pathological
Conditions: Thibodeau/Patton Appendices B – E. (There are no
review questions about these sections.)
Schedule: You can begin the course any time you want to and
proceed at your own speed.
CE Credit: This is a continuing education, not an accredited
course. CE credits are given through the state of California’s
Board of Behavioral Sciences (Approval # PCE1895).
BCIA credit: This course is approved by the Biofeedback
Certification Institute of America and can be used toward
certification in both general biofeedback and neurofeedback.
Refund and cancellation policies: Full refund until the CDs are
mailed to you. After the CDs are mailed, there is no refund at all
as the Foundation has committed its resources to you. A course
would only be cancelled due to an extreme emergency on the part of
the course instructor or the Foundation. In the highly unlikely
event a course is cancelled, you would receive a full refund.
Faculty: The course is directed and coordinated by Dr. Richard
Sherman. Your individual discussions will be with either Dr.
Sherman or Dr. Kozlowski..
Richard A. Sherman, PhD is certified by BCIA, approved by BCIA
to teach the general biofeedback certification course, and
currently teaches A&P for the Behavioral Medicine R&T
Foundation. He is a professional psychophysiologist with extensive
training (his PhD is in biology / physiology) and has nearly 30
years of experience in the field.
Gerald P. Kozlowski, PhD is certified by BCIA and teaches
A&P for the University of Texas as well as the Behavioral
Medicine R&T Foundation. He is a professional
psychophysiologist with extensive training (his PhD is in anatomy
/ physiology) and has30 years of experience in the field.
