Neuropsychological - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Summary of all eight lectures for the elective Methods in clinical neuropsychological research.

Neurology correct answers - branch of medicine that focuses on the nervous system and its disorders Neuropsychology correct answers - branch of psychology that focuses on the relationship between brain functioning and behavior Neuropsychological assessment correct answers - evaluation of brain and nervous system functioning as it relates to behavior hard sign correct answers - indicator of definite neurological deficit soft sign correct answers - indicator that is merely suggestive o...

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achievement correct answers In contrast to intelligence (what a person can accomplish intellectually), what a person has accomplished, especially in academic subjects achievement tests correct answers Type of standardized tests used to measure how much students have learned in specific, clearly defined content areas, including but not limited to reading, mathematics, science, and social studies Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test—Second Edition (Bender-Gestalt-II) correct answers The curren...

Case Study Method correct answers • In depth observation and description of single case • Used for rare conditions/behaviors • In this field, lesion analysis is primary method *Methodology in Brain-Behavior Relationship Small group observational design correct answers • Observation with several cases • Again, for rare conditions or when multiple data collection *Methodology in Brain-Behavior Relationship Experimental method- "Gold standard" correct answers • Involves man...

What is the purpose of intellectual assessments correct answers To assess various aspects of a person's cognitive abilities Focus on intelligence or components of intelligence and attained levels of achievement What sorts of goals do intellectual assessments help with correct answers Placements in school or employment positions Remedial training Determination of learning and developmental problems What is the purpose of neuropsychological assessment correct answers To assess i...

Franz Joseph Gall correct answers phrenology = the correlation of bumps on your head with certain traits Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke correct answers language impairments due to brain damage = aphasias Arthur Benton correct answers birth of clinical neuropsychology applied psychological tests to people with brain damage Why give Neuropsycholgical Tests? correct answers Diagnosis -MRI, PET, CT scans Strengths and Weaknesses -areas of impairment and areas of normal functioning...

Definition of Neuropyschology correct answers The branch of clinical psychology that applies principles of assessment and intervention based upon the scientific study of human behavior as it relates to normal and abnormal functioning of the central nervous system The acrual of knowledge correct answers Lesion Studies Surgical Interventions Human Normal Functioning Neuroimaging Lesion Studies correct answers Peter Broca - had a patient who was terminally ill w/ speech issues and who pas...