PSYC31H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clinical Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology, Board Certification
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Green=lists red= definitions blue= theories purple= disorders orange= anatomy light blue=assessments pink= important people. That are followed, straying away from procedures should be. The correct test for the intended purpose: what does neuropsychological testing do, analyzes the test takers current psychological and behaviour status, ex. Information needed for investigation: patient demographic variables (handedness, ses, previous and current medical history, results of previous investigations and neurological assessments, history of lesions or disorder, factors that might affect testing (drug usage, distractibility) It is important to familiarize we with many tests, but its only to be used to a handful of them because there are a lot. Important to know the differences between older and newer versions of tests and maybe. Issues with neurological assessment: we may use too many assessments. This injury left her will facial asymmetry and slurred speech with a lasting executive function impairment. This led to him having memory and concentration problems as well as being irritable.
