PSYC31H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuropathology, Ecological Validity, Standardized Test
4 Mar 2016
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Clinical n: an applied science concerned with the behavioural expressions of brain dysfunction. Doesn"t have to be brain dysfunction but can be psychological as well (pain) Need to see other variables not just the brain that lead to distorted cognition. Outline strength and weakness to help them compensate their weaknesses with their strengths. We just assumed "impairment"" and took action through one of the three: demonology, exorcism or trepanning. The first neuro psychological assessment of abnormality was the ultimate no win situation for an evaluee witch hunting and dunk test. If the person drowned they were not a witch. If one was a witch they would be hunted for and killed. Franz joseph gall: father of phrenology- looked at craniology to determine talents and abilities. Back in the days patients with neuropsychology disorders were abundant in asylums. Unethically locked up, given no treatment or assessments.
