PSYC 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Epilepsy, Classical Conditioning
31 Mar 2016
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Neuropsychological evaluation services contribute to diagnosis of cognitive disorders and. Intervention for memory learning the ropes for mild cognitive impairment treatment planning neuropsychological intervention. Memory and aging program: age normal memory changes. Memory-link: for severe memory impairment behavioural consultation (behavioural neurology unit) neuro-perceptual intervention: visual disorders training of executive attention: executive and attention deficits assessment and management of adults suffering from brain disorders leading to abnormalities in cognition and behaviour. Nonassociative: habituation, sensitization application of multiple memory systems. H. m had frontal lobes removed due to seizure disorder. Other preserved memory systems can be leveraged and utilized to provide support (neural plasticity) In cognitive interventions: focus on caregivers (high client impairment) Neuropage: a really expensive pager that family member programs for events coming up in appointments. Rct in patients with memory impairment & or executive dysfunction: focus on client (low client impairment) Eldy: computer software used for mild cases of impairment. Problems: training may be minimized or not provided.
