PSYC 4300 Lecture Notes - Deinstitutionalisation, Social Cognition, 18 Months
16 Jan 2013
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Provided successful in improving cognition and processing speed and there was some evidence to suggest that it has also had a positive effect on some functional outcomes. Other recent studies have shown that a s patients ability to recognize facial affect in others working memory and attention can all be improved though cognitive training. Zakzanis; has demonstrated the utility of scaffolding in the remediation of cognitive deficits. Scaffaloded instruction is a concept derived from vygotskys cognitive develop research. Vygotsky proposed that everyone has a zone of current develop and that the complexity of tasks must be tailored to account for indiv current skill level and level of potential develop. The scaffolding model of instruction require instructors to select tasks that reflect the patients current capabilities so that eventually they are able to solve problems for themselves. The ultimate goal is to develop general problem solving skills and processes that patients can generalize to new situations.
