Psychology 2080A/B Study Guide - Neuropsychological Assessment, Neuropsychological Test, Wada Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2080A/B
• Professor: Patrick Brown

Document Summary

Neuropsychological assessment the brain is the most complex object that we know of in the universe: many combinations of behavioral and mental impairment may follow an insult to the brain. Goals: diagnosis : what happened that damaged the patients brain, description : what cognitive emotional, or behavioral impairments resulted tracking changes : observe in patience performance over time, to monitor healing/ worsening and effects of treatment. Neuropsychological test batteries large set of tests: wide variety of tests to tap many different skills and abilities, developed before the era of brain scanning, in part to help locate site of damage. Annett handedness questionnaire gives an index of handedness treats handedness as a continuous variable. Oral expression : word repetition, body part naming, visual confrontation naming, writing auditory comprehension body part identification understanding written language picture word matching: task - specific tests used with patients having competitively isolated dysfunctions.