PSYC33H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1a: Randomized Controlled Trial, Hemispatial Neglect, Every Day Life
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Nr: concerned with improving cognitive, emotional, psychosocial, and behavioral deficits caused by an insult to the brain. Holistic approach: cognitive, emotion, and psychosocial functioning are interlinked. Use of technology increasing to compensate for cognitive deficits. Rehabilitation includes cognitive and noncognitive problems (consequences of brain injury: ie. Difficulty with attention and also emotional problems (anxiety, depression) or behavioral problems (outbursts, unsteady gait) Academic neuropsychs believe detailed assessments from theoreteical models can highlight areas requiring rehab: testing and treating weakest scores. Likely to target real life problems identified by patient and family. Rehab: 2 way process, interactive, patients professional staff, patients community; achieve goals. Cognitive rehabilitation is very direct, use of neuropsychological rehabilitation encompasses all areas of life (social, emotional etc) Gradual change of doctor and patient relationship to equal interactive relationship partnership: focus on improving everyday life, motivation is key with working on real life problems (vs. experimental or artificial problems)
