PSYC37H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neuropsychological Assessment, Neuropsychological Test
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Clinical neuropsychology: a scientific discipline that focuses on psychological impairments of the central nervous system and their remediation: studies the relationship between behavior and brain functioning, overlaps with neurology, psychiatry, and psychometric testing in the following ways: Neurology both focus on sensations, perceptions, and motor movements. Psychiatry both study mood and adaptations to psychosocial situations. New evidence suggests that complex cognitive, perceptual, and motor functioning is determined by neural systems rather than specific single structures: neuropsychological tests can also be used to diagnose motor problems. Developmental neuropsychology: neuropsychological assessment of children presents unique challenges. A young child with a brain injury may adapt well to most situations, but may later have problems with other situations. Brain plasticity: neuropsychological tests for children differ widely. One category of measures tests general development and adaptive functioning. A second group of measures estimates attention and executive function: four different factors of mental processing:
