Psychology 2080A/B Chapter Notes -Takers, Mhealth, Horsepower

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2080A/B
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Intro to test and measure-chapter 17 textbook notes: testing in health psychology and health care. Repeated neuropsychological evaluations can help identify neurological changes that occur over time. Attention and executive function are believed to be separate. *learning disabilities account for problems in speech and reading disorders in a significant number of children. Dyslexia: specific reading disorder characterized by difficulties in decoding single words (affects approx. 4% of school-aged children and 80% of children identified as having a ld) Another application of neuropsychology is to determine the seriousness of concussions among athletes cri (concussion related index): tracks the recovering following a sports related concussion helpful for determining when it is safe for athletes to return to the playing field. Clinical neurologists also study cognitive sequences of early brain lesions (persistent poor performance on tests of verbal ability, visual spatial, etc) Other studies focus on recovery from accidents and trauma. Developmental neuropsychology is difficult because it requires several levels of assessment.