Sara Mondini, Marinella Cappelletti, Giorgio Arcara

Methodology in Neuropsychological Assessment

An Interpretative Approach to Guide Clinical Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides practical and methodological guidance for neuropsychologists working with people with brain lesions or brain dysfunctions. The textbook underlines the principles that can be used to guide clinicians in recognizing and interpreting signs and symptoms while enabling a complete assessment through a series of steps.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781032049311
• ISBN-10: 1032049316
• Artikelnr.: 64105417

Autorenporträt

Sara Mondini, PhD, is a Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Assessment at the University of Padua, Italy. She has long practice in clinical neuropsychology and has published numerous scientific papers on clinical neuropsychological pathologies like dementia and aphasia along with contributing to the development of cognitive tests. Marinella Cappelletti, PhD, Neuropsychologist and Cognitive Neuroscientist is a Reader in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. She initially trained in neuropsychology at the University of Padua, Italy, and later combined it with experimental psychology and neuroimaging methods during her doctoral and postdoctoral studies in the UK and US. Giorgio Arcara has a degree in Psychology, a PhD in Psychobiology, and a post-graduate master in clinical neuropsychology. He has held a particular interest in the methodology in neuropsychology, and has authored numerous articles and contributions on neuropsychological test development. He further holds a coordination position in a research-oriented hospital.

Inhaltsangabe

1. PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES AND SETTINGS. 2. ANAMNESIS AND SEMEIOTICS. 3. THE
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW. 4. PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT AND
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS. 5. TEST SCORES. 6. TEST SCORES: ATTRIBUTION AND
INTERPRETATION. 7. THE PROBABILITY OF IDENTIFYING A PATHOLOGY IN
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. 8. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS, FEEDBACK
AND REPORT. 9. EXAMPLES OF CLINICAL CASES AND REPORTS. 10. APPENDIX 1. Form
used by the neuropsychologist to collect signs and symptoms during an
assessment. 11. APPENDIX 2. 12. APPENDIX 3. 13. REFERENCES. 14. GLOSSARY.

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1. PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES AND SETTINGS. 2. ANAMNESIS AND SEMEIOTICS. 3. THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW. 4. PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS. 5. TEST SCORES. 6. TEST SCORES: ATTRIBUTION AND INTERPRETATION. 7. THE PROBABILITY OF IDENTIFYING A PATHOLOGY IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. 8. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS, FEEDBACK AND REPORT. 9. EXAMPLES OF CLINICAL CASES AND REPORTS. 10. APPENDIX 1. Form used by the neuropsychologist to collect signs and symptoms during an assessment. 11. APPENDIX 2. 12. APPENDIX 3. 13. REFERENCES. 14. GLOSSARY.