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Neuropsychological Assessment

ISBN: 9780195090314 | 0195090314
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/2/1995

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SummaryTable of Contents
Significant new insights and research findings about brain-behavior relationships, neurological disorders, neurodiagnostic issues, and neuropsychological assessment procedures are incorporated into the third edition of Neuropsychological Assessment. Preliminary chapters present the principles necessary for a patient-oriented, personalized, hypothesis-testing approach to neuropsychological assessment. The subsequent chapters contain nearly all of the tests and assessment techniques covered in the previous editions plus many additional ones, incl... MORE
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I THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTI
Introduction
3(4)
The Practice of Neuropsychological Assessment,
7(10)
Basic Concepts
17(28)
Examining the Brain
17(1)
Brain Damage and Organicity
18(1)
Concerning Terminology
19(1)
Dimensions of Behavior
20(2)
Cognitive Functions
22(3)
Neuropsychology and the Concept of Intelligence
23(2)
Classes of Cognitive Functions
25(15)
Receptive Functions
25(2)
Memory
27(7)
Thinking
34(1)
Expressive Functions
35(3)
Mental Activity Variables
38(2)
Personality/Emotionality Variables
40(2)
Executive Functions
42(3)
The Behavioral Geography of the Brain
45(52)
Brain Pathology and Psychological Functions
45(1)
The Cellular Substrate
46(1)
The Structure of the Brain
47(9)
The Hindbrain
48(1)
The Midbrain
49(1)
The Forebrain: Diencephalic Structures
50(3)
The Forebrain: The Cerebrum
53(3)
The Cerebral Cortex and Behavior
56(15)
Lateral Organization
56(13)
Longitudinal Organization
69(2)
Functional Organization of the Posterior Cortex
71(16)
The Occipital Lobes and Their Disorders
71(3)
The Posterior Association Cortex and Its Disorders
74(7)
The Temporal Lobes and Their Disorders
81(6)
The Precentral (Anterior) Cortex: Frontal Lobe Disorders
87(8)
Precentral Division
87(1)
Premotor Division
87(2)
Prefrontal Division
89(6)
Clinical Limitations of Functional Localization
95(2)
The Rationale of Deficit Measurement
97(13)
Comparison Standards for Deficit Measurement
98(4)
Normative Comparison Standards
99(2)
Individual Comparison Standards
101(1)
The Measurement of Deficit
102(6)
Direct Measurement of Deficit
102(1)
Indirect Measurement of Deficit
102(6)
The Deficit Measurement Paradigm
108(2)
The Neuropsychological Examination: Procedures
110(34)
Conceptual Framework of the Examination
110(3)
Purposes of the Examination
110(1)
Examination Questions
111(1)
Hypotheses as Examination Guidelines
112(1)
Conduct of the Examination
113(14)
Foundations
113(3)
Procedures
116(11)
Procedural Considerations in Neuropsychological Assessment
127(12)
Testing Issues
127(4)
Examining Special Populations
131(5)
Common Assessment Problems with Brain Damage
136(3)
Maximizing the Patient's Performance Level
139(4)
Optimal versus Standard Conditions
140(2)
When Optimal Conditions Are Not Best
142(1)
Talking to Patients
142(1)
Constructive Assessment
143(1)
The Neuropsychological Examination: Interpretation
144(26)
The Nature of Psychological Examination Data
144(8)
The Different Kinds of Examination Data
144(2)
Quantitative and Qualitative Data
146(5)
Common Interpretation Errors
151(1)
Evaluation of Neuropsychological Examination Data
152(8)
Qualitative Aspects of Examination Behavior
152(2)
Test Scores
154(4)
Reporting Scores
158(2)
Interpreting the Examination Data
160(10)
Screening Techniques
160(5)
Pattern Analysis
165(3)
Integrated Interpretation
168(2)
Neuropathology for Neuropsychologists
170(107)
Head Trauma
171(22)
Severity Classifications and Outcome Prediction
173(2)
Penetrating Head Injuries
175(1)
Closed Head Injuries
176(6)
Closed Head Injury: Nature Course and Outcome
182(9)
Neuropsychological Assessment of Traumatically Brain Injured Patients
191(1)
Moderator Variables Affecting Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury
192(1)
Uncommon Sources of Traumatic Brain Injury
193(1)
Vascular Disorders
193(10)
Stroke and Related Disorders
194(6)
Multi-infarct Dementia
200(2)
Hypertension
202(1)
Migraine
203(1)
Degenerative Disorders
203(1)
Cortical Dementias
204(17)
Alzheimer's Disease
204(14)
Frontal Lobe Degenerations: Pick's Disease and Frontal Lobe Dementia
218(3)
Subcortical Dementias
221(20)
Parkinson's Disease
223(8)
Huntington's Disease
231(7)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
238(3)
Other Progressive Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Which Neuropsychological Effects May Be Prominent
241(9)
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
241(8)
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
249(1)
Toxic Conditions
250(17)
Alcohol-Related Disorders
250(8)
Street Drugs
258(3)
Social Drugs
261(1)
Environmental and Industrial Neurotoxins
262(5)
Infectious Processes
267(3)
HIV Infection and AIDS
268(2)
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
270(1)
Neoplasms
270(2)
Oxygen Deprivation
272(2)
Acute Oxygen Deprivation
272(1)
Chronic Oxygen Deprivation
273(1)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
273(1)
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
274(1)
Hypothyroidism (Myxedema)
274(1)
Uremia
274(1)
Diabetes Mellitus
275(1)
Nutritional Deficiency
275(2)
Neurobehavioral Variables and Diagnostic Issues
277(56)
Lesion Characteristics
277(5)
Diffuse and Focal Effects
277(1)
Site and Size of Focal Lesions
278(1)
Depth of Lesion
279(1)
Distance Effects
279(1)
Nature of Lesion
280(2)
Time
282(6)
Nonprogressive Brain Disorders
282(5)
Progressive Brain Diseases
287(1)
Subject Variables
288(31)
Age
288(9)
Gender
297(3)
Lateral Asymmetry
300(8)
Race
308(1)
Premorbid Psychological Status
308(2)
Social and Cultural Variables
310(1)
Medication
311(1)
Epilepsy
312(7)
Problems of Differential Diagnosis
319(14)
Neurotic and Personality Disorders
320(3)
Psychotic Disturbances
323(2)
Depression
325(5)
Malingering
330(3)
II A COMPENDIUM OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT TECHIQUES333(474)
Orientation and Attention
335(50)
Orientation
335(17)
Place
336(1)
Time
336(3)
Body Orientation
339(2)
Directional (Right-Left) Orientation
341(3)
Space
344(8)
Attention Concentration, and Tracking
352(33)
Vigilance
353(3)
Short-Term Storage Capacity
356(10)
Mental Tracking
366(10)
Complex Attention
376(9)
Perception
385(44)
Visual Perception
385(32)
Visual Inattention
385(12)
Visual Scanning
397(1)
Color Perception
398(1)
Visual Recognition
399(6)
Visual Organization
405(8)
Visual Interference
413(4)
Auditory Perception
417(6)
Auditory Acuity
418(1)
Auditory Discrimination
418(2)
Aphasia
420(1)
Auditory Inattention
420(1)
Auditory-Verbal Perception
420(1)
Noverbal Auditory Perception
421(2)
Tactile Perception
423(4)
Tactile Sensation
424(1)
Tactile Inattention
424(1)
Tactile Recognition and Discrimination Tests
425(2)
Olfaction
427(2)
Memory I: Tests
429(70)
A General Review of Memory Functions
429(2)
Verbal Memory
431(34)
Verbal Automatisms
432(1)
Letters and Digits
432(2)
Increasing the Tested Span
434(1)
Syllables
435(1)
Words
435(21)
Sentence Recall
456(1)
Story Recall
456(7)
Incidental Learning Using Digit Symbol or Symbol Digit Pairs
463(2)
Nonverbal Auditory Memory
465(25)
Visual Memory
465(1)
Visual Recognition
465(5)
Visual Recall: Paired Associates
470(1)
Visual Recall: Design Reproduction
471(15)
Visual Learning
486(4)
Tactile Memory
490(4)
Incidental Learning
494(1)
Remote Memory
494(3)
Recall of Public Events and Famous Persons
495(1)
Autobiographical Memory
496(1)
Forgetting
497(2)
Memory II: Batteries Paired Memory Tests, and Questionnaires
499(24)
Memory Batteries
499(15)
Paired Memory Tests
514(3)
Memory Questionnaires
517(6)
Verbal Functions and Language Skills
523(36)
Aphasia
523(13)
Aphasia Tests and Batteries
524(6)
Aphasia Screening
530(6)
Verbal Expression
536(14)
Naming
536(3)
Vocabulary
539(4)
Discourse
543(1)
Verbal Fluency
544(6)
Verbal Academic Skills
550(9)
Reading
550(3)
Writing
553(1)
Spelling
554(1)
Knowledge Acquisition and Retention
555(4)
Construction
559(43)
Drawing
560(27)
Copying
561(20)
Free Drawing
581(6)
Building and Assembling
587(15)
Two-Dimensional Construction
587(11)
Three-Dimensional Construction
598(4)
Concept Formation and Reasoning
602(48)
Concept Formation
603(25)
Concept Formation Tests in Verbal Formats
603(5)
Concept Formation Tests in Visual Formats
608(8)
Symbol Patterns
616(1)
Sorting
617(2)
Sort and Shift
619(9)
Reasoning
628(13)
Verbal Reasoning
628(6)
Reasoning about Visually Presented Material
634(7)
Mathematical Procedures
641(9)
Arithmetic Reasoning Problems
641(6)
Calculations
647(3)
Executive Functions and Motor Performance
650(36)
The Executive Functions
650(26)
Volition
651(2)
Planning
653(5)
Purposive Action
658(16)
Effective Performance
674(1)
Executive Functions: Wide Range Assessment
675(1)
Motor Performance
676(10)
Neuropsychological Assessment of Motor Functions
676(2)
Examining for Apraxia
678(2)
Manual Dexterity and Strength
680(6)
Batteries for Assessment of Brain Damage
686(50)
Ability and Achievement
687(22)
Individual Administration
688(19)
Paper and Pencil Administration
707(2)
Batteries Developed for Neuropsychological Assessment
709(14)
Batteries for General Use
709(13)
Batteries Composed of Preexisting Tests
722(1)
Batteries for Assessing Specific Conditions
723(8)
HIV+
723(1)
Neurotoxicity
724(1)
Dementia: Batteries Incorporating Preexisting Tests
725(2)
Dementia: Constructed Batteries
727(3)
Traumatic Brain Injury
730(1)
Right Hemisphere Disease
730(1)
Screening Batteries for General Use
731(5)
Observational Methods Rating Scales, and Inventories
736(31)
The Mental Status Examination
736(2)
Rating Scales and Inventories
738(1)
Dementia Evaluation
738(13)
Mental Status Scales for Dementia Screening and Rating
739(6)
Mental Status and Observer Rating Scale Combinations
745(3)
Scales for Rating Observations
748(2)
Rating Relative Reports
750(1)
Epilepsy Patient Evaluations
751(2)
Psychiatric Symptoms
753(1)
Traumatic Brain Injury
754(13)
Evaluating Severity
754(5)
Outcome Evaluation
759(1)
Evaluating the Psychosocial Consequences of Head Injury
759(8)
Tests of Personal Adjustment
767(24)
Projective Personality Tests
767(9)
Story Telling Techniques
774(1)
Drawing Tasks
775(1)
Objective Tests of Personality and Emotional Status
776(15)
Testing for Functional Complaints
791(16)
Examining for Functional Complaints with Tests in General Use
792(7)
Individually Administered Tests Sensitive to Functional Complaints
792(2)
Battery Tests Sensitive to Functional Complaints
794(1)
Memory Tests Sensitive to Functional Complaints
795(2)
Personality and Emotional Status Tests for Examining Functional Complaints
797(2)
Examining Functional Complaints with Special Techniques
799(8)
Techniques for Examining Suspected Nonmemory Functional Complaints
799(3)
Techniques for Examining Suspected Functional Memory Complaints
802(5)
Appendix: Test Publishers and Distributors807(1)
References808(177)
Test Index985(10)
Subject Index995

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