The Neuropsychology of Everyday Life: Assessment and Basic Competencies
For a period of some fifteen years following completion of my internship training in clinical psychology (1950-1951) at the Washington University School of Medicine and my concurrent successful navigation through that school's neuroanatomy course, clinical work in neuropsychology for me and the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
| Series: | Foundations of Neuropsychology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Relevance of Clinical Neuropsychology to Everyday Function: Transitions from a Diagnostic to an Ecological Science
- 1. Introduction to the Neuropsychology of Everyday Life
- 2. A Review of the Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Tests
- 3. Integrating Neuropsychological and “Real-Life” Data: A Neuropsychological Model for Assessing Everyday Functioning
- 4. Use of Demographic Information in Neuropsychological Assessment
- 5. A Functional Assessment System for Real-World Rehabilitation Outcomes
- 6. Assessment of Functional Communication
- 7. Clinical Memory Assessment: Matching the Method to the Aim
- 8. Quality-of-Life Assessment in Neuropsychology
- 9. Assessment of Cognitive Competency
- II. Neuropsychological Analyses of Cognitive and Practical Competencies
- 10. Impact of Memory Disorder on Everyday Life: Awareness of Deficits and Return to Work
- 11. Buttering a Hot Cup of Coffee: An Approach to the Study of Errors of Action in Patients with Brain Damage
- 12. A Behavioral Approach to Activities of Daily Living
- 13. Neuropsychological Aspects of Motor Vehicle Operation