Intropsychology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is a summary of the course Intro to Clinical Neuropsychology written in the year 2023/2024, from which I received the grade 8.5. It is based on the lectures, while covering the most important parts of the book. It includes pictures and graphs present in the book. Some parts of chapters are skipped due to the professor's comments on their necessity during our lectures. The content could be different if you buy it in a different year.

Name two reasons why Neuropsy. could be important for the court! correct answers Marr's Levels of Analysis (David Marr-1982) Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information correct answers Computational level: What is the goal of the system? Algorithmic/Mechanistic level: What steps are needed to accomplish the task? Which representations or operations are unsed to solve the problem? Implementation level: How is the algorithm imple...

Cognitive Neuropsychology correct answers Testing theories of how people are able to carry out tasks of cognition by studying cognitive performance in people with brain damage. double dissociation correct answers when two related mental processes are shown to function independently of each other association correct answers converging operations correct answers ABBA design correct answers Experimental design in which two different tasks (A and B) are presented in the order A, B, B,...

Phrenology correct answers The study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character. promoted the idea of functional localization. Hippocrates (400 BC) correct answers thought that all abnormal behaviours and emotions stemmed from the workings of the brain Renaissance Era correct answers revival of science and medicine Franz Joseph Gal correct answers - Knew behaviour was a result of the functioning of the brain - Thought th...

This summary of "Clinical Neuropsychology" covers the field's development from its historical roots to modern techniques. It discusses contributions from key figures like René Descartes, Franz Joseph Gall, and Alexander Luria, and examines methodologies such as the clinico-anatomical method and neuropsychological test batteries. The document also explores the role of dissociation in clinical practice and the advancements in neuroimaging techniques like MRI and CT scans. Providing both histor...

LECTURE 16/23

Study/lecture notes for first-year psychology - an introduction to neuropsychology *Please note that the information in the document is not my own knowledge, it belongs to the Unversity of the Witwatersrand and is comprised of notes from lectures and textbooks.

The "ICNP | Practical Summary" provides a comprehensive overview of essential neuropsychological assessment tools and techniques. It delves into the diagnostic cycle, emphasizing the importance of reliability and validity in testing. The document highlights advanced neuroimaging methods, including MRI, CT scans, SPECT, and PET, and their applications in diagnosing neurological conditions. Key topics such as memory, attention, stroke, cerebral infarcts, and traumatic brain injuries are explored...

Summary for the course "introduction to clinical neuropsychology"