Chapter 1

Question 1

6 purposes of NPA

Answer 1

1. Diagnosis
2. Patient’s care and planning
3. Treatment 1: treatment planning and remediation
4. Treatment 2: treatment evaluation
5. Research
6. Forensic neuropsychology

Question 2

Ecological validity

Answer 2

Refers to how well the neuropsychological assessment data predict future behavior or behavioral outcomes

Question 3

Definition clinical neuropsychology

Answer 3

An applied science concerned with the behavioral expression of brain dysfunction