Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
What is clinical neuropsychology
A
neurological interest tin brain pathology and psychological interest in higher cognitive and emotional functioning.
- to understand the normal brain
- to understand the damaged brain
- to develop better methods for assessment and treatment
2
Q
why won’t clinical neuropsychologists be short of work in the future?
A
- population is growing
- development of new treatment (eg. pharmacological treatments)
- evaluation of drug effects necessary
3
Q
Typical caseload?
A
- children, adolescents, adults, elderly people
- individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- individuals with epilepsy
- individuals with intracranial mass lesions (eg brain tumours)
- individuals with cerebrovascular accidents (CVA; eg. stroke and aneurysm ruptures)
4
Q
Typical caseload pt 2?
A
- individuals with mental diseases (eg depression, schizophrenia
- individuals with neurodegenerative disorders / Dementias (eg. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Pick’s disease)
- individuals with infectious and inflammatory brain disorders (eg. AIDS)
- individuals with developmental disorders (eg. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, Tourette’s syndrome, learning disabilities)
- individuals with substance use disorders (eg. alcoholism)
- individuals following toxic or hazardous exposures (eg. radioactive radiation)
- etc
5
Q
Brain lesion, what are they?
A
they are NOT an experimental manipulation
