Overview Of Neuropsych Flashcards
1) Using the Bender V-M Gestalt test to predict overall brain dysfunction would be an example of what stage in the history of clinical neuropsychology? a. the integrative and predictive stage b. the functional profile stage c. the single test approach stage d. the test battery/lesion specification stage
c. the single test approach stage
what is the principal reason why the Halstead-Reitan tests for children and the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: Children’s Revision are not suitable for current clinical use? a. Neither test has been shown to differentiate brain-injured from normal controls. b. Neither test has contemporarily collected broad-based normative data. c. Neither test has a strong theoretical basis. d. Neither test is empirically designed
d. Neither test is empirically designed
George Hynd was the first person to refer to neuropsychology as a specialty area in doctoral school psychology. True or False
True
4) What stage in the history of clinical neuropsychology deemphasized localization of brain “lesions” and emphasized the identification of impaired and spared abilities? a. the integrative and predictive stage b. the functional profile stage c. the single test approach stage d. the test battery/lesion specification stage
the functional profile stage
5) All of the following could be a typical role of a school neuropsychologist, except one, which one? a. Seek to integrate current brain research into educational practice. b. Administer CBM measures exclusively without regard to individual differences. c. Provide educational interventions that have a basis in the neuropsychological or educational literature. d. Act as a liaison between the school and the medical community for transitional planning for TBI and other health impaired children and adolescents.
b. Administer CBM measures exclusively without regard to individual differences.
6) What term is used to describe a condition in which many medications are administered to a child without the known potential interactive side effects? a. polypharmacy b. drug overdose c. psuedopharamacy d. interactive pharmacy
Polypharmacy
7) What is the name of the certification board that credentials school psychologists with added competency in school neuropsychology? a. American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology b. American Board of Professional Neuropsychology c. American Board of School Neuropsychology d. American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology
American Board of School Neuropsychology
8) In what decade did the interest in the school neuropsychology specialization first start? a. 1970s b. 1980s c. 1990s d. 2000s
1980s
9) Luria’s conceptualization of “functional systems” within the brain has served as the theoretical foundation for several current tests including all of the following except one, which one? a. Cognitive Assessment System b. Kaufman Assessment Battery the Children - Second Edition c. NEPSY-II d. Test of Memory and Learning
TOMAL
10) Current state of the art practice demands that assessments have a theoretical foundation to aid in test interpretation. True or False?
True
