Overview of School Neuropsychology

Question 1

What different sub areas of specialization does School Neuropsychology draw upon (historical influences)?

Answer 1

Adult Neuropsychology, Pediatric Neuropsychology, School Psychology, and Educational Law, Policies, & Practices.

Question 2

When did interest in school neuropsychology first start?

Answer 2

Early 1980s

Question 3

What is School Neuropsychology?

Answer 3

Study of the Mind (Psychology), Child Development, Learning and Behavior in Education, and Study of Brain-Behavior Relationships (Neuropsychology).

Question 4

What law in the 1970s served as the catalyst for researchers to begin to investigate the neurobiological bases of learning disabilities and behavioral disorders?

Answer 4

P.L. 94-142

Question 5

What are 3 methods of identifying SLD?

Answer 5

Discrepancy Model, RTI, and PSW

Question 6

What are the 4 historical trends in neuropsychology/pediatric neuropsychology?

Answer 6

I. The Single-Test Approach
II. Test Battery/Lesion Specification Stage
III. Functional Profile Stage
IV. The Integrative and Predictive Stage

Question 7

The Single-Test Approach, which dominated the field mid-1940s to mid-1960s, is characterized by …

Answer 7

… use of general, all-purpose measures for diagnosing brain damage or “organicity”

Question 8

Who first applied a battery of tests in assessing developmental outcomes of children with brain injury?

Answer 8

Ernhart and Grahan (1963)

Question 9

The Functional Profile Stage is associated mostly with the work of …

Answer 9

Rourke.

Question 10

The goal of the Functional Profile Stage was to ..

Answer 10

.. differentiate between spared and impaired abilities (functional strengths and weaknesses).

Question 11

In the Integrative and Predictive Stage (present), what is the emphasis placed on?

Answer 11

Qualitative aspects of performance in addition to quantitative scores.

Question 12

Who does Dr. Miller consider as the father of school neuropsychology?

Answer 12

George Hynd

Question 13

The Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities has its theoretical foundation in?

Answer 13

CHC Theory

Question 14

What is important in any new neuropsychological batter for children?

Answer 14

• Broad-based normative sample of children only
• Strong theoretical foundation
• Flexible components to be administered based on the referral question
• Have both quantitative and qualitative analyses
• Strong psychometric properties
• Linkage with interventions

Question 15

What are the 3 Facilitators/Inhibitors in the Integrated SNP/CHC Model?

Answer 15

1. Attention
2. Working Memory
3. Speed & Efficiency of Cognitive Processing