Week 8 Flashcards
Temporal lobes
Auditory and sensory processing
Parietal lobes
Sensory processing and integration
Broca’s aphasia
Damage to prefrontal cortex, left hem
Trouble speaking fluently but comprehension preserved
Agraphia
Deficit in writing ability
Aphasia
Deficit in communication- speech (writing)
Apraxia
Voluntary movement disorder in absence of paralysis
Scientist-practitioner model
All clinical practice should be informed by science
Neuropsychology assessment process
Receipt of referral Collect background info to prepare and plan the assessment, and develop hypotheses Clinical interview Administer tasks Opinion and recommendation
Fixed battery of tests
Group of tests used on all regardless of referral
Flexible battery of tests
Selected specifically in context of referral question
Preferred by neuropsych
Visual perception test
Visual discrimination test
Judgement of line orientation test
Visual construction test
Rey complex figure copy
Motor speed test
Finger tapping
Motor dexterity test
Grooved pegboard
Attention and speed tests
Attentional span sustained attention- cancellation tests
Divided attention- TMT B
Speed- TMT A
Executive function examples
Abstraction WM planning Response inhibition Shifting
Abstraction
Similarities
Proverbs
Ten questions
WM tests
Letter number sequencing
Planning tests
Tower of London
Response inhibition tests
Stroop
Hayling
Shifting tests
Wisconsin card sorting test
Trail making test
TMT A vs B
A is connect 1-25
B is alternate between numbers and letters
Ecological approach
Tests similar to real world environment
Behavioural assessment of dysexecutive syndrome BADS
battery of tasks to assess everyday problems associated with deficits in executive function
Elicit problems with planning and organising behaviour, and prioritising between sets of tasks
