Large-scale brain systems and neuropsychological testing : an effort to move forward /: an effort to move forward. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leonard F. Koziol, Paul Beljan, Kate Bree, John Mather, Lauren Barker.
• Authors: Koziol, Leonard F; Beljan, Paul; Bree, Kate; Mather, John; (School psychologist), Barker, Lauren
• Contents: Basic principles : behavioral history and what it means; Risk factors, information integration, over and under using data, and report phraseology; Developmental history and the traditional training paradigm; Case 1; Apgar scores : how are they useful?; A selective review of basic developmental "at risk" factors; Premature birth; Feeding, language, and reward; Hyperbilirubinemia; Prenatal reflexes : why are they important? The progression from sitting to crawling to walking : why Is this important? Additional case presentations; Case 2 : An erroneous and misleading history; Case 3; Discussion; References. Methods of neuropsychological test interpretation; Introduction; Additional introductory issues : assumptions, facts, and biases; Collecting clinical data : defining the problems; Case 4 : Timmy; The quantification of behavior; Levels of inference in neuropsychological test interpretation; The level of performance; pattern analysis; Pathognomonic signs; The analysis of sensory and motor data; Interim summary; Challenges for neuropsychology; References. The normal distribution of the bell-shaped curve; The normal distribution; Limitations of standard normal distributions; Application and misapplication of statistical processes; Chance variation and statistical versus clinical significance; More about statistical conversions versus normal distributions; References. Beyond the bell-shaped curve; Intra-individual and other test score comparisons; The medial temporal lobe memory system; Interim conclusions; More about test pattern analysis; Summary; References. The interpretive significance of pathognomonic signs; False positive and false negative errors; Pathognomonic signs in neuro-developmental disorders; Continuous performance tests, stop signal tasks, and go-no go paradigms : unfortunate misunderstandings and the controversy; Case 5; Case 6; Reading and spelling : predictive observations and pathognomonic signs of disorder; References. Tradition and innovation : making the neuropsychological evaluation a more powerful tool; Practice effect : what is it and should it alsways be avoided?; Case 7; Perception/idea-action coupling; Case 8; Case 9: RCFT evidence of compromised functioning within the VAN, DAN, FPN, AND SMN systems; Case 10: "Everything that counts cannot be counted"; Summary; References. Summary; "You can't teach an old dog new tricks": where did clinical neuropsychology go wrong?; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.8; Psychology; Neuropsychological tests; Nervous system; Brain; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Brain; Nervous system; Neuropsychological tests; Neuropsychological Tests; Psychology -- Developmental -- Child; Medical -- Pediatrics; Medical -- Neuroscience; Child & developmental psychology; Paediatric medicine; Neurosciences; Psychology, clinical; Developmental psychology; Pediatrics; Neurosciences; Psychology -- Neuropsychology; Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319282220; 9783319282220
• Related ISBNs: 3319282204; 9783319282206
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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