Neuropsychological Assessment by Lezak, Muriel Deutsch -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Preface Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures List of Tables I: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

1. THE PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

EXAMINATION PURPOSES THE VALIDITY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT WHAT CAN WE EXPECT OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY?

2. BASIC CONCEPTS

EXAMINING THE BRAIN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY’S CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION CONCERNING TERMINOLOGY DIMENSIONS OF BEHAVIOR COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS CLASSES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS PERSONALITY/EMOTIONALITY VARIABLES

3. THE BEHAVIORAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRAIN

BRAIN PATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTION THE CELLULAR SUBSTRATE THE STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND BEHAVIOR FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE POSTERIOR CORTEX FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE ANTERIOR CORTEX CLINICAL LIMITATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL LOCALIZATION

4. THE RATIONALE OF DEFICIT MEASUREMENT

COMPARISON STANDARDS FOR DEFICIT MEASUREMENT THE MEASUREMENT OF DEFICIT THE BEST PERFORMANCE METHOD THE DEFICIT MEASUREMENT PARADIGM

5. THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION: PROCEDURES

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EXAMINATION CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT MAXIMIZING THE PATIENT’S PERFORMANCE LEVEL CONSTRUCTIVE ASSESSMENT

6. THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION: INTERPRETATION

THE NATURE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION DATA EVALUATION OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION DATA INTEGRATED INTERPRETATION

7. NEUROPATHOLOGY FOR NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTS

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS VASCULAR DISORDERS DEMENTING DISORDERS DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS CORTICAL DEMENTIAS SUBCORTICAL DEMENTIAS OTHER PROGRESSIVE DISORDERS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM WHICH MAY HAVE IMPORTANT NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS TOXIC CONDITIONS INFECTIOUS PROCESSES BRAIN TUMORS OXYGEN DEPRIVATION METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES

8. NEUROBEHAVIORAL VARIABLES AND DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES

LESION CHARACTERISTICS TIME SUBJECT VARIABLES PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: RACE, CULTURE, AND ETHNICITY PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES PROBLEMS OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

II: A COMPENDIUM OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES

9. ORIENTATION AND ATTENTION

ORIENTATION ATTENTION, PROCESSING SPEED, AND WORKING MEMORY

10. PERCEPTION

VISUAL PERCEPTION AUDITORY PERCEPTION TACTILE PERCEPTION OLFACTION

11. MEMORY I: TESTS

EXAMINING MEMORY VERBAL MEMORY VISUAL MEMORY TACTILE MEMORY INCIDENTAL LEARNING PROSPECTIVE MEMORY REMOTE MEMORY FORGETTING

12. MEMORY II: BATTERIES, PAIRED MEMORY TESTS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES

MEMORY BATTERIES PAIRED MEMORY TESTS MEMORY QUESTIONNAIRES

13. VERBAL FUNCTIONS AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

APHASIA VERBAL EXPRESSION VERBAL COMPREHENSION VERBAL ACADEMIC SKILLS

14. CONSTRUCTION AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE

DRAWING ASSEMBLING AND BUILDING MOTOR SKILLS

15. CONCEPT FORMATION AND REASONING

CONCEPT FORMATION REASONING MATHEMATICAL PROCEDURES

16. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

17. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BATTERIES

ABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT BATTERIES DEVELOPED FOR NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BATTERIES FOR ASSESSING SPECIFIC CONDITIONS SCREENING BATTERIES FOR GENERAL USE COMPUTERIZED NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BATTERIES

18. OBSERVATIONAL METHODS, RATING SCALES, AND INVENTORIES

THE MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION RATING SCALES AND INVENTORIES DEMENTIA EVALUATION TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY EPILEPSY PATIENT EVALUATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS

19. TESTS OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING

OBJECTIVE TESTS OF PERSONALITY AND EMOTIONAL STATUS PROJECTIVE PERSONALITY TESTS

20. TESTING FOR EFFORT, RESPONSE BIAS, AND MALINGERING

RESEARCH CONCERNS TEST BATTERIES AND OTHER MULTIPLE TEST SETS BATTERIES AND TEST SETS DEVELOPED FOR NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT SPECIAL TECHNIQUES TO ASSESS RESPONSE VALIDITY SELF-REPORT INVENTORIES AND QUESTIONNAIRES

APPENDIX A: Neuroimaging Primer APPENDIX B: Test Publishers and Distributors References Test Index Subject Index