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what is neuropsychology?
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the study of how the brain relates to human cognition, behavior, and emotions
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what is the purpose of neuropsych?
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make clinical judgements about the functional integrity of brain and specific effects of brain pathology based on assessment and analysis of these functions
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What are some of the tasks of a clinical neuropsychologist
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-find and identify problems based on behavior, perceptions and sensorimotor issues
-suggest treatment/diagnose problems -ID psychogenic vs neurogenic disease -find cause of impairment -figure out which fxns are impaired and which were spared -establish basline measures -follow progress -formulate rehab stratagies -psychotheraputic intervention |
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what is a "syndrome"?
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combo of symptoms that GENERALLY hangs together
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what does psychogenic mean?
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an issue that has psychological origin
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what does etiology mean?
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cause
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what did descartes think?
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mental processes occurred in brain tissue, dualism.
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who were gall and spurzheim?
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phrenologists, linked parts of brain to fxn
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who was flourens?
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discredited phrenologists mass action and equopotentiality
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what is mass action?
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size of lesion determines effects, not location
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what is equopotentiality?
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each area is equally able to assume a given function
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who was broca?
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strict localizationist, localized fluent speech to the left frontal lobe
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who was wernicke?
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localizationist provided a model for how language is created in the left hemisphere, called the "diagram maker"
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who was hebb?
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integrated localizationist and mass action doctrine
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who was geshwind?
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impacted how we understand syndromes associated with brain lesions. Built and expanded on wernickes theory (aphasia).
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who was luria?
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integration of localizationist and mass concept of functional neural systems
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what were the abalation experiements?
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performed by Flourens and found that removing any part of the brain in birds led to generalized problems. Lead to his later beliefs
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what did Binet do?
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performed earliest testing of childrens intelligence
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what did wchsler do?
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intelligence testing of adults
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what did Halstead do?
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created first neuropsych lab in US at U of Chicago
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what did wilhelm wundt do?
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he is the father of psychology, made first psych lab
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what is the relationship between clinical neuropsych and neurology?
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neurology has med school, share intrest in brain and behavior
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Neuropscyh vs. behavioral neurologist?
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focus on how do cognitive issues affect behavior more than just sensory motor fxning
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cog. psych vs neuropsych?
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focuses on understanding normal fxning instead of abnormal fxn like Neuropsych
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can neuropsychs perscribe meds?
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yes but only those limited to CNS
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what are some things a neuropsychologist needs to know?
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fxnl neuroanatomy, disorders (language, memory, voluntary/involuntary motor processes), neuro disorders and related symptoms + treatment, signs of normal aging, SES factors related to bx, personality assessment, interview skills, test admin & interpretation, treatments & interventions.
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what are the educational requirements of a neuropsychologist?
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Bachelors degree in anything, post doctoral internship, PHD in clinical psych (5-8 years), 2-3 years post doc, speciality training
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what are some settings a neuropsychologist might fit in?
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health science center, teaching hospital, community hospital/clinic, rehab institute, military hospitals, VA medical centers, private practices
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