Cognitive neuropsychology

Throughout the first semester of my first year as a college student, I have learned a lot. The change from high school to college was definitely an interesting experience. I have become more independent as the weeks went by. I have had to solve issues I never thought I would’ve come across. We have had the chance to get a taste of various disciplines: Christian, communism, music, culture, and psychology. It was a way for us to view the world from different angles. The first thing we started the year with was the Christian part of the course. Dr. Dresser was the one in charge of this section. I grew up in a Catholic family so this section was comfortable for me. I already knew God but I got to know him better. I also got to notice his miracles more. God is the center of my life. Every time I have a problem, I pray. Prayer is to me a necessity just like breathing is. This class has allowed me to understand life more than I did. After the religious segment of the class, we moved on the next: culture. This allowed us to gain a broader understanding of the world. We got to further get to know each other. This allowed us to respect each other and to be more aware of our surroundings. I also understood one thing. Even though we are all from different backgrounds, we all seek the same thing: success. One of the amazing things is that we all can communicate through one language: English. That is one thing I love about the world we live in today. We find a way to come together despite…

Many brain trauma’s, including early onset dementia have sprung from concussions, not to say that sport related activities are the soul culprit but with the vast majority of the incidence coming from that specific area the concussion protocol has become a hot topic. This new concern for the concussion protocol is so new that the NFL did not introduce it until as late as 2012. This article and the research is so important because, use of a virtual reality-based NP platform can detect lingering…

Psychologist test cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and execute functioning (neurodevolp.com). Knowing what a clinical psychologist test could let you know if you needed simple testing or more complex testing. A more complex test would be a Clinical Neuropsychologist because they do neuropsychological evaluations like, attention, concentration, memory, auditory and visual processing, gross and fine development as well as many other things (careeronestop.org). Clinical neuropsychologist are…

Explore assessment in clinical practice. What is available? Why is it important? Focus on general aspects rather than focusing on one or two specific diagnoses. Assessment in clinical practice is a crucial first step towards making a diagnosis. A mental health professional is able to use a variety of assessment tools to carry out a complete psychological assessment and provide an enhanced picture of the patient (Kring et al., 2014). This essay will explore two assessment measures used in…

bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology. During my undergraduate years, I plan on deciding whether I want focus on adults, or children. Additionally, I plan on completing internships to gain some extra experience in the clinical work field. After obtaining my bachelor’s degree, I intent to further my education by attending graduate, and medical school. My objective is to earn a master’s degree in clinical psychology, as well as a PhD in clinical psychology with a specialization in…

WCPA searching for Executive Functioning By Robin Dobrusin and Christopher Shedyak Literature: Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA) Author: By Joan Toglia, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Theory Model: Cognitive Rehabilitation Objective: A performance-based measure of executive function (EF), and cognitive ability. Materials Needed: A weekly calendar broken into hourly increments with sub divisions into 15 min increments, scrap paper, pen or pencils, a score chart (provided in the book WCPA)…

of different factors, including time of day. Calculating the time of the day that each participant spends the most time media multitasking, will result in a more accurate description of the true executive function of the participants chosen. Recognizing outside factors are also important when recognizing the reason behind frequent media multitasking is another way to understand results of the tasks conducted. Berk & Myers (2015), recognize the fundamental steps of early adolescent development,…

Emotional processing and processing information are linked to specific areas within the brain. Cognitive neuroscience has had advances that show the processing of emotional information and the network that carries it through cortical and subcortical regions. Some of the networks required for emotional processing are also involved in attentional processing and attentional processes. Attention and emotion are correlated this way. Emotional processing studies recently began considering the…

The modern technology allows the researcher to know more about the cognitive processes. Neuron-imaging techniques allow the researchers to learn about the brain structure and functions. This will help them to understand the difference and the relationship between cognitive process and behavior. There are different types of brain imaging technologies: PET- Positron Emission Topography, MRI- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, frMri- functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging EEG: Electroencephalogram and CAT-…

Truant Mail The first I ever heard about the University of Alabama’s Neuroscience program was from a letter a woman I barely knew claimed was mine. This letter (Sent after a 2012 Big 10 Expo) had fallen into the wrong hands, thanks to the mailman and had travelled great distances from mailbox F to mailbox G. Serendipity I thought, after warily accepting my truant mail (lest it was another bill), as said letter offered a unique program tailored to fit my interests before my search for graduate…