Table Of Content

Contents Page: xi I: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Page: 1 Introduction Page: 3 1. The Practice of Neuropsychological Assessment Page: 7 2. Basic Concepts Page: 17 Examining the Brain Page: 17 Brain Damage and Organicity Page: 18 Concerning Terminology Page: 19 Dimensions of Behavior Page: 20 Cognitive Functions Page: 22 Classes of Cognitive Functions Page: 25 Personality/Emotionality Variables Page: 40 Executive Functions Page: 42 3. The Behavioral Geography of the Brain Page: 45 Brain Pathology and Psychological Functions Page: 45 The Cellular Substrate Page: 46 The Structure of the Brain Page: 47 The Cerebral Cortex and Behavior Page: 56 Functional Organization of the Posterior Cortex Page: 71 The Precentral (Anterior) Cortex: Frontal Lobe Disorders Page: 87 Clinical Limitations of Functional Localization Page: 95 4. The Rationale of Deficit Measurement Page: 97 Comparison Standards for Deficit Measurement Page: 98 The Measurement of Deficit Page: 102 The Deficit Measurement Paradigm Page: 108 5. The Neuropsychological Examination: Procedures Page: 110 Conceptual Framework of the Examination Page: 110 Conduct of the Examination Page: 113 Procedural Considerations in Neuropsychological Assessment Page: 127 Maximizing the Patient's Performance Level Page: 139 Constructive Assessment Page: 143 6. The Neuropsychological Examination: Interpretation Page: 144 The Nature of Psychological Examination Data Page: 144 Evaluation of Neuropsychological Examination Data Page: 152 Interpreting the Examination Data Page: 160 7. Neuropathology for Neuropsychologists Page: 170 Head Trauma Page: 171 Vascular Disorders Page: 193 Degenerative Disorders Page: 203 Cortical Dementias Page: 204 Subcortical Dementias Page: 221 Other Progressive Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Which Neuropsychological Effects May Be Page: 241 Toxic Conditions Page: 250 Infectious Processes Page: 267 Neoplasms Page: 270 Oxygen Deprivation Page: 272 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Page: 274 Nutritional Deficiency Page: 275 8. Neurobehavioral Variables and Diagnostic Issues Page: 277 Lesion Characteristics Page: 277 Time Page: 282 Subject Variables Page: 288 Problems of Differential Diagnosis Page: 319 II: A COMPENDIUM OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT TECHIQUES Page: 333 9. Orientation and Attention Page: 335 Orientation Page: 335 Attention, Concentration, and Tracking Page: 352 10. Perception Page: 385 Visual Perception Page: 385 Auditory Perception Page: 417 Tactile Perception Page: 423 Olfaction Page: 427 11. Memory I: Tests Page: 429 A General Review of Memory Functions Page: 429 Verbal Memory Page: 431 Nonverbal Auditory Memory Page: 465 Tactile Memory Page: 490 Incidental Learning Page: 494 Remote Memory Page: 494 Forgetting Page: 497 12. Memory II: Batteries, Paired Memory Tests, and Questionnaires Page: 499 Memory Batteries Page: 499 Paired Memory Tests Page: 514 Memory Questionnaires Page: 517 13. Verbal Functions and Language Skills Page: 523 Aphasia Page: 523 Verbal Expression Page: 536 Verbal Academic Skills Page: 550 14. Construction Page: 559 Drawing Page: 560 Building and Assembling Page: 587 15. Concept Formation and Reasoning Page: 602 Concept Formation Page: 603 Reasoning Page: 628 Mathematical Procedures Page: 641 16. Executive Functions and Motor Performance Page: 650 The Executive Functions Page: 650 Motor Performance Page: 676 17. Batteries for Assessment of Brain Damage Page: 686 Ability and Achievement Page: 687 Batteries Developed for Neuropsychological Assessment Page: 709 Batteries for Assessing Specific Conditions Page: 723 Screening Batteries for General Use Page: 731 18. Observational Methods, Rating Scales, and Inventories Page: 736 The Mental Status Examination Page: 736 Rating Scales and Inventories Page: 738 Dementia Evaluation Page: 738 Epilepsy Patient Evaluations Page: 751 Psychiatric Symptoms Page: 753 Traumatic Brain Injury Page: 754 19. Tests of Personal Adjustment Page: 767 Projective Personality Tests Page: 767 Objective Tests of Personality and Emotional Status Page: 776 20. Testing for Functional Complaints Page: 791 Examining for Functional Complaints with Tests in General Use Page: 792 Examining Functional Complaints with Special Techniques Page: 799 Appendix: Test Publishers and Distributors Page: 807 References Page: 808 Test Index Page: 985 A Page: 985 B Page: 985 C Page: 986 D Page: 987 E Page: 987 F Page: 987 G Page: 988 H Page: 988 I Page: 988 J Page: 988 K Page: 988 L Page: 988 M Page: 989 N Page: 989 O Page: 989 P Page: 990 Q Page: 990 R Page: 990 S Page: 991 T Page: 992 U Page: 992 V Page: 992 W Page: 993 Y Page: 993 Z Page: 993 Subject Index Page: 995 A Page: 995 B Page: 998 C Page: 1000 D Page: 1002 E Page: 1004 F Page: 1006 G Page: 1007 H Page: 1008 I Page: 1010 J Page: 1011 K Page: 1011 L Page: 1011 M Page: 1012 N Page: 1015 O Page: 1016 P Page: 1016 Q Page: 1019 R Page: 1019 S Page: 1020 T Page: 1022 U Page: 1024 V Page: 1024 W Page: 1026 Z Page: 1026

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Significant new insights and research findings about brain-behavior relationships, neurological disorders, neurodiagnostic issues, and neuropsychological assessment procedures are incorporated into the third edition of Neuropsychological Assessment. Preliminary chapters present the principles necessary for a patient-oriented, personalized, hypothesis-testing approach to neuropsychological assessment. The subsequent chapters contain nearly all of the tests and assessment techniques covered in the previous editions plus many additional ones, including newly developed neuropsychological tests, tests from other branches of psychology, research techniques that have only recently been introduced into clinical neuropsychology, tests originating in Europe and elsewhere, and a few measures as yet untried by neuropsychologists. In a reorganization designed to meet current thinking and assessment procedures, tests originally offered in prepackaged batteries are now presented within their appropriate functional domains. For example, individual memory tests -- whether developed singly or for use in a commercial battery -- are discussed in the chapter on memory tests, while a new chapter deals with memory batteries, questionnaires, and inventories. A separate chapter reviews prepackaged and commercial test batteries used for general-purpose neuropsychological assessment, but the individual tests from these batteries are treated elsewhere according to the salient functions they examine. Following chapters on observational measurement techniques and on measures of personality and emotional status, the concluding chapter presents an array of techniques that have been used to identify motivational problems and malingering.