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Informationen zum Autor Barbara P. Uzzell, Marcel Ponton, Alfredo Ardila Zusammenfassung The Handbook views neurological assessment and rehabilitation from different perspectives, offering opportunities for increasing knowledge, understanding and improving clinical skills, as well as laying the groundwork for establishing internationa Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: B.P. Uzzell, Part I: Grasping the Cross Culture Reality. Part II: Culture and Neuropsychology. A. Ardila, The Impact of Culture on Neuropsychological Test Performance. N.W. Nelson, M. Ponton, The Art of Clinical Neuropsychology. V. Nell, Environmentalists and Nativists: The IQ Controversy in Cross Cultural Perspective. C. Caetano, Qualitative Assessment Within and Across Cultures. Part III: Communication. A. Ardila, K. Keating, Cognitive Abilities in Different Cultural Contexts. C.D. Qualls, Speech, Language, and Neuropsychological Testing: Implications for African Americans. Part IV: Developmental Influences. L.W. Braga, Developmental Perspectives: Culture and Neuropsychological Development During Childhood. C. Armengol, Executive Functions in Hispanics: Towards an Ecological Neuropsychology. Part V: Educational Influences. A. Ardila, M. Rosselli, Illiteracies and Cognition: The Impact on Education. A. Castro-Caldas, Relationship Between Functional Brain Organization and Education. F. Ostrosky-Solis, Educational Effects on Cognitive Functions: Brain Reserve, Compensation, or Testing Bias. Part VI: Visuospatial Representations. R. Sugarman, Visuospatial Assessment in Cross Cultural and Nonwestern Settings. M. Iwata, Neural Circuit of Reading and Writing in the Japanese Language. Part VII: Cross Culture Assessments. M. Ponton, M.E. Corona-LoMonaco, Cross Cultural Issues in Neuropsychology: Assessment of the Hispanic Patient. G.D. Salazar, M.P. Garcia, A.E. Puente, Clinical Neuropsychology of Spanish Speakers: The Challenge and Pitfalls of Neuropsychology of a Heterogeneous Population. A. Shah, Cultural Issues in Clinical Context With Asian Indian Patients. L. Gilbert, S. Tollman, Epidemiological Social and Cultural Aspects of Illness–A Case Study of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Part VIII: Response to Life Events. T. Judd, R. DeBoard, Natural Recovery: An Ecological Approach to Neuropsychological Recuperation. S. Tollman, Emotions and Attitudes: Unbundling Sociocultural Influences. ...
