An Assessment Guide To Geriatric Neuropsychology

This vol. meets a growing need in the areas of geriatric assessment combining data from studies in the area of cognitive aging, changes in cog. functioning, caregivers reports, and ethics. For psychologists, neuropsychologists, researchers, clinicians.

Sommario

Contents: Preface. Issues in Psychogeriatric Assessment. Psychometric Issues. Screening Instruments for Cognitive Impairment. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales. Measures of Intellectual Functioning and Neuropsychological Batteries. Memory Assessment. Attention and Executive Functioning. Language, Visuospatial, Perceptual, and Motor Functioning. Assessing Psychopathology. Age-Associated Conditions Affecting Cognition. The Role of the Caregiver in Neuropsychological Assessment. Ethics in the Assessment of Elderly Persons.

Info autore

Holly Tuokko

Riassunto

This vol. meets a growing need in the areas of geriatric assessment combining data from studies in the area of cognitive aging, changes in cog. functioning, caregivers reports, and ethics. For psychologists, neuropsychologists, researchers, clinicians.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Hadjistavropoulos Thomas, Holly Tuokko, Tuokko Holly
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780805819915
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-1991-5
• Pagine: 292
• Peso: 710 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Age groups: the elderly, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Age groups: the elderly / old age, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology