chapter 17

• Neuropsych assessment: what is clinical neuropsychology?

  Study of brain-behavior relationships. Usually concussion tests, take the test before as a baseline for what your simple cognitive functioning to be compared to the test taken again after getting a concussion.
• Conceptualization of neurpsychology tasks?

  focus executes (scan information and respond). sustain attention (attention test are long and boring.) encode memory (transmits information to long term memory, storing information). shift and cognitive flexibility
• What is the nature of neuropsychology tasks (difficulty)?

  mini mental status exams, simple easy questions, e.g., what year is it?
• Halstead Reitan: what is the category test?

  VISUAL: 208 geometric figures (7 subtests), Figure out the rule for that subtest, Simple and straightforward, Mental flexibility --> ability to change directions when given feedback.
• Halstead Retain: what does the category test pull for?

  ability to learn from feedback, cognitive flexibility, problem solving. Identifies if there is brain damage but does not tell you where or what is specifically.
• Halstead Reitan: what is the seashore rhythm test?

  NOT SPEECH, NOT LANGUAGE BASED: Paired sets of beats (indicate same or different pattern).
• Halstead Reitan: what does the seashore rhythm test pull for?

  Concentration, auditory attention and discrimination (differences between).
• Halstead Reitan: what is the speech sound perception test?

  AUDITORY, LANGUAGE BASED: Recorded nonsense syllables (symbols that resemble actual English words but are not actual words). Helps detect damage to the speech center.
• Halstead Reitan: what does the speech sound perception test pull for?

  concentrations, auditory attention, and discrimination.
• Halstead Retain: what is the trail making test?

  connecting the dots, trails A and B, focuses on processing speed, visual scanning, integration of visual and motor functions
• Halstead Retain: what is the tactual performance test?

  TOUCH/NOT VISUAL: Placing the correct blocks in the correct holes, not presented with the board prior to the test. Round 1 --> use dominant hand, Round 2 --> non dominant hand (performance should be better due to familiarity).
• Halstead Retain: what does the tactual performance test pull for?

  Spatial memory, motor ability, transfer between hemispheres, If hemispheres do not transfer the hand will struggle to do the task second time.
• Halstead Reitan: what is the finger tapping test?

  finger tapping a clicker, tap with left hand, tap with right hand. based on motor function, motor speed.
• Halstead Reitan: what does the finger tapping test pull for?

  hemispheric differences, Right hand --> LH, Left hand --> RH.
• Adult Neuropsychology: Halstead Reitan what is it for?

  Studying the impact of impairments of brain function on a wide range of human abilities. Halstead realized inadequacy in brain function required a wide range of tests that measured characteristics.
• The Halstead Reitan is available in?

  different versions for children and adults.