Introduction to Neuropsychology (eBook)

J. Graham Beaumont (Autor)

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2008 | 2., Second Edition
382 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60623-812-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This outstanding text gives students a solid grounding in clinical and experimental neuropsychology. The author is a leading authority whose engaging writing style and thorough yet concise coverage of brain localization, anatomy, and their links to cognitive function make the book ideal for undergraduate or graduate use. It is illustrated with more than 60 figures, including six color plates.

Autor

J. Graham Beaumont, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, is Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in Putney, London, United Kingdom. Widely published, Professor Beaumont is a past Honorary General Secretary of the British Psychological Society and Chair of the Division of Neuropsychology, and holds an Honorary Chair at Roehampton University, London. He was formerly a Reader and Associate Dean for Combined Science at the University of Leicester and Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at Swansea University.

Inhalt

I. Introduction1. The Discipline of Neuropsychology2. The Structure of the Central Nervous SystemII. Clinical Studies3. The Frontal Lobes4. The Temporal Lobes5. The Parietal Lobes6. The Occipital Lobes7. Language8. Degenerative Diseases and Profound Brain Injury9. The Subcortex and PsychosurgeryIII. Experimental Studies10. Split Brains and Dual Minds11. Divided Visual Field Studies12. Dichotic Listening13. Electrophysiology and Imaging14. Individual Differences: Gender and HandednessIV. Applications15. Neuropsychological Practice16. Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.5.2008
• Zusatzinfo: 2-page color insert
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Schlagworte: anatomy • Assessment • brain • Clinical • Cognitive • dementia • Diseases • disorders • Experimental • frontal • Functions • Injury • Interventions • language • lobes • Localization • Memory • Methods • neuroimaging • neuropsychiatric • Neuropsychiatry • Neuropsychological • Neuropsychology • Neuroscience • Practice • Rehabilitation • Structures • "substance abuse, behavior change, psychotherapy, interventions, addictions, ambivalence, resistance, therapy, counseling field, counseling students, interviewing skills, meth addiction, life coaching, helping professionals, therapeutic relationship, helping professions, professional counselor, core concepts, social workers, transpersonal, rationales, person-centered, exam, cognitive-behavioral, court-ordered, modality, clinicians, evidence-based, revisions, trainers, therapists, counselors, seminar, exerci • Testing • Traumatic
• ISBN-10: 1-60623-812-4 / 1606238124
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60623-812-7 / 9781606238127