Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment with Hispanics (eBook)

Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice

Antolin M. Llorente (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2008
XXII, 234 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-71758-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Here is the first volume of a new series that explores diversity, culture, and ethnicity and their impact on neurological function. This volume features research-based evidence on the impact of Hispanic culture on brain-behavior relationships. Articles explore factors such as acculturation, assimilation, cultural identity, and migration patterns. Clinical issues, such as competence and minimal standards and novel approaches for appropriate assessments of Hispanic populations, are examined. You'll discover important new findings and gain fascinating perspectives from disciplines in both the life and social sciences.

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Many demographers believe that Hispanics will become the single largest minority in this country within the next generation. This volume will be the first volume of this new series that explores diversity, culture and ethnicity and their impact on neurological functioning.It will provide a forum in which to examine and explore the influences of culture on brain-behavior relationships from theoretical and applied viewpoints. From a theoretical standpoint, the book will attempt to provide research-based evidence from the impact of culture on brain-behavior relationships while at the same time exploring key factors and issues (e.g., acculturation / assimilation, cultural identity, migrational patterns and their concomitants) responsible for these influences. From an applied standpoint, clinical issues such as competence and minimal standards associated with appropriate assessments of these populations will be discussed, including novel approaches to assessments.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction and Theoretical Foundations (S. A. Lawless, J. K. Ries, A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 2. American Population Estimates, Trends in American Immigration, and Neuropsychology: Influences on Assessment and Inferential Processes with Hispanic Populations.- Chapter 3. Hispanic Populations: Special Issues in Neuropsychology.- Chapter 4. Intellectual Abilities: An Introduction to Theoretical and Applied Assessment Considerations (C. von Thomsen, L. Gallup, and A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 5. Language: Development, Bilingualism, and Abnormal States (C. French and A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 6. The Neuropsychological Assessment of the Hispanic Patient (A. M. Llorente and D. Weber).- Chapter 7. Hispanics and Cultural Bias: Test Development and Applications (P. Smith, E. Lane, and A. M. Llorente).- Chapter 8. Rehabilitation (J. K. Ries, B. Potter, and A. M. Llorente).- Summary and Concluding Remarks.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology
• Reihe/Serie: Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology
• Zusatzinfo: XXII, 234 p. 27 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: assimilation • Culture • Development • Hispanics and health • Hispanics and neuropsychology • Latinos and health care • Migration • Minority • Neuropsychological practices with hispanics • Neuropsychology • Psychology • Psychology and minority health
• ISBN-10: 0-387-71758-7 / 0387717587
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-71758-6 / 9780387717586