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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808212803321

Autore

Peck James E. <1940->

Titolo

Pseudohypacusis : false and exaggerated hearing loss / / James E. Peck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-59756-735-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

617.8/075

Soggetti

Hearing disorders - Diagnosis

Audiometry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1. Terminology; Chapter 2. Historical Perspective; Chapter 3. Adults; Chapter 4. Children; Chapter 5. Signs and Risk Factors; Chapter 6. Conventional Behavioral Audiometry; Chapter 7. Special Behavioral Tests; Chapter 8. Objective Measures of Auditory Function; Chapter 9. Legal-Forensic Aspects; Chapter 10. Psychosocial Considerations; Chapter 11. Management: Interviewing, Counseling, Referring; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examining the issue of feigned or exaggerated hearing loss (HL) in depth, this book provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the literature on the identification, management, and psychological issues pertaining to false and exaggerated hearing loss (FEHL).