Evidence of absence [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to cognitive assessment in Australia / / Simon F. Crowe ; foreword by Stephen C. Bowden

• Autore: Crowe Simon F
• Pubblicazione: Bowen Hills, Qld., : Australian Academic Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Disciplina: 612.8233
• Soggetto topico: Neuropsychological tests; Cognition - Testing; Cognition disorders
• Altri autori: BowdenStephen C
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Background, Foreground and Methodological Considerations -- 2.The Vulnerabilities of Cognitive Evidence -- 3. How Many Neuropsychological Functions Are There? -- 4. Testing Hypotheses with the WAIS-IV and the WMS-IV -- 5. Are the Findings Normal?The Case of Ms Rosalie Ruby Red -- 6. Is the Compromise Global or Specific? The Case of Colonel Keen As -- 7. Is the Patient's Presentation a Genuine One? The Case of Mrs Peahen -- 8. Reporting Your Findings -- 9. Six Not-So-Easy Clinical Dilemmas -- Summary --References
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers Australian mental health clinicians a locally written guide to the clinical interpretation of cognitive assessments using the Wechsler scales, including the WAIS-IV, the WMS-IV and the Advanced Clinical Solutions for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV. Using Australian case material, the reader is provided with empirical and interpretative analysis based upon the varying State legal requirements, the range of sociocultural uses to which intellectual assessment is put, and consideration of appropriate norms.
• Titolo autorizzato: Evidence of absence
• ISBN: 1-921513-63-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790344303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II