Clinical Psychology

pattern analysisA method of neuropsychological
test interpretation in which the basic pattern of
scores on tests is examined to see whether it
matches a pattern that has been reliably associated
with a specific neurological injury or impairment.

process/flexible approach or hypothesis-
testing approachIn this approach, the neuro-
psychologist selects the tests to be administered to
each patient based on his or her hypotheses about
thecaseandmayevenaltertheadministrationof
one or more tests.

rehabilitationIn the context of neuropsychol-
ogy, the treatment of patients with cognitive and
behavioral impairment due to brain dysfunction or
injury. Rehabilitation may involve helping the
patient“relearn”skills and/or changing the
patient’s environment to best compensate for the
impairment. Rehabilitation planning/coordination
is a major function of neuropsychologists.

right hemisphereThehemisphereofthebrain

that controls the left side of the body and for most

people is more involved in visual-spatial skills, the

perception of direction, creativity, and musical

activities.

standard batteryorfixed battery approach.In

this approach, all referred patients are administered

the same set of neuropsychological tests.

temporal lobesThe portion of the cortex that

mediates linguistic expression, reception, and

analysis and is involved in processing tones,

sounds, rhythms, and meanings that are nonlan-

guage in nature.

tumorsAbnormal tissue growths that may grow

inside or outside the brain or spread to the brain

from other areas of the body. Symptoms are

usually subtle at first and become more noticeable

as the tumor grows and exerts pressure on

surrounding areas of the brain.

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

To visit any of the following Web sites, go to
http://www.wadsworth.com and click Links.

18-1Division 40 of APA—Clinical Neuropsy-
chology
http://www.div40.org/

18-2Training Programs in Clinical Neuropsy-
chology (doctoral, internship, postdoctoral)
http://www.div40.org/training/index.html

18-3Neuropsychology Central

http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/

18-4The Whole Brain Atlas

http://www.med.harvard.edu/aanlib/home.

html

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