Assessment Issues in Child Neuropsychology
. Ed(S): Tramontana, Michael G.; Hooper, Stephen R.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Tramontana, Michael G.; Hooper, Stephen R. Series: Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Neuropsychology has its roots in clinical neurology. Reading case de scriptions by 19th century neurologists, such as Wernicke's painstakingly detailed examinations of patients with the "aphasic symptom-complex," makes it obvious that neuropsychology is not a new discipline. Even the marriage with psychology is not new; the neurologist Arnold Pick, for example, was fully conversant with the developments in contemporary psychological as well as linguistic research. However, the primary focus of 19th and early 20th century psychology was on "general psychology," and only a small number of psychologists ventured into what then was called "differential psychology" (the psychology of individual dif ... Read more
Neuropsychology has its roots in clinical neurology. Reading case de scriptions by 19th century neurologists, such as Wernicke's painstakingly detailed examinations of patients with the "aphasic symptom-complex," makes it obvious that neuropsychology is not a new discipline. Even the marriage with psychology is not new; the neurologist Arnold Pick, for example, was fully conversant with the developments in contemporary psychological as well as linguistic research. However, the primary focus of 19th and early 20th century psychology was on "general psychology," and only a small number of psychologists ventured into what then was called "differential psychology" (the psychology of individual dif ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306428982
SKU
V9780306428982
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