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Elective Mutism
Norman H. Hadley
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Description for Elective Mutism
Hardback. Discusses elective mutism within the context of silence and gender differences in communication. This book provides a background for the problem of elective mutism by identifying the characteristics of healthy users of silence. It also provides a compendium of practical approaches for assessing and treating elective mutism. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNC; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Undeniably, language is at the core of human existence. Merleau-Ponty (1945) posited that thought and language are one - cognition being language; language, cognition. Although such a categorical stance can be challenged from a number of theoretical perspectives as dogmatic and nonveridical, the critical role of language in humanness is irrefutable. It is what defines and distinguishes creatures at the apex of the phylogenetic scale. The fact that cognition predates verbal fluency and can take various nonverbal forms does not diminish the pivotal role of language - it is a functional requisite, an imperative. More than a mere vehicle to ... Read more
Undeniably, language is at the core of human existence. Merleau-Ponty (1945) posited that thought and language are one - cognition being language; language, cognition. Although such a categorical stance can be challenged from a number of theoretical perspectives as dogmatic and nonveridical, the critical role of language in humanness is irrefutable. It is what defines and distinguishes creatures at the apex of the phylogenetic scale. The fact that cognition predates verbal fluency and can take various nonverbal forms does not diminish the pivotal role of language - it is a functional requisite, an imperative. More than a mere vehicle to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Neuropsychology and Cognition
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792324188
SKU
V9780792324188
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