Assessment
What neuropsych subtests would you select for a child with social communication deficits and suspected ASD?
NEPSY-II Theory of Mind and Affect Recognition
Name the 3 major components of a neuron
Soma, Axon, Dendrites
What is the theoretical foundation of the KABC-II
Lurian
Define Theory of Mind
The ability to understand mental states—our own and those of others
This diagnosis requires presence of social communication deficits and restricted repetitive behaviors
ASD
What assessment(s) would you select for a 10 year old child with referral of inattention and hyperactivity?
Conners CPT, NEPSY-II Attention measures, Test of Everyday Attention, TEACH
This large bundle of white matter fibers connects the right and left hemispheres
Corpus Callosum
Name the 4 components of Baddeley's working memory model
phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, central executive, and episodic buffer
Define dysgraphia
A neurological disorder characterized by writing disabilities.
A state in which oxygen is not available in sufficient amounts at the tissue level to maintain adequate homeostasis
Hypoxia
A 13 year old with congenital heart disease is referred for evaluation due to difficulties in school related only to tests and exams. The adolescent reports that they forget everything they have learned when they take tests. Parents also report difficulties with multistep instructions and completing daily living skills such as morning routine and after school routines. What assessment(s) would you select?
What limbic region is involved in learning and memory?
Hippocampus
Name 1 of the 5 major classifications of the Integrated SNP/CHC model
basic sensorimotor functions, facilitators and inhibitors, basic cognitive processes, acquired knowledge skills, and social-emotional (cultural and environmental factors).
Define anomia
At what age must ADHD symptoms be present in order do receive a diagnosis
12
Name the difference between omission and commission errors in the NEPSY auditory attention and response subtest
Commission - selected wrong stimuli in response to target stimuli
Omission - omitted target stimuli
This neuroanatomical feature is most likely related to processing speed and serves as a protective mechanism for neurons
Myelin
Which model of attention includes these four components: 1)Focus-Execute, 2) Encode, 3) Sustain, and 4) Shift.
Mirsky's Four Factor Model of Attention
Define unilateral neglect
absence of spatial attention and incoming stimuli on the contralateral side to the lesion site
Medical Condition characterized by build up of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles. These patients often demonstrate poor performance on visual, semantic and working memory, visuoconstructive and frontal functions, reading, attention, motor coordination and executive function of parietal lobe
Hydrocephalus
Word Interference
The pathway that carries visual information from the primary visual cortex to the temporal lobe. It is involved in the perception of information about objects, and referred to as the "what" pathway.
Ventral Pathway
This model is aimed at determining the input, processing, and output requirements of a task also referred to as a demand analysis
Hale and Fiorello’s Cognitive Hypothesis Testing
Define synaptic pruning
The process in which the brain removes neurons and synapses that it does not need
This diagnosis is characterized by impaired language comprehension.
Wernicke's Aphasia