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•ADMINISTRATION of objective psychological tests and related procedures that are proven sensitive to the effects of brain injury •SELECTION of examination procedures that are specific for measuring functional changes due to impairment of specific cognitive domains •INTEGRATION of statistical and observational findings, and history, that may reveal a logically consistent pattern commonly seen with specific brain disorders •PROCESS of tying together psychosocial history, personality, medical and physical health history, and mechanisms of brain injury in order to make sense of present mental functioning and clinical presentation •DETERMINATION of rehabilitation needs based on the measured strengths and weaknesses in functional domains and the lifestyle of the individual
Understanding the biological sources of individual differences, particularly, helps identify brain-based disorders in memory, personality, self-awareness, cognition, and emotional expression. Working backwards, from a look at abnormal behavior obtained using formal tests, reasonable inferences about brain disorders can be reached.
Neuropsychologists use neuropsychological tests to tie the biological and behavioral aspects together. Through the use of tests, one is able to differentiate whether or not a behavioral abnormality is more likely caused by a biological abnormality in the brain or by an emotional or learned process.
Clinical neuropsychology bridges interest in the biological functioning of neural cells in the brain, spinal cord, and body with the study of psychological disorders. It uses objective, scientific techniques to link behaviors to underlying normal and abnormal biological processes. It aims to study patterns of abnormal behavior to infer the biological abnormalities that might be producing or contributing to those behaviors.
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESMENT
