neuropsychology
Brain-behavior science field
Neuropsychology is the branch of psychology that studies relationships between the brain and behavior.
It examines how brain injuries, diseases, and abnormalities affect cognitive functions like memory, attention, and language: The neuropsychology department assessed her after the stroke.
Clinical neuropsychologists diagnose and treat patients; research neuropsychologists study brain-behavior connections in laboratories.
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
language · visuospatial · perception · reasoning · problem-solving · cognitive · mental · impairment
Brain damage from external force
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
epilepsy · multiple sclerosis · concussion · aphasia · amnesia · agnosia · apraxia · neglect
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- frontalOf the fore side
- temporalRelating to chronology
parietal · occipital · cerebellum · brainstem · prefrontal · limbic · thalamus · basal ganglia
Testing new methods
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
PET · EEG · clinical · case study · dissociation · longitudinal · normative · journals
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- patientAble to wait calmly
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- treatmentCare for an ailment
intervention · prognosis · recovery · outcome · competency · disability · accommodations · return to work
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- psychometricsPsychological measurement science
standardized · norms · baseline · interpretation · report · referral · forensic · malingering
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
working memory · language · visuospatial · perception · reasoning · problem-solving · cognitive · mental · impairment · deficit
traumatic brain injury
Brain damage from external force
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
Parkinson's · epilepsy · multiple sclerosis · concussion · aphasia · amnesia · agnosia · apraxia · neglect · ADHD
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- frontalOf the fore side
temporal · parietal · occipital · cerebellum · brainstem · prefrontal · limbic · thalamus · basal ganglia · white matter
experimental
Testing new methods
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
fMRI · PET · EEG · clinical · case study · dissociation · longitudinal · normative · journals · evidence-based
clinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- patientAble to wait calmly
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
treatment · intervention · prognosis · recovery · outcome · competency · disability · accommodations · return to work · medicolegal
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
psychometrics · standardized · norms · baseline · interpretation · report · referral · forensic · malingering · validity
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- brain sciencebrain scan, brain research, brain map, brain imaging, brain chemistry
- child psychologychild therapy, play therapy, pediatric therapy, developmental milestones, developmental delays
- psychology booksresearch journals, cognitive therapy, psychoanalysis, behavioral analysis, attachment theory
- psychology educationclinical training, research methods, psych 101, practicum, internship
neuropsychologypsychoanalysis
Treatment via unconscious exploration
pseudoscience · parapsychology · folk wisdom · astrology · phrenology