Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance

Name: Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance
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ISBN: 9780199838615

ISBN-10: 0199838615

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Edition: 2013

Authors: Peter Arnett

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It has long been appreciated among clinical neuropsychologists that both primary and secondary factors contribute to cognitive dysfunction in neurological patients. Primary influences are the direct result of the extent and location of damage to the brain. Secondary influences stem from something associated with brain injury or disease besides the specific areas of the brain affected. For example, a patient with a neurological disease may develop depression, something which in turn often impacts cognitive functioning. Other secondary factors associated with disease besides depression can also negatively impact cognitive functioning, including anxiety, pain, fatigue, and motor impairments,…

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List price: $195.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/5/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 9.69" wide x 6.69" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.540



Preface to the National Academy of Neuropsychological Series on Evidence-Based Practices


Preface to the Second Volume in the National Academy of Neuropsychological Series on Evidence-Based Practices: Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance


Contributors



Introduction to Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance




Relationship of Affective Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Fatigue, Motor Impairments, Diagnosis Threat, and Effort to Cognitive Functioning



Symptom Invalidity on Neuropsychological Testing




Neuropsychological Deficits in Major Depressive Disorder: Correlates and Conundrums




The Allure of Emotion: How Affective Stimuli Impact Cognitive Processing Among Patients with Mood Disorders




The Impact of Anxiety on Cognitive Task Performance




Fatigue: Its Influence on Cognition and Assessment




The Impact of Pain and Pain-Related Factors on Cognitive Functioning




The Influence of Motor Impairments on Cognitive Functioning




Response Expectancies and Their Potential Influence in Neuropsychological Evaluation




Complexities in Assessing Secondary Influences in Specific Neurologic Conditions



Secondary Influences on Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis




The Role of Secondary Factors in HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders




Parkinsonï¿½s Disease: Secondary Influences on Cognition




Traumatic Brain Injury and the Impact of Secondary Influences




Secondary Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Stroke




Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance in Epilepsy




Assessing Secondary Influences and Their Impact on Neuropsychological Test Performance: Summing Things up and Where We Need to Go from Here



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