PSY 262 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Traumatic Brain Injury, Dsm-5, Neurodegeneration

• School: University of Hartford
• Department: Psychology - A&S
• Course: PSY 262
• Professor: Crowell Katherine

Document Summary

Neurocognitive disorders: areas of possible neurocognitive dysfunction, assessment of brain damage and neurocognitive functioning, steps in assessment, gather background information. Evaluate overall mental functioning personality characteristics, and coping skills: rule out sensory condition or emotional factors. Test to pinpoint areas of cognitive difficulty: types of neurocognitive disorders, neurocognitive disorder- a disorder what occurs when brain dysfunction affects thinking processes, memory, consciousness, or perception, major neurocognitive disorder, for diagnosis, must show significant decline in: At least 1 cognitive area: attention, focus, decision making, judgement, language, learning, memory, visual perception, or social understanding. Early detection cal allow individual to plan for future care before the disorder progresses: sometimes major neurocognitive disorder is downgraded to minor. As a result of recovery from stroke or traumatic brain injury: normal aging or neurocognitive disorder, delirium, acute state of confusion characterized by disorientation and impaired attentional skills. Abrupt onset: develops over a period of several hours or days.