PSYC31H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuropsychological Assessment, Phineas Gage, Frontal Lobe
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Brain dysfunction isn"t the only thing that causes psychological/neurological disorders. Therefore, there are more variables that affect brain dysfunction than just. Illness or sickness (e. g. flu) inability to concentrate or have full brain capacity function psychological/neurological disorders. Clinical neuropsychology is focused on how to compensate weaknesses with strengthens (for: now: treatment) If didn"t drown witch were burned alive. Therefore, if you were suspected to be a witch, you would die regardless. Educational psychology and assessment: franz joseph gall (1758 1828): the originator of phrenology, phrenology: associating brain bumps to strengths and weakness of a person"s cognitive function and personality. In a sense, phrenology is the equivalent of modern day human brain mapping is fmri: can make just as absurd conclusions about the brain and people"s cognitive functioning. The forgotten: patients with psychological/neuropsychological disorder were abundant in asylums, philosophy was to treat without assessment. No etiology or assessment thus, no real treatment. John martyn harlow (1819 1907): executive brain function diminished.
