PSICLI022A - ASSESSMENT IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

The course aims at providing advanced knowledge on clinical neuropsychology, with a focus on neuropsychological assessment, by developing critical thought in both theoretical and methodological domain and providing the crucial cognitive instruments for a productive integration within multidisciplinary équipes. The module contributes to the fulfillment of the educational goals of the Clinical and Health Psychology Master Degree, by providing the instruments for the comprehension of the mind-brain-behavior relationship in atypical populations, which suffered brain injuries. The student will have to demonstrate the acquisition of: 1) knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological bases of the discipline; 2) knowledge and understanding of the neuropsychological deficits included in the course programme; 3) knowledge and understanding of the methodological and ethical foundations of neuropsychological assessment; 4) knowledge and understanding of the assessment methods of the neuropsychological disorders included in the course programme; 5) ability of linking and integrating knowledge; 6) ability of communicating knowledge in a clear way and through a disciplinary lexicon.