R. Stephen Walsh, Lorraine Crawley, Neil Dagnall

Neuropsychology

The Brain and Relational Approaches (First Edition)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a clinically oriented introduction to neuropsychology through a relational lens that emphasizes the importance of social and environmental factors on brain function, trauma, and recovery.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9781529777888
• ISBN-10: 1529777887
• Artikelnr.: 74063724

Autorenporträt

R. Stephen Walsh is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at MMU where he is part of the forensic team and he contributes to a wide range of courses at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. Stephen s research has a particular focus on the role social identity plays in individual behaviour, and outcomes, and he has published widely in this area.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introducing Neuropsychology
Chapter 1: History of neuropsychology: Vygotsky and Luria - the 'social'
origins of neuropsychology
Chapter 2: Introducing the relational brain and relational self
Chapter 3: Human beings as meaning makers
Chapter 4: Introducing self-defining memories and narrative approaches to
brain injury
Part II: Neuropsychology: Function and Dysfunction
Chapter 5: Functional neuroanatomy
Chapter 6: Neurodegenerative disorders
Chapter 7: Disorders of attention and perception
Chapter 8: Executive dysfunction
Chapter 9: Memory
Chapter 10: Language and neurorehabilitation
Part III: Neuropsychology and Clinical Practice
Chapter 11: Overview of contemporary neurorehabilitation
Chapter 12: Consciousness
Chapter 13: Pain and the brain
Chapter 14: Emotional and social functioning from a clinical perspective
Chapter 15: Practical issues in clinical neuropsychology