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Neuropsychological Domains of Functioning

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Chapter 8 discusses various approaches to neuropsychological testing including the Reitan batteries and Boston Process techniques. The goal of this chapter is to provide a brief overview of the various domains generally associated with a neuropsychological evaluation. These domains include traditional components of a psychological evaluation such as cognitive ability, achievement, and social-emotional functioning. In addition, domains such as attention, executive functioning, fine motor skills, and visual-perceptual abilities are also presented as typically contained in a neuropsychological evaluation. This chapter is not an exhaustive review of the available measures; such a discussion is available in many sources, primary of which is Strauss, Sherman, and Spreen (2006).

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  2. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 793 Enderis Hall, 2400 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA

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Semrud-Clikeman, M., Ellison, P.A.T. (2009). Neuropsychological Domains of Functioning. In: Child Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88963-4_6

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