Memory And Amnesia: An Introduction - Softcover

PARKIN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631148698 ISBN 13: 9780631148692

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1987

Synopsis

Part one of this book provides an introduction to psychological theories of memory - it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. Part two is a systematic exploration of memory disorders which begins with an account of how clinicians assess memory function. Following this the various causes of amnesia are considered in turn, and approaches to remediation are discussed.

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Review

""Here at last is a text on the topic of amnesia we can recommend to the student who asks, 'What is the first thing I should read? Where is an overview that doesn't get bogged down in details? How can this diverse field be viewed in its entirety?' Now we can direct them to Parkin's book and be assured that it will satisfy all their needs."
-Laird Cermak, Boston University School of Medicine (about the First Edition)."
"Most readers, regardless of background, will most likely be fascinated by the contents of this book, and many may be stimulated to follow up with more intensive study of memory and its disturbances."
-Contemporary Psychology (About the First Edition)."

From the Back Cover

Memory and Amnesia: An Introduction provides a clear and comprehensive account of amnesia set in the context of our understanding of how normal memory operates. Part One provides the reader with an up-to-date survey of contemporary memory theories along with an account of the various methods for improving memory ability. Part Two begins with an overview of memory assessment which incorporates all important new developments, and focuses on the nature and explanation of the amnesic syndrome.

A new chapter deals with the emerging field of memory disorders linked to frontal lobe dysfunction, related to which is an entirely new approach to the study of age-related memory loss. The account of dementia is extended and includes an account of comparisons between different forms of the illness. The chapters on transient amnesic states and on psychogenic states are fully updated (including discussion of the false memory debate), and the significant advances in memory remediation are discussed in the last chapter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631148698
• ISBN 13: 9780631148692
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240