Retraining Cognition: Techniques and Applications

Parente Ph.D., Rick

ISBN 10: 1416404384 / ISBN 13: 9781416404385

Published by Pro-Ed, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Retraining Cognition: Techniques and Applications
• Publisher: Pro-Ed
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416404384
• ISBN 13: 9781416404385
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This third edition of Retraining cognition is a wealth of knowledge for professionals who treat persons with brain injuries, neurological disorders, strokes, developmental delays, posttraumatic stress disorder, cognitive rehabilitation, and learning disabilities. It focuses on existing theories in addition to providing the latest discoveries and techniques that have stood the test of time, are confirmed by a research database, and have proven especially effective in clinical experience. New chapters have been added while existing chapters are all updated with new information from the field.

Synopsis

Summarizes many of the techniques developed over the past two decades for restoring a person's mental processes after injury to the brain, and the theoretical underpinnings in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and speech and language therapy. The topics include the neuropsychology of thinking, iconic and echoic memory, retrieval from long-term