Task 1 - Prior Knowledge
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Student
Yina Paola González Robles
Group No. 361
Tutor
Diana María Ramírez Otalvaro
NATIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE UNIVERSITY–UNAD
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES–ECSAH
PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY - (403025A_954)
September 4, 2021
The object of knowledge of neuropsychology
Neuropsychology is a neuroscience that studies the relationships between the brain and the
behavior in both healthy subjects and those who have suffered some type of brain damage (Kolb &
Whishaw, 2002; Rains, 2003.
Its subject of study is almost exclusively human beings and the behaviors studied are more
specifically of our species such as: thought, memory, language, motor skills
perception y executive functions. It is worth mentioning that neuroscience studies the
brain function from a multidisciplinary point of view; this is; through contribution of
disciplines are not mutually exclusive like biology, chemistry, neurology, all these new ones
conceptions of the human mind are necessary to understand mental processes,
particularly more complex ones such as intelligence, consciousness, personality or the
emotions.
Neuropsychology proposes a model and a level of analysis that allows it to position itself between the
more mentalist models and the more neurobiological ones that connect mind and brain. It is inscribed
in the field of neuroscience, which is a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the system
nervous whose the objective is unify knowledge of the neurobiological processes and
psychobiological. Within the specific definitions we have then, that the
Neuropsychology is the science that studies the relationship between the brain and mental processes.
And behavior, its approach is mainly cognitive, that is, of the functions it performs.
the brain in a specific task or context. (Lezak Al, 2004).
The fields of psychology where neuropsychology can be applied.
In the broadest sense, the areas of psychology to which neuropsychology can contribute
The main intervention in the clinical context is evaluation and intervention.
We have to say that currently, clinical psychology and psychiatry are found
related in the field of mental health. Against clinical psychology, neuropsychology
applied is based on mental disorders, symptoms, structural alterations and their
functional times of brain activities, in the same way as to explain the effectiveness of the
psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological techniques used in the functioning model
cerebral.
Neuropsychology has a character between the brain and human behavior, and psychology in front of
Higher mental functions include attention, learning, and memory.
in such a way that language, thought, as well as executive functions.
Refer to the student's expectations regarding what the course can contribute to their education.
as a psychologist
Within the course, I have high expectations to face with the knowledge.
acquired in favor of my professional training the issues raised by social demand
regarding this discipline. As a future psychologist within this educational process is
obtain knowledge, skills, strategies, attitudes, and tools that will allow me to
questioning myself as a professional and as a human being
Conceptual map that clearly and precisely describes the tasks and products that must be carried out.
during the course
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Bibliography
Kolb, B., and Whishaw, I. Q. (2009). Fundamentals of human neuropsychology. Macmillan.
Portellano, J. A. (2005). Introduction to Neuropsychology. Madrid: Complutense University
McGraw-Hill. Interamericana. RECOVERED FROM:Invalid input.
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