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What is differential diagnosis?To diagnose a disease where several options are likely, to get the right disease on the table.
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What is the most fundamental property of a psychometric test?Validation, the degree to which a test measures what it claims to measure.
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Why can laboratory tests be useful even after the site of the lesion is known?That way strengths and weaknesses can be determined.
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What is the goal of neuropsychological assessment?It is not gathering test data, it is understanding the behavior of the patient in context of the environment in which he functions.
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What do you pay attention to when testting?Physical conditionCommunication skillsEmotional reactionsHow the person tackles the test (motivation)Function of sensesMovementSpeech and languageAttention and concentrationUnusualities
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What do you base the selection of tests on?What do you expect to find?TimeSuitability of the testCan patient handle itFollow up needed?
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What is the drawback of an IQ score?It doesn't tell you where a patient preforms good or bad, it is only a general assessment of functioning.
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What is the best performance method?Uses test scores, observations and historical data.The least depressed ability may be the best remaining behavioural representative of the original cognitive potential.
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What is a fixed test?A test were a priori choices determined the tests a patient gets.
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What are the pros of neuropsychological tests?Helpful in assessment of strengths, weaknessesA lot of test to choose fromNorms available
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