Undergraduate Course: Clinical Neuropsychology: a Cognitive Perspective (PSYL10041)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This option examines the clinical neuropsychological assessment of a range of neuropsychological disorders. The pattern of cognitive dysfunction in disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease, semantic dementia, frontal lobe syndromes, and amnesia will be studied and explained using cognitive models of memory, semantic organisation and behaviour control. In addition the student will be introduced to a range of clinical neuropsychological assessment methods.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Psychology Methodology 1 (PSYL10034) AND Psychology Methodology 2 (PSYL10035)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Degree major in Psychology and passes in Psychology courses at least to the equivalent of Junior Honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 55
Course Start	Block 1 (Sem 1)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 86 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Visiting Student Assessment 100% Essay (maximum length 3000 words). A choice of topics to be set by the course organiser.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			1:30

Academic year 2015/16, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: 6
Course Start	Block 1 (Sem 1)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 88 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Visiting Student Assessment 100% Essay (maximum length 3000 words). A choice of topics to be set by the course organiser.
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Learning Outcomes
Students will gain knowledge of: Clinical neuropsychological assessment and neuropsychological tests used within a clinical setting Neuropsychological presentation of a range of clinical neurological disorders including the dementias Students will be able to apply cognitive models to explain profiles of cognitive and behavioural dysfunction Teaching will consist of lectures, video case presentations, workshops and student presentations

Reading List
Goldstein, L.H. and McNeil, J.E. (2nd edition 2012). Chapter 1: General Introduction: What is the relevance of neuropsychology for clinical psychology practice? In: Clinical Neuropsychology: A practical guide to the assessment and management for clinicians. (Goldstein, L.H. and McNeil, J.E. Eds) John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex. General References on Neuropsychological Tests Spreen, O. and Strauss, E. (2006). A compendium of neuropsychological tests: Administration, norms and commentary. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Lezak, M.D. (5th edition 2012). Neuropsychological assessment. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Bradley, V. and Kapur, N. Chapter 9. Neuropsychological assessment of memory disorders. In Gurd, J; Kischka, U & Marshall, J C (Eds) (2010) The Handbook of clinical neuropsychology. 2nd ed.Oxford University Press. Evans, J.J. (2012). Chapter 7: Disorders of Memory. In: Clinical Neuropsychology: A practical guide to the assessment and management for clinicians. (Goldstein, L.H. and McNeil, J.E. Eds) John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex. Kopelman, M.D. (2002). Disorders of Memory. Brain, 2152-2190. Snowden, J. Chapter 28. The neuropsychological presentation of Alzheimer�s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. In Gurd, J; Kischka, U & Marshall, J C (Eds) (2010) The Handbook of clinical neuropsychology. 2nd ed.Oxford University Press. Salmon, D.P. and Bondi, M.W (2009). Neuropsychological assessment of dementia. Annual Review of Psychology. 60, 257-282. Burgess, P.W. and Alderman, N. Chapter 9 Executive Dysfunction: A practical Guide to assessment and management for clinicians. Edited by L.H. Goldstein and J.E. McNeil, 2012. John Wiley and Sons Lts. Burgess, PW. Chapter 18. Assessment of executive function. In Gurd, J; Kischka, U & Marshall, J C (Eds) (2010) The Handbook of clinical neuropsychology. 2nd ed.Oxford University Press. Generalization and differentiation in semantic memory: insights from semantic dementia. Lambon Ralph MA. Patterson K. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1124:61-76, 2008 Mar.38. Where do you know what you know? The representation of semantic knowledge in the human brain. Patterson K. Nestor PJ. Rogers TT. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 8(12):976-87, 2007 Dec.