Reflecting current practice with a renewed focus on function-based assessments & evidence-based interventions Cognitive & Perceptual Rehabilitation Optimizing Function

Includes:: all of the tools you need to make a positive impact on your patients' lives This clinical resource summarizes highlights & constructively critiques the state of cognitive & perceptual rehabilitation This text helps you enhance your patients' quality of life by promoting enhanced performance of necessary & meaningful activities & decreasing participation restrictions Evidence-based intervention tables focus on improving daily function through proven methods Summary tables highlight each assessment's clinical utility & pyschometric properties to provide you with the tools you need to choose the best assessment for each patient An entire chapter on Application of Concepts features five case studies each discussing background data & medical record review evaluation findings assessments long-term goals short-term goals & interventionsfunctional activities to help you apply the theories & principles from the book to real-world situations Handy learning aids including Key Terms Learning Objectives & Review Questions help you remember important information

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This book provides the first comprehensive guide to the practice of ""enhanced"" cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) the latest version of the leading empirically supported treatment for eating disorders Written with the practitioner in mind the book demonstrates how this transdiagnostic approach can be used with the full range of eating disorders seen in clinical practice Christopher Fairburn & colleagues describe in detail how to tailor CBT-E to the needs of individual patients & how to adapt it for adolescents & patients who require hospitalization Also addressed are frequently encountered co-occurring disorders & how to manage them Reproducible appendices feature the Eating Disorder Examination interview & questionnaire ...

Countless studies have established the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for many manifestations of depression & anxiety In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Distress Wenzel & Kleiman discuss the benefits of CBT for pregnant & postpartum women who suffer from emotional distress The myths of CBT as rigid & intrusive are shattered as the authors describe its flexible application for perinatal women This text teaches practitioners how to successfully integrate CBT structure & strategy into a supportive approach in working with this population The examples used in the book will be familiar to postpartum specialists making this an easily comprehensive & useful resource ...

In this greatly expanded & extensively updated edition of a widely popular resource you see how teachers' individual & collective capacities for continuing self-improvement are strengthened over time through Cognitive Coaching ...

A comprehensive guide to learning technologies that unlock the value in big data Cognitive Computing provides detailed guidance ...

Up to the 1960s psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism which focused on stimuli & responses & regarded consideration of what may happen in the mind as unapproachable scientifically This began to change with the devising of methods to try to tap into what was going on in the 'black box' of the mind & the development of 'cognitive psychology' With the study of patients who had suffered brain damage or injury to limited parts of the brain outlines of brain components & processes began to take shape & by the end of the 1970s a new science cognitive neuroscience was born But it was with the development of ways of accessing activation of the working brain using imaging techniques such as PET & f MRI that cognitive neuroscience came into its own as a science cutting across psychology & neuroscience with strong connections to philosophy of mind Experiments involving subjects in scanners while doing various tasks thinking problem solving & remembering are shedding light on the brain processes involved The research is exciting & new & often makes media headlines But there is much misunderstanding about what brain imaging tells us & the interpretation of studies on cognition In this Very Short Introduction Richard Passingham a distinguished cognitive neuroscientist gives a provocative & exciting account of the nature & scope of this relatively new field & the techniques available to us focusing on investigation of the human brain He explains what brain imaging shows pointing out common misconceptions & gives a brief overview of the different aspects of human cognition perceiving attending remembering reasoning deciding & acting Passingham concludes with a discussion of the exciting advances that may lie ahead ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

John R Anderson has been long been at the forefront of the study of cognition with accomplishments that have informed the way cognitive psychology is investigated applied & taught With this new edition of his classic textbook Anderson again takes students to the forefront of the field incorporating the latest theoretical breakthroughs research findings & technological advances as well as marking the increasing role of neuroscience in the study of cognitive functions As always Anderson makes his discussions of higher mental processes concrete & accessible with fascinating examples & clear explanations of the underlying research The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource Launch Pad which offers innovative media content curated & organised for easy assignability Launch Pad's intuitive interface presents quizzing flashcards animations & much more to make learning actively engaging ...

With an accessible easy-to-understand writing style Cognitive Psychology Sixth Edition will give you the tools you need to be successful in the course! This book covers cognitive neuroscience attention & consciousness perception memory knowledge representation language problem solving & creativity decision making & reasoning cognitive development & intelligence A review of key themes at the end of every chapter will help you spend more time studying important information & less time trying to figure out what you need to know The author provides a from lab to life approach that covers theory lab & field research & applications to everyday life ...

Rigorously researched & accessibly written Cognitive Psychology A Student's Handbook is widely regarded as the leading undergraduate textbook in the field The book is clearly organised & offers comprehensive coverage of all the key areas of cognitive psychology With a strong focus on considering human cognition in context the book has been designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of cognitive psychology providing them with detailed knowledge of the very latest advances in the field New to this edition Thoroughly revised throughout to include the latest research & developments in the field Extended coverage of cognitive neuroscience Additional content on computational cognitive science New & updated case studies demonstrating real life applications of cognitive psychology Fully updated companion website Cognitive Psychology A Student's Handbook will be essential reading for all undergraduate students of psychology Those taking courses in computer science education linguistics physiology & medicine will also find it an invaluable resource ...

Cognitive Science combines the interdisciplinary streams of cognitive science into a unified narrative in an all-encompassing introduction to the field This text presents cognitive science as a discipline in its own right & teaches students to apply the techniques & theories of the cognitive scientist's 'toolkit'
- the vast range of methods & tools that cognitive scientists use to study the mind Thematically organized rather than by separate disciplines Cognitive Science underscores the problems & solutions of cognitive science rather than those of the subjects that contribute to it
- psychology neuroscience linguistics etc The generous use of examples illustrations & applications demonstrates how theory is applied to unlock the mysteries of the human mind Drawing upon cutting-edge research the text has been updated & enhanced to incorporate new studies & key experiments since the first edition A new chapter on consciousness has also been added

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