Cognitive Neuropsychology and and Conversion Analysis in Aphasia - An Introductory Casebook / Edition 1

by Ruth Lesser, Lisa Perkins

Overview

Cognitive neuropsychology is already radically influencing the clinical practice of aphasia assessment and therapy. It has made it possible to analyse individuals' language disorders through a psycholinguistic model and to quantify and evaluate the effects of intervention. The complementary methods of conversation analysis are also being introduced into assessment, with the potential for bringing a further structured approach to intervention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781861560681
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/04/1999
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	8.35(w) x 11.79(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Ruth Lesser and Lisa Perkins are the authors of Cognitive Neuropsychology and and Conversion Analysis in Aphasia - An Introductory Casebook, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part One: Applying Cognitive Neuropsychology.

A psycholinguistic model of comprehending and producing words.

Processes in auditory comprehension.

Assessing auditory comprehension.

Semantics.

Assessing semantics.

Orthographic processes in reading.

Assessing orthographic processes.

Processes in spoken production.

Assessing spoken production.

Processes in written production.

Assessing written production.

Practice in applying the model.

Implications of cognitive neuropsychology for therapy for the impairment.

Part Two: Applying Conversation Analysis.

Background.

Conversation analysis and aphasia.

Conversational management and aphasia.

Turn taking.

Repair.

Topic management.

Conversational analysis and its implications for therapy.

Impairment-focused therapy.

Communication-focused therapy.

Undertaking a conversational analysis.

Recording.

Transcription.

Analysis.

Editorial Reviews

Discusses how cognitive neuropsychology has influenced aphasia assessment and therapy by making it possible to analyze individuals' language disorders through a psycholinguistic model and to quantify and evaluate the effects of intervention. Also introduces the complementary methods of conversation analysis, which promise to bring a further structured approach to intervention. The book takes the form of a workbook with sample cases, asking the reader to form his or her own hypotheses. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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