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PSYN8917 – Neuropsychological Practice
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Jennifer Batchelor
Lecturer
Greg Savage
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MClinNeuro and (PSYN840 or PSYN8840) and (PSYN855 or PSYN8855) and (PSYN853 or PSYN8853)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit builds on material taught in PSYN8840, PSYN8855, and PSYN8853 and encourages students to consider the range of issues that can impact on cognitive test performance. Issues fundamental to differential diagnosis will be explored. Students are exposed to complex areas of clinical practice such as mTBI. Various secondary influences on neuropsychological functioning including depressive disorders, trauma-related disorders, and anxiety disorders are detailed. Issues specific to working with elderly patients are considered and the neuropsychology of neurodegenerative disorders is detailed.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Apply neuropsycholigcal knowledge to conduct sophisticated differential diagnosis.
- ULO2: Understand the neuropathology and neuropsychology of various neurological syndromes.
- ULO3: Understand how different psychological tests contribute to neuropsychological formulations.
- ULO4: Understand major psychiatric diagnoses and the neuropsychological sequelae of those conditions.
- ULO5: Competently undertake case formulation and report writing for different audiences.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Interpretation of results of a traumatic brain injury case | 50% | No | 08/09/2020 |
| Case Formulation report | 50% | No | 27/10/2020 |
Interpretation of results of a traumatic brain injury case
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 29 hours
Due: 08/09/2020
Weighting: 50%
In 1750 words students are required to interpret and report on clinical data of a traumatic brain injury case.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply neuropsycholigcal knowledge to conduct sophisticated differential diagnosis.
- Understand the neuropathology and neuropsychology of various neurological syndromes.
- Understand how different psychological tests contribute to neuropsychological formulations.
- Understand major psychiatric diagnoses and the neuropsychological sequelae of those conditions.
- Competently undertake case formulation and report writing for different audiences.
Case Formulation report
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 27/10/2020
Weighting: 50%
Students will submit a report of 2000 words which is a differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply neuropsycholigcal knowledge to conduct sophisticated differential diagnosis.
- Understand the neuropathology and neuropsychology of various neurological syndromes.
- Understand how different psychological tests contribute to neuropsychological formulations.
- Understand major psychiatric diagnoses and the neuropsychological sequelae of those conditions.
- Competently undertake case formulation and report writing for different audiences.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
This course will be run online. Students will be expected to listen to prerecorded lectures. Lecturer slots will be run as Q&A sessions on some weeks (commencing Week 2) as advised in timetable posted on iLearn. Compulsory and recommended readings advised during lectures.
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