Neuropsychology
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Vocational qualification
Distance
Become the most successful neuropsychologist thanks to ADL!
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Vocational qualification
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Distance Learning
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Learn about nervous system control and behaviour. This course provides a different perspective on psychology; with insights into how many psychological disorders can be more to do with the physical condition of a person than purely their experiences, attitudes, genetics or learning experiences. It is a fascinating study for anyone interested in either psychology or human biology; and a useful course for anyone working in areas related to health or psychology.
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About this course
To describe the relevance of neuropsychology to managing psychological disorders.
To explain the physiology of the nervous system.
To describe the anatomy of the nervous system.
To describe how conditions within the brain affect the way in which a person is physically capable or incapable of performing a variety of different tasks.
To explain how various aspects of a person's thought processes may vary according to that person's neurobiology.
This Course is Taught By:
Iona Lister
Her Background: Licentiate, Speech and Language Therapy, UK, Diploma in Advanced Counselling Skills.
She has been a clinician and manager of health services for fifteen years, and a trainer for UK-based medical charities, focusing on psychosocial issues, mental health disorders, and also the promotion of communication skills for people in helping roles. As a freelance writer, she contributes articles for magazines, has written four published books, and has written course material on coaching and counselling related fields.
Reviews
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I appreciated the course and built up a decent comprehension of learning and behavioural issues. I feel this will be useful in my part as a Clerk at a neighborhood primary school. The course lived up to my desires and I appreciated the test of finding out about conditions i knew minimal about. The presentation of the course and the chance to speak with my mentor was important. I delighted in the course so much , I am wishing to do another one.
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The course was a significant learning knowledge for me since I could to find out about the specialized parts of the information technology. I like the way the course was organized in light of the fact that one can take in a ton at an advantageous time as there are no due dates to completion of assignments. Its exceptionally adaptable and helpful.
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An exceptionally beneficial and valuable course which has advanced my field of work
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Recommended
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This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 15 years
Subjects
- Psychology
- Human Biology
- Perspective
- Dementia
- Neurology
- Neuropsychology
- Human Physiology
- Central nervous system
- Neurotransmitters
- Spinal Cord
- Neuroanatomy
- Neuromuscular
- Nerve impulse
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Course programme
There are 10 lessons
- Foundations of Neuropsychology
- What is neuropsychology?
- The Information Processing Approach
- Studying the human mind
- Techniques used
- Brain scans
- Animal studies
- Methods of investigating the brain
- Psychological tests
- Stroop test
- Neurophysiology
- Neurons
- Parts of a neuron
- Neurotransmitters
- Effects of neurotransmitters
- Neurotransmitters and their effects
- Endorphins
- Disorders associated with neurotransmitters
- Glia cells
- Schwann cells
- Nerve impulse
- Synaptic transmission
- Nerve impulse
- Neuromuscular transmission
- Neuroanatomy
- The nervous system
- Parts of the central nervous system
- The brain
- The spinal cord
- Spinal nerves
- Blood brain barrier
- Peripheral nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
- Sensory somatic nervous system
- Spinal nerves
- Cranial nerves
- How the nervous system works (a summary)
- Problems with brain functioning
- Cerebral palsy
- Brain tumours
- Injuries to the head
- Epilepsy
- Headaches
- Mental illness
- Meningitis and encephalitis
- Laterality and Callosal Syndromes
- Brain lateralisation
- Left handedness
- Cognitive neuropsychology
- Callosal syndrome
- Complete severance
- Split brain
- Complete severance
- Split brain syndrome
- Lobotomy
- Psychosurgery
- Dual brain theory
- Cognition, Personality and Emotion
- Brain damage
- Emotion and moods
- Phineas Gage
- Brain damage and emotion
- Frontal lobe
- Higher level functioning
- The Limbic system
- Neurotransmitters
- Neuropsychology
- Emotions research
- Perception Disorders
- Hemispatial neglect
- Causes of hemispatial neglect
- Auditory perceptual disorder
- Agnosia
- Visual agnosia
- Types of visual agnosia
- Prosopagnosia
- Simultanagnosia
- Optic aphasia
- Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder
- Motor Disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Motor disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury
- Non traumatic and/or genetic paediatric movement disorders
- Cerebral palsy
- Motor conditions
- Gerstmann’s Syndrome
- Apraxia
- Motor skills disorder
- Motion dyspraxia
- Neural transplants and Parkinson’s Disease
- Gene therapy
- How does gene therapy work
- Ethical issues surrounding gene therapy
- Language
- Broca’s area
- Wernicke’s area
- Speech
- Language
- Speech and language disorders
- Apraxia
- Aphasia
- Stuttering
- Neurogenic stuttering
- Troyer syndrome
- Speech disorders
- Dementia
- Kinds of dementia
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Vascular Dementia
- Multi-infarct Dementia
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Pick’s Disease
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Huntingdon’s Disease
- Pseudo-Dementia
- Spotting dementia and other conditions
- Neurodevelopment
- Major processes of neurodevelopment
- Neurogenesis
- Migration
- Differentiation
- Apoptosis
- Aborisation
- Synaptogenesis
- Asperger Syndrome
- Neuroplasticity and brain damage
Accreditation
This course is accredited by ACCPH and allows you to join as a professional member after completion. Membership allows you to add the letters MACCPH after your name (post-nominals).
Additional information
ASIQUAL
Neuropsychology