Clinical assessment of interhemispheric psychological functioning

Color and Psychological Functioning

Color is a ubiquitous perceptual experience, yet little scientific information about the influence of color on affect, cognition, and behavior is available. Accordingly, we have developed a general model of color and psychological functioning, which we present in this article. We also describe a hypothesis derived from this model regarding the influence of red in achievement contexts. In additi...

Asperger syndrome: tests of right hemisphere functioning and interhemispheric communication.

The primary aim of this investigation was to assess to what extent Rourke's (1989, 1995) nonverbal learning disabilities syndrome (NLD) model resembles the pattern of assets and deficits seen in people with Asperger syndrome (AS). NLD can be characterized by a cluster of deficits primarily affecting nonverbal aspects of functioning, in the presence of proficiency in single word reading and a su...

Psychological Assessment in Clinical Practice in Britain

One hundred and fifty-eight clinical psychologists practising in Britain completed a questionnaire concerning their use of and views about psychological assessment. The respondents reported spending on average slightly more than 50% of their working day on face-to-face clinical work and 13% of their time with clients on individual assessment. The results were compared to those of a similar surv...

Social functioning, psychological functioning, and quality of life in epilepsy.

PURPOSE Part of our research intended to explain "Quality of Life" (QoL) differences between people with epilepsy. To this end, a series of already existing generic and disease-specific health status measures were used. In this study, they were considered as determinants of people's QoL, whereas QoL itself was conceived as a general "value judgment" about one's life. METHODS From the records ...

Neurobiological Bases for Psychological Functioning