NP Assessment Test Yourself Questions and Answers

NP Assessment Test Yourself Questions and Answers Using the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test to predict overall brain dysfunction would be an example of what stage in the history of clinical neuropsychology? a. The integrative and predictive stage b. The functional profile stage c. The single test approach stage d. The test battery / lesion specification stage c. The single test approach stage What stage in the history of clinical neuropsychology deemphasized localization of brain "lesions" and emphasized the identification of impaired and spared abilities? a. The integrative and predictive stage b. The functional profile stage c. The single test approach stage d. The test battery / lesion specification stage b. The functional profile stage All of the following could be a typical role of a school neuropsychologist except one; which one? a. Seek to integrate current brain research into educational practices. b. Administer measures exclusively without regard to individual differences. c. Provide educational interventions that have a basis in the neuropsychological or educational literature. d. Act as a liaison between the school and medical community for transition planning for TBI and other children with health impairments. b. Administer measures exclusively without regard to individual differences. Which area of training is more likely to be present in a pediatric neuropsychology program as opposed to a school neuropsychology program? a. Functional neuroanatomy b. Professional ethics c. Genetic and neurodevelopmental disorders d. Medical aspects of neuropsychology d. Medical aspects of neuropsychology All of the following constitute competency to provide school-based neuropsychological services except one; which one? a. Take a couple of CEU workshops on the latest neuropsychology instruments b. Complete a doctoral program with emphasis in school neuropsychology c. Become a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology from the ABSNP d. Complete a postgraduate, competency-based certification program with a strong supervised component. a. Take a couple of CEU workshops on the latest neuropsychology instruments Which of the Diplomate credentialing boards does not currently require a doctorate in psychology? a. The American Board of School Psychology b. The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology c. The American Board of Professional Neuropsychology d. The American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychologists a. The American Board of School Psychology All of the following are valid reasons for a neuropsychological evaluation except for which one? a. A child returning to school after a head injury. b. A child with a valid large scatter in psychoeducational test performance. c. A child with cognitive impairment. d. A child who is not responding to multiple intervention strategies. C: A child with cognitive impairment / mental retardation True / False: It is not uncommon for children who suffer a brain injury to appear to recover and function normally, only to have learning and/or behavioral problems surface later on as their brains mature. True True / False: The purpose of a neuropsychological evaluation is usually NOT to qualify a child for special education services (except in the case of Traumatic Brain Injury) but rather to provide educators and parents with an overview of the child's neurocognitive strengths and weaknesses. True According to the "Levels of Assessment" Model, If a Child Fails to Respond to Research-Based Interventions, the Team May Refer the Child for a ___________________. There are two main purposes for this type of evaluation: 1. identify strengths and weaknesses and 2. qualify the child for special education services. a. Psychoeducational Assessment b. Neuropsychological Evaluation c. Neurological Assessment d. Informal Assessment A: Psychoeducational assessment True / False: According to the "Levels of Assessment" Model, You MUST pass through each step of the model to get to the next step (i.e., you must follow the sequence of steps exactly). False _________________and ________________ serve as the essential building blocks for all other higher order cognitive tasks. a. Sensory Motor Functions and Attentional Processing b. Visual-Spatial Processes and Language Processes c. Memory and Learning Processes and Executive Functioning Processes d. None of the Above A: Sensory motor functions + attentional processes The NEPSY-II Assesses Six Functional Domains. Which Domain Below is NOT One of the Domains Assessed by the NEPSY-II? a. Language b. Memory and Learning c. Social Perception d. Emotional Functioning D: emotional functioning What test battery was designed specifically to test for executive functions across the lifespan? a. NEPSY-II b. D-KEFS c. WISC-V, Integrated d. WJ-IV-COG B: D-KEFS True / False: Sensory Processing Disorder is an umbrella term used to cover a variety of neurological disabilities that interfere with the normal ability to use sensory information to function smoothly in daily life. True All of the following are subtypes of sensory processing difficulties, except for __________. a. Understimulation b. Sensation seeking c. Overstimulation d. Hypervigilence d. Hypervigilence Which of the following neuropsychological terms means the unconscious awareness of sensations coming from one's muscles and joints. a. Graphestheia b. Visual Agnosia c. Propioception d. Asterognosia proprioception ( C ) True / False: The pyramidal and extrapyramidal neural systems help regulate motor activity in humans. True The pyramidal system helps regulate motor coordination and maintain posture. a. True b. False False Which of the following neuropsychological terms means the inability to assemble, build, draw or copy accurately, not due to apraxia of simple movements? a. Constructional apraxia b. Ataxia c. Dystonia d. Clonus A: constructional apraxia Jimmy has trouble paying attention in class because he is distracted by other things going on in the classroom (noises made by the air conditioner). What subcomponent of attention is Jimmy probably having the most trouble with? Selective / focused attention True / False: Neuroimaging studies have shown that the right prefrontal region of the brain helps regulate sustained attention True