Unit SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY- APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY I
- Course
- Speech and language therapy
- Study-unit Code
- 50564707
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- CFU
- 7
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2018
- Offered
- 2019/20
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS II
Code | 50563102 |
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CFU | 2 |
Teacher | Paola Bonucci |
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Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
Area | Scienze interdisciplinari |
Academic discipline | L-LIN/01 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Language of instruction | Italian |
Contents | Objectives and methods of analysis of Psycholinguistics. Mental processes involved in comprehension, production and acquisition of language, both in oral and in the written dimension |
Reference texts | Lecture notes and handouts provided by the teacher |
Educational objectives | Ability to analyze the results of psycholinguistic research and acquisition of research methodologies of the discipline |
Prerequisites | Knowledge of the principles and methods of scientific analysis of language |
Teaching methods | Lecture |
Other information | Compulsory attendance. At least 60% of lessons Faculty of Medicine and Surgery S.Andrea delle Fratte Perugia |
Learning verification modality | • Oral exam |
Extended program | The course aims to analyze the objectives and methods of Psycholinguistics. The mental processes involved in comprehension, production and acquisition of language, both in oral and in the written dimension, will be investigated. Specifically, the following topics will be addressed: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLINGUISTICS Linguistics and Psycholinguistics Psychology and Psycholinguistics: cognitivism Models of psycholinguistic research DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE Models of recognition of words heard Models of reading Models of oral production KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATED WITH WORDS Mental lexicon The role of morphology in language processing The understanding of the meanings FROM WORDS TO TEXTS How conceptual and semantic knowledge is represented and processed in the mind and brain (Encyclopedia and mindsets, inferential processes) Models of text comprehension FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Ambiguity of language and interpretation Models of understanding of idiomatic expressions |
NURSING, REHABILITATIVE AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC METHODS- NON-VERBAL COGNITIVE DISORDERS
Code | 50494902 |
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CFU | 2 |
Teacher | Francesca Graziani |
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Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
Area | Scienze della prevenzione dei servizi sanitari |
Academic discipline | MED/48 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Language of instruction | italian |
Contents | Clinical aspects and diagnostic criteria of attentional functions disorders and hemispatial neglect Assessment methodology. Evaluation tests and related models. Principles of rehabilitation |
Reference texts | "Manuale di neuropsicologia" - Vallar, Papagno - Il Mulino 2011La riabilitazione neuropsicologica premesse teoriche e applicazioni cliniche - Mazzucchi - Elsevier 2012La riabilitazione neuropsicologica: un’analisi basata sul metodo evidence-based medicine - Springer 2012Indicazioni bibliografiche per approfondimenti (articoli riviste scientifiche) verranno fornite durante lo svolgimento delle lezioni |
Educational objectives | Acquisition of:Knowledge related to disorders of attentional functions and USN as a result of brain injury; Assessment of disorders; Principles of rehabilitation. |
Teaching methods | Face to face Practical training |
Learning verification modality | Oral examination |
Extended program | THE ATTENTION SYSTEM Attentional functions: theoretical models and clinical applications Disorders of attentional functions in patients with brain injury The assessment of disorders of attentional functions: test paper-pen and computerized tests Principles of rehabilitation UNILATERAL SPAZIAL NEGLECT Definition and description of syndrome Incidence and prognosis Assess the neglect syndrome: tools for the diagnosis of different forms of the syndrome Principles of rehabilitation visual scanning training other rehabilitation approaches |
SPEECH ANG LANGUAGE THERAPY - APHHASIA
Code | 50050203 |
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CFU | 3 |
Teacher | Stefania Maria Petrillo |
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Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
Area | Scienze della logopedia |
Academic discipline | MED/50 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Language of instruction | Italian |
Contents | Clinical aspects and diagnostic criteria of acquired disorders of language. Classification of aphasia. Patterns of recovery and prognostic factors. Assessment methodology. Evaluation tests and related models. |
Reference texts | G.Vallar, C. Papagno “Manuale di neuropsicologia” Il Mulino2007 A. Basso “Conoscere e rieducare l’afasia” Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore 2005 Linee guida sulla gestione del paziente afasico adulto – FLI 2009 |
Educational objectives | Acquiring a thorough knowledge of aphasia and related theoretical models, principles, methods and evaluation tools, acquisition of speech and language assessment methodology for the functional diagnosis. |
Prerequisites | In order to understand the topics of the course and to be able to apply the operating procedures described, the student must possess knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, general concepts of neuropsychology, knowledge about the structure of language in its levels of articulation. |
Teaching methods | Face-to-face Case report |
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Learning verification modality | Progress assessment and final oral exam. The final oral test consists in a discussion-interview on the topics discussed during the course and examined in-depth through recommended texts. The duration of the test varies depending on the performance of the test itself. |
Extended program | Aphasia: definition, diagnostic criteria, causes, anatomo-clinical correlations Neurolinguistic classification of errors Anatomo-clinical classification Progressive aphasia Cognitive models of reading and writing, acquired disorders in reading and writing Acquired language disorders caused by lesions to the right hemisphere Recovery patterns and prognosis Aphasia assessment |