Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology (Critical Issues in Neuropsychology)

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Summary: It inspired me to go into the field of Neuropsych...
Review: I found this book in my junior year as an undergraduate. At the time I was waivering about my future in any area of psychology which was disconcerting as it was my major. Mr. Jospeph's book was given out in an intro. to Neuropsychology course. The book was thick with information, but it was accessable enough that it did not overwhelm me as a new comer to neuropsychology. There were also elelements of personal philosophy that appeared regarding the function of the brain and the reason it works the way it does which appealed to my mind set. The book is also well designed in its chapter and section lay out especially compared with the more circuitous presentation of information offered in other books on the subject. It does tend to focus less on assessment than it does on pathology. This book is broad in its review of the subject while providing a good number very specific facts. This book, though it is nearly a dozen years old, provides an excellent starting point for those who are interested in brain and behavior relationships and who are new to the field. I still find myself thumbing through this book all the time, and thus I must highly recommend it. By the way neuropsychology will be my area of emphaisis in my doctoral studies, and I blame this book for my fascination with it.

Rating:
Summary: It inspired me to go into the field of Neuropsych...
Review: I found this book in my junior year as an undergraduate. At the time I was waivering about my future in any area of psychology which was disconcerting as it was my major. Mr. Jospeph's book was given out in an intro. to Neuropsychology course. The book was thick with information, but it was accessable enough that it did not overwhelm me as a new comer to neuropsychology. There were also elelements of personal philosophy that appeared regarding the function of the brain and the reason it works the way it does which appealed to my mind set. The book is also well designed in its chapter and section lay out especially compared with the more circuitous presentation of information offered in other books on the subject. It does tend to focus less on assessment than it does on pathology. This book is broad in its review of the subject while providing a good number very specific facts. This book, though it is nearly a dozen years old, provides an excellent starting point for those who are interested in brain and behavior relationships and who are new to the field. I still find myself thumbing through this book all the time, and thus I must highly recommend it. By the way neuropsychology will be my area of emphaisis in my doctoral studies, and I blame this book for my fascination with it.