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Presentation
Presentation
The Curricular Unit (CU) of Neuropsychology aims to deepen the students' knowledge about the main postulates in this scientific field, namely regarding the clinical expression of brain dysfunctions/injuries and the different neurocognitive functioning domains. Despite its introductory character, Neuropsychology is an interdisciplinary science and contributes to updated and specialized learning outcomes. The main objectives of the CU are: (a) to develop the study and understanding of brain-behavior relationships from a neuropsychological perspective, (b) to conceptualize neuropsychology as a multidisciplinary area of knowledge regarding its object of study, (c) to characterize the main neurocognitive domains of the human brain, cognitive dysfunction and its clinical expression, (d) to stimulate contact with the scientific literature in this area of study
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP608-8481
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
S1 | Introduction to Neuropsychology: - Aim and methodology - The past, the present, and the future - Neuropsychological assessment - Neuropsychological rehabilitation S2 | Cognitive functions: - Neuropsychology of attention and consciousness - Neuropsychology of memory and emotion - Neuropsychology of visuospatial processing S3 | Neuropsychological profiles characteristic of specific brain disorders and injuries: - Attention and consciousness: balint syndrome, hemiespacial neglect, capgras syndrome, anognosia - Memory: dementia and neurodegenerative diseases - Visuospatial processing: cortical blinding, visual agnosia, propagnosia, acromatopsia, optic ataxia - The interplay between distinct neuropsychological domains
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Objectives
Objectives
The learning outcomes (LO) of this CU are: LO1: To identify the object of study of Neuropsychology; LO2: To recognize neuropsychology as multidisciplinary science and specify its relevance in the study of higher mental functions; LO3: To use the knowledge acquired about the mind-brain system to understand its clinical expressions in case of cerebral dysfunction; LO4: To acquire knowledge about different neuropsychological impairments and to know how to interpret them through an analysis of cognitive processes; LO5: To deepen and develop the learning outcomes and syllabus addressed in the following curricular units: Brain and behavior and Biological foundations of human behavior.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
- Critical thinking applied to clinical neuropsychology - Introduction to communication skills in the feedback of neuropsychological assessment results and management of the different stakeholders (caregiver, team, user, etc..) - Problem-solving methodology, encouraging creativity and a first overview of different individual clinical styles
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References
References
Andrewes, D. (2016). Neuropsychology: From theory to practice (2nd ed.). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Duro, D., & Paulino, M. (2026). Manual de Neuropsicologia. Pactor Kolb, B., & Wishaw, I. Q. (2015). Fundamentals of human neuropsychology (7th ed.). Worth Publishers. Lezak, M. D., Howieson, Bigler, & Tranel, (2012). Neuropsychological assessment (5 th ed.). Oxford University Press, USA.
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Assessment
Assessment
A classificação final da unidade curricular resulta da soma de diferentes elementos com a seguinte
ponderação:
Avaliação teórica (50%) - um teste de avaliação escrito focado na avaliação dos OA da unidade curricular
Avaliação prática (50%) - a avaliação prática resulta da soma dos seguintes componentes:
C1: Mini-teste prático focado em competências de aplicação, cotação e interpretação de um instrumento de rastreio cognitivo (30%);
C2: Trabalho de campo (20%) que consiste na aplicação e cotação de um instrumento de rastreio cognitivo, com entrega do instrumento devidamente preenchido, e folha de anotações comportamentais.
A aprovação à Unidade Curricular implica a frequência de, pelo menos, 70% das aulas e classificação mínima de 9,5 valores a cada um dos componentes (teste escrito, mini-teste prático e trabalho de campo). Neste sentido, no caso específico da avaliação prática e salvaguardando os princípios éticos da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, se não obtiver a classificação mínima de 9,5 valores a C1 não é permitido @ estudante realizar a C2, tendo acesso a exame final (ponderação de 100%) na componente prática.@s estudantes sem aproveitamento na avaliação contínua terão acesso a exame final (ponderação de 100%) na componente aplicável.
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Mobility
Mobility
No
