Overview
Please respond to Natalie:
Using the following divisions of biopsychology, identify how a professional from each division would attempt to help a patient after a debilitating closed-head injury causing several impairments. When referring to each division, feel free to add deficits such as visual impairment, chronic headaches etc. to strengthen your response.
1) Psychopharmacology
2) Neuropsychology
3) Psychophysiology
4) Cognitive Neuroscience
- Psychopharmacologists help patients who have close-head injuries by prescribing a therapy called psychotherapy. Psychotherapy helps the patient cope with the trauma and emotional aftereffects that happened because of the injury. The patients are also prescribed medication to manage their symptoms.
- Neuropsychologists help patients who have close-head injuries by prescribing a therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy. If the injury is major, the neuropsychologist will suggest a rehabilitation program for the patient to attend.
- Psychophysiologists help patients who have close-head injuries by determining the issues that happened to them. They do so by doing experiments. They do not diagnose, but they do recommend treatment such as therapy and medication.
- Neuropsychologists help patients who have close-head injuries by prescribing cognitive rehabilitation. This helps the patient improve their attention, memory function, and cognitive processing speed. They also prescribe psychoeducation and counseling. If the injury is major, neuropsychologists recommend a rehabilitation program.
Cognitive Neurorehabilitation in Acquired Neurological Brain Injury - PMC (nih.gov)