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The Psychology of Aphasia - A Practical Guide for Health Care Professionals (Paperback)
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The Psychology of Aphasia - A Practical Guide for Health Care Professionals (Paperback)
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Brain damage predisposes many persons with aphasia to a variety of
psychological reactions, which are precipitated by stress and loss,
and perpetuated by impaired verbal defense mechanisms and coping
styles. Most of the literature on recovery from aphasia does not
sufficiently address the overwhelming confusion and disorder that
aphasia can cause in the patient, the communication partner, the
communication between them, and their shared environment. The
Psychology of Aphasia: A Practical Guide for Health Care
Professionals fills this serious void. Dr. Dennis Tanner has
studied the psychology of aphasia as a scientist and professor as
well as evaluated and treated thousands of patients with
neuropathologies of speech and language as a clinician over his
40-year career. This text represents the culmination of his efforts
to understand the major psychological aspects of this complex
communications disorder. The only text specifically addressing this
topic, The Psychology of Aphasia is designed to provide the reader
with a sound foundation of scientific information with current and
historical scientific references spanning many decades. It delves
into the certain psychological, emotional, and behavioral reactions
that occur because of brain and nervous system damage, the
psychological defenses and coping styles of patients and the verbal
defense mechanisms they are deprived of due to their loss of
language, as well as the grief response to the loss of physical
abilities, valued objects, and the breakdown in communication. Each
chapter is written in accessible language and provides practical
case studies, illustrations, examples of each major concept, and
contains study and review questions to reinforce learning. The
whole aphasia rehabilitation team of speech-language pathologists,
psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, social
workers, physicians, nurses, home health aides, and family members
will find The Psychology of Aphasia: A Practical Guide for Health
Care Professionals an enlightening tool to bridge the gap between
theoretical and practical issues in treating actual patients.
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