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The objective of this study was to describe the neuropsychological profile of a 54-year-old female patient with a 5-year clinical history of a frontoparietal lesion due to recurrent atypical grade II meningioma. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using a single-case design, in which the patient's cognitive, affective, and functional components were evaluated. The results revealed a profile with dysexecutive characteristics due to deficits in auditory working memory, verbal and graphic fluency, attention, processing speed, and prolonged response times caused by an overexertion of inhibition; in addition, delays and difficulties in tactile recognition and impairments in visuoconstructional praxis tasks were identified. The strengths of the profile were centered on abstraction, planning, cognitive flexibility, and problem-solving. This study highlights the importance of further analyzing the implications of the neoplasm at cognitive, emotional, and functional levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Given the differential cognitive strategies used by emotional dependents in the present study, it is intended to deepen the analysis of cognitive distortions and the coping strategies most used by young people involved in an affective-dependent relationship. Method: 241 Spanish students, with ages between 16 and 26 years old (M = 19.97; SD = 2.510), have participated in the research. The Emotional Dependence Questionnaire (CDE), the Automatic Thoughts Inventory (IPA) and the COPE-28 Coping Questionnaire have been applied. Results: It has been found that 24.89% of participants have emotional dependence. These young people employ coping strategies such as Social Support, Religion, Denial, Self-Inculpation, Disconnection and Relief, as well as all cognitive distortions evaluated, except the Fallacy of reason, compared to young people without dependence. It has been proven that boys tend to modify their plans and seek attention as representative aspects of dependence. No differences were found in levels of emotional dependence according to age level and relationship time. Conclusions: young people with emotional dependence have a characteristic cognitive profile with cognitive distortions and coping strategies that chronify their differential perception of the affectivedependent relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering their common affection in certain language dimensions, this study attempts to explore cognitive profiles associated with Specific Learning Disorders, Specific Language Impairment, Asperger Syndrome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in two dimensions (Predominantly Inattentive and Combined). The sample consisted of a clinical population of 156 children between 6 and 15 years old (M=9.5, SD=2.18) who were applied WISC-IV. The four indexes from this scale (verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory and processing speed) and the full-scale intelligence quotient were considered as dependent variables. Data analysis was focused on the assessment of intergroup and intragroup differences. Results prove a highly distinctive profile for Specific Language Impairment compared to the other disorders and a general pattern of strengths and weaknesses among them. Conclusions from this study contribute to the improvement of clinical practice as our data highlight significant differences between neurodevelopmental disorders which may drive to more individualised interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Reading is a key aspect in the process of acquiring and developing school learning. Cognitive deficits in Down syndrome affect the developmental process of reading; however, these deficits can be minimized with an early reading learning program. The method for teaching reading in Down syndrome of Troncoso & del Cerro (2005) has been selected. In this paper, a single case study is presented where the cognitive and psycholinguistic profile was assessed along with the reading level of a 5-year-old child with Down syndrome. Early reading treatment was applied for 6 months in an Early Childhood Care Center coordinated with parents and school. The child only improved attention and reading positively close to typical development. Despite the low level of neuropsychological development and initial intellectual quotien, the child with Down syndrome increased his reading skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Down Syndrome (DS) will cause alterations in cognitive development. Thus, it is necessary to consider how reading and writing development there are individual determinants which can affect this process. This study assessed the cognitive and psycholinguistic profile and writing and reading level of a 5 year old child with DS compared with a typically developing child. The aims of the present study is know some cognitive differences present in the intellectual disability compared to typical development which could interfere with reading and writing development. However, these differences in reading and writing may be lower, among other things, with specific early intervention focused on reading and writing in children with DS. The findings evidence a difference in cognitive and language profile between participants, however, these differences are lower in reading and writing level after early intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neurocognitive deficits in schizophrenia have been studied extensively, but there is no consensus about their course or their analysis in aging population. The objective of the present study is to compare neurocognitive profiles between people over (group A) and under (group B) 65 years of age with schizophrenia and between aging individuals with schizophrenia and healthy individuals of the same age (group C). 90 people enrolled in the study (44 male, 46 female), divided into 3 age groups. The participants were assessed with the Cambridge Cognitive Examination-Revised (CAMCOG-R) and the Memory Subtests of the Barcelona Test - Revised Edition. Worse scores were found (p< .05) when comparing group A with B (except in memory subtests; no difference) and group A with C, being Language the area where more effect size is observed (η2= 0.481). We conclude that the aging process produces more cognitive deficits in schizophrenia than in healthy population and that, in general, the deficits in patients with schizophrenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this study was to identify the cognitive profile of university students with emotional dependency. This is considered as a pattern oriented to another person as a source of satisfaction and personal safety, where the cognitive profile will make them to interpret the facts in a different way in order to cover their unsatisfied emotional needs. We use a random sample of 569 university students. The results showed a characteristic profile which explains 89.3% of the variability and a high predictive model capacity (sensitivity 91.4% and specificity 97.7%), formed by the schema of mistrust/abuse, the cores beliefs of paranoid and dependent personality disorders, fallacy of change as cognitive distortion and underdeveloped autonomy as a coping skill. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Manager's perception acts as a filter that determines what the stimuli are that shape corporate decisions. The goal of our research is to deep in the study of the factors that influence managers perception, with special emphasis on the manager cognitive profile. In particular, we analyse the phases included in the managers' perception process (reception and interpretation) and the factors impacting such process. Thus, we consider not only individual factors related with the managers' cognitive abilities but also contextual factors related with the characteristics of the stimuli and the source of information. An experiment involving university students was conducted for the empirical analysis. Specifically, we explore how subjects perceive the impact of takeover bid announcements on the target firm's stock price. Findings reflect how the perception process evolves along the two expected stages and bear out the importance of individual cognitive style as one of the most influential variables in the various stages. Findings also reveal that it is the more analyst individuals who are capable of distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant stimuli. Besides, the more rational subjects show the most congruent position as regards the influence of the announcement on the target stock price. Finally, the research also evidences the impact of the reliability of the source and the clarity of the stimulus on the two stages involved in the perception process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Anxiety and depression are important health problems, because of the high prevalence rates in normal population and in clinical population. This non-experimental study intends to identify the cognitive profile, through the early maladaptive schemes in students from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Bucaramanga, related with depression and anxiety scores. The goal is to contribute to the identification of cognitive characteristics that could help in the prevention of these disorders. 259 psychology students of the first seven semesters were evaluated by means from the following questionnaires: BDI, ST/DEP, STAI and YSQ-L2. The results don't show the presence of specific schemes as a function of the presence of State/Trait depression or State/Trait anxiety, which might suggest, through the dimensional paradigm, the presence of a cognitive pattern for an anxiety and depression mix disorder. It is suggested that further research should be carried out with other samples, including clinical population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]