Understanding Aphasia (Foundations of Neuropsychology) [Hardcover]

Harold Goodglass (Author), Laird S. Cermark (Series Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0122900405 | ISBN-13: 978-0122900402 | Edition: 1

This is a comprehensive, interpretive account of aphasia written to appeal to a broad audience. It combines historical, anatomic, and psychological approaches toward understanding the nature of aphasia. Included is a discussion of the brain-language relationship, the symptoms and syndromes common to aphasia, and alternative approaches to classification.

Key Features
* Integrates phenomenology of aphasic symptoms with the anatomy of language and current theories of brain-language relations
* Traces history of aphasic theory, from pre-Broca to contemporary theory
* Provides detailed review of manifestations of aphasia in every language modality
* Contains critical analysis of neurolinguistic inter-relations

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Understanding Aphasia is the long-awaited work of a man who has arguably done more than any living person to describe systematically the many varieties of aphasia and to bring some order and coherence to their study.... This book is an appropriate testament to Goodglasss career, as it succeeds in setting out an orderly description of aphasia and its long history while making clear how difficult and confusing its study can be. It contains many well-chosen examples of the speech, writing, and other performances of individual patients the author has seen, providing an informative introduction to aphasic phenomena for those new to the topic.... This volume thus serves not merely as a summary of this fascinating and contentious field from a man who helped to shape and define it. It constitutes a scholarly yet practical description of aphasic phenomena and the history of their study at the same time as it breaks new ground in attempting to fit the diverse pieces of the puzzle intoa coherent theoretical framework. Understanding Aphasia provides an accessible introduction to the topic for the interested scientist while raising many substantive issues for debate among aphasia researchers."
"The text is a must for anyone planning a career in clinical neuropsychology or speech pathology. However, these are only two of the potential target audiences for the book. Potential readership for this text is actually quite diverse. On the one hand, it is written with an elegantly simple prose and presentation of most clinical and conceptual issues at a level comprehensible by any graduate study in psychology (and some advanced undergraduates.) On the other hand, readers with substantial familiarity with one aspect of aphasia (e.g. behavioral neurology, linguistics) will nevertheless find other aspects of the text interesting, informative, intellectually challenging, and occasionally controversial."
--CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
"Goodglass has succeeded in his aim that the book should be accessible to interested readers who are not in the professions that are most concerned with brain-language relationships."
--John Marshall in LANGUAGE AND SPEECH

Book Description

AP Congratulates Harold Goodglass--Winner of theAmerican Psychological Foundations Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 297 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (October 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0122900405
• ISBN-13: 978-0122900402
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,153,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Aphasia, March 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Aphasia (Foundations of Neuropsychology) (Hardcover)

While alot of this book went over my head, Dr. Goodglass writes in a style that a layman can fairly easily understand. I have found myself referring back to information in this book many times. I would like to see follow up information on progress made since this book was written.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Execellent resource!, April 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Aphasia (Foundations of Neuropsychology) (Hardcover)

The book is an excellent resource! Dr. Goodglass' ability to reach readers of all academic levels is amazing.

1 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I did not like it. Uninformative., April 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Aphasia (Foundations of Neuropsychology) (Hardcover)

I do not feel like your book covered very much area about the study, care of, and treatments of aphasia. I suggest doing more research, and checking your sources of information.