Overview
- Focuses on the uniqueness of male behavior in such disorders as mental retardation and autism, and specific externalizing disorders
- Neuropsychological perspective permits investigation into the cause of the male-dominated nature of specific conditions
- Concludes with a summary of the uniqueness of male behavior
Part of the book series: Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology (ISSUESDIV)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- ADHD
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Autism
- Brain injury
- Conduct disorder
- Developmental disability
- Gender differences
- Hyperactivity
- Intersexuality
- Male brain
- Masculinity
- Mental retardation
- Neuropsychology of men
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sex differences
- Sex differentiation
- Special education
- Substance abuse
About this book
This timely text examines normative and pathological brain/behavior connections across the male lifespan, and how these findings can best inform research, intervention, and prevention. It spotlights possible etiologies for male-dominated pathology, including academic deficits and disorders relating to violence, as well as identifying men's psychological resilience and vulnerabilities throughout life. Clinical and social issues are intricately linked here, particularly in areas such as substance abuse, emotion processing, and sequelae of brain trauma. In these ways, the text moves on from the simplistic view of males as the standard in psychological studies while respecting complicated questions about biology and environment that have yet to be resolved. Since the inception of psychology, much research has focused specifically on men but few studies have offered distinctive interventions developed to help this unique male population. This volume fills the chasm left from many seminalstudies.
Among the featured topics:
· Imaging and development: relevant findings in males.
· Understanding the neuropsychology of autism spectrum disorders in men.
· Understanding disorders of defiance, aggression, and violence in males.
· Serving men with traumatic brain injuries.
· Men at risk: special education and incarceration.
· The neuropsychological basis of emotion and social cognition in men.
The Neuropsychology of Men offers neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, and rehabilitation specialists an evidence-based framework for understanding male-specific cognitive and behavioral trends in the normative population, and for identifying and addressing challenges in boys and men outside the norm.
Reviews
“The Neuropsychology of Men represents an important step toward more specialized neuropsychology for subgroups of the general population. Researchers who are interested in cognitive/affective neuroscience and neuropsychology may find individual chapters helpful for the comprehensive summaries of current literature; clinical psychologists may benefit from the discussion of male-specific assessment and treatment; educators may also find this book helpful for identifying special needs of male students who struggle with traditional treatments.” (Dawei Li, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (20), May, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Neuropsychology of Men
Book Subtitle: A Developmental Perspective from Theory to Evidence-based Practice
Editors: Charles M. Zaroff, Rik Carl D'Amato
Series Title: Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7615-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7614-7Published: 18 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7816-5Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-7615-4Published: 17 September 2015
Series ISSN: 1930-4633
Series E-ISSN: 1930-4641
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 236
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neuropsychology, Neurology, Gender Studies, Cross Cultural Psychology