Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma

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dc.contributor.advisorThomas, Kevinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAshley-Cooper, Michaelaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-25T15:57:17Z
dc.date.available2014-12-25T15:57:17Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTraumatic events experienced in childhood, such as physical and sexual abuse, can lead to multiple long-term effects on later cognitive functioning. Empirical research has shown that specific brain regions are affected by traumatic stress, including the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. It follows that the cognitive abilities subserved by these regions, including spatial navigation, new learning, and executive functioning, are negatively affected. The aim of the current study was to provide a thorough investigation of how trauma exposure and PTSD effect adolescents' cognitive functioning (looking specifically at those tasks subserved by the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex), correcting for the methodological flaws seen in the research thus far.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAshley-Cooper, M. (2010). <i>Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10018en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAshley-Cooper, Michaela. <i>"Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10018en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAshley-Cooper, M. 2010. Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ashley-Cooper, Michaela AB - Traumatic events experienced in childhood, such as physical and sexual abuse, can lead to multiple long-term effects on later cognitive functioning. Empirical research has shown that specific brain regions are affected by traumatic stress, including the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. It follows that the cognitive abilities subserved by these regions, including spatial navigation, new learning, and executive functioning, are negatively affected. The aim of the current study was to provide a thorough investigation of how trauma exposure and PTSD effect adolescents' cognitive functioning (looking specifically at those tasks subserved by the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex), correcting for the methodological flaws seen in the research thus far. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma TI - Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10018 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10018
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAshley-Cooper M. Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10018en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleNeuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood traumaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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