Major functions of the temporal lobes

PSY 560 Clinical Psychology

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
1. One of the major functions of the temporal lobes is
processing auditory information.
processing bodily sensations.
e. processing olfactory stimuli.
d. all of the above
2. An individual diagnosed with a temporal lobe personality might
forget to care for half of his or her body.
avoid writing notes during lectures or discussions.
express that he or she has special powers and sees emotional significance in
many things.
be particularly boring.
3. Executive Functions
include planning/ organizing and anticipating future events.
require the integration of many areas of the brain.
e. are largely mediated by the frontal lobes of the brain.
d. all of the above
As illustrated by the famous case of Phineas P. Gage/ the frontal lobes of the
brain
are essential for speech production.
are of only limited importance/ and damage to them causes only limited im-
pairment.
are the location of intelligence.
d. are profoundly implicated in social and emotional functioning.
5. An assessment of premorbid functioning is important because
it enables the establishment of goals for rehabilitation.
it allows the placement of current functioning in a historical context.
e. it is important to know how much of the brain has been injured.
d. all of the above
As stated in your text among the benefits of using a predetermined standard-
ized battery oftests for psychoneurological assessment is
insurance companies will pay clinicians top dollar to administer them.
paraprofessionals can be used to administer the tests.
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