Encontrados 36 documentos, a visualizar página 1 de 4
Executive functions in children with dyslexia
Barbosa,Thais; Rodrigues,Camila Cruz; Mello,Claudia Berlim de; Silva,Mariana Cristina de Souza e; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoABSTRACT This study aimed to verify whether children with dyslexia have difficulties in executive functions (shifting, working memory, inhibition). Methods: A sample of 47 children (ages 8-13 years) participated in the study: 24 who were dyslexic and 23 controls with typical development. A battery of neuropsychological tests was used. Results: Results revealed executive function difficulties among the dyslexic ...
Interferência Retroativa: O Esquecimento como uma Interrupção na Consolidação d...
Alves,Marcus Vinicius Costa; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoResumo O esquecimento é uma condição vivenciada diariamente pelos indivíduos e um conceito de extrema importância para a ciência da memória, apesar de sua experimentação ser complexa. Algumas teorias que tentam definir a ciência do esquecimento são apresentadas neste estudo, todavia, aqui focamos na Teoria da Interferência, principalmente na Interferência Retroativa (IR). A IR é a interferência que ocorre quand...
Group cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with ADHD
Coelho,Luzia Flavia; Barbosa,Deise Lima Fernandes; Rizzutti,Sueli; Bueno,Orlando Francisco Amodeo; Miranda,Monica CarolinaAbstract The present study analyzed the use of group CBT protocol to treat ADHD by comparing two types of treatment, unimodal (medication only) and multimodal (medication combined with CBT), in terms of their effects on cognitive and behavioral domains, social skills, and type of treatment effect by ADHD subtype. Participants were 60 children with ADHD, subtypes inattentive and combined, aged 7 to 14, 48 boys. ...
Methylphenidate as a cognitive enhancer in healthy young people
Batistela,Silmara; Bueno,Orlando Francisco Amodeo; Vaz,Leonardo José; Galduróz,José Carlos FernandesABSTRACT The so-called cognitive enhancers have been widely and increasingly used by healthy individuals who seek improvements in cognitive performance despite having no pathologies. One drug used for this purpose is methylphenidate, a first-line drug for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Objective: The aim of the present study was to test the effect of acute administration of va...
Development of alternative versions of the Logical Memory subtest of the WMS-R ...
Bolognani,Silvia Adriana Prado; Miranda,Monica Carolina; Martins,Marjorie; Rzezak,Patricia; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoThe logical memory test of the Wechsler Memory Scale is one of the most frequently used standardized tests for assessing verbal memory and consists of two separate short stories each containing 25 idea units. Problems with practice effects arise with re-testing a patient, as these stories may be remembered from previous assessments. Therefore, alternative versions of the test stimuli should be developed to mini...
Adaptation of the word subtest of the Reading Decision Test (RDT) for Brazilian...
Pinheiro,Elayne Cristina Morais; Barbosa,Thaís; Miranda,Mônica Carolina; Baddeley,Alan; Navas,Ana Luiza Gomes Pinto; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoScreening tests for reading skills are essential instruments for teachers and professionals in educational settings. This study examines an adaptation of the lexical decision subtest of the Reading Decision Test (RDT), which has two equally weighted forms, each containing words and pseudo-words, to Brazilian Portuguese. The adaptation followed standards recommended by the international literature and was applie...
Neuropsychological characteristics of dyslexic children
Cruz-Rodrigues,Camila; Barbosa,Thaís; Toledo-Piza,Carolina M. J.; Miranda,Mônica Carolina; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoThe aim of this study was to identify the neuropsychological characteristics of dyslexic children. Seventy-three children underwent neuropsychological assessment and were divided into two groups: a group with dyslexia (DG; n=39) and a control group (CG; n= 34). A general linear model showed a significant difference between the groups regarding the following abilities: reading, writing and mathematics; forward a...
Tradução e adaptação do Pay Attention - um programa de treinamento dos processo...
Barbosa,Deise Lima Fernandes; Miranda,Mônica Carolina; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoEste estudo descreve o processo de tradução, adaptação e análise de aplicabilidade clínica do Programa Pay Attention! ao português do Brasil. O processo seguiu as etapas recomendadas internacionalmente para adequação de instrumentos a outros idiomas: tradução/adaptação baseado em normas que preservassem características originais bem como as da cultura; análise por juízes especialistas; estudos-piloto; análise d...
Foco, atenção sustentada e vigilância: dimensões atencionais afetadas em adoles...
Rivero,Thiago Strahler; Miranda,Monica Carolina; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoO presente estudo realizou uma análise estatística comparativa entre adolescentes com e sem Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH) no Conners 'Continuous Performance Test (CCPT). Foi utilizado o modelo de cinco fatores proposto por Egeland and Kovalick-Gran (2010a). Método: O grupo clínico foi composto por 28 participantes com TDAH (17 homens), que foram divididos em dois grupos em relação ao ...
Performance of a Brazilian sample on the computerized Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Coelho,Luzia Flavia; Rosário,Maria Conceição do; Mastrorosa,Rosana Savio; Miranda,Monica Carolina; Bueno,Orlando Francisco AmodeoThe computerized version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) is based on the same normative data developed previously for the manual version. However, equivalence of the measures of both versions is controversial. This study investigated the performance of a Brazilian student sample with subjects aged 6-15 years in the computerized version of the WCST. As a result of the analyses, the study pointed out th...