The task was novel and designed to be sensitive to the clinical phenomenon of bradyphrenia (slowing of mental abilities), in the context of temporal order discrimination without confounding from motor ability deficits.
We recently found that while dysphoric individuals showed impaired interoceptive ability, this deficit normalized in individuals diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (Dunn, Dalgleish, Ogilvie, & Lawrence, 2007).
The purpose of this study was to examine the association of deficits in theory of mind ability (ToM), deficits in recalling autobiographical memories (AM) and social performance in patients with psychosis.
Conversations about a child's health status (e.g. weight, emotional health, abilities and deficits) should be discussed amongst parents/caregivers and pediatricians.
Lead is a known neurotoxin that has been associated with reduction in intellectual abilities, learning deficits, and neurobehavioral disorders in children.
These central abnormalities are now framed by new language concerning cognitive abilities and deficits which were not considered relevant when autism was related purely to psychopathology rather than learning disabilities as well.
Amongst the potential influences on quality of life that have yet to be examined fully in relation to the QoL-AD are aspects of personality and the person's awareness of abilities and deficits.
The Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos denied that there was a rift with the auditors over the country's ability to meet deficit reduction targets set by the foreign creditors.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — With a literary flourish, Mitt Romney expressed pointed doubts on Friday about the ability of the deficit reduction committee to reach an acceptable solution, saying that failure to do so would lead to a "Faustian bargain" that would cut the military budget.
These impairments did not appear to be explained by lower cognitive ability (a general deficit) in the CD group, because all results remained significant following adjustment for IQ differences or exclusion of high IQ control subjects.
