If you’re on a budget and you can only visit one place for your vacation, consider Colorado Springs and make the most of it. One misconception about visitors to the state is that they are all stoners who want more freedom to partake in their favored weed activities. However, the city offers a lot of attractions and activities for thrill-seekers, outdoor enthusiasts, or families.
For instance, you can go to the Garden of the Gods, climb Pikes Peak, feed some giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, marvel at the human-made wonder of Manitou Springs, and ride the waves in river rafting.
While there are quite a lot of things and sites to see here, you will also see people here for a very different reason– neuropsychological testing in Colorado Springs.
What is Neuropsychological Testing?
Neuropsychology seeks relationships between your behavior and brain activity. If you have seen movies where the character developed amnesia following a severe accident, the principle is similar to that. By changing the patterns in the brain, they will be able to help modify some of the habits of the patient.
Neuropsychological testing is done to make an accurate diagnosis in preparation for neurofeedback therapy.
Neurofeedback treatment is used to help patients with depression, addiction, ADHD, trauma, sleep disturbances, and other mental health issues.
Although the country has made great strides when it comes to raising awareness of mental health, the stigma remains, the National Alliance on Mental Illness revealed that suicide is one of the top causes of deaths for people aged 10 up to 34. In 2018, 47.8 million people in the United States had experienced a mental illness. Yet, less than half of them are receiving treatment.
The test will help pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of the individual. The idea is to pinpoint the areas that need improvement and reinforce the person’s positive behaviors for more sustainable results.
Of course, neurofeedback is merely a recommended procedure. It’s still up to the patient or the family if they decide to continue with the treatment process.
What Happens During Neuropsychological Testing?
Unlike with behavioral tests, the neuropsychological testing in Colorado Springs follows a certain standard. It means that all patients will receive the same type of test. Their scores will be matched with a healthy individual sharing the same demographic background (including ethnicity), as well as the projected functioning level.
The neuropsychologist will then review the data and also ask some questions to pinpoint a pattern on the strengths and weaknesses of the patient. So, the patient will be tested on the executive and intelligence functions, memory, perception, grasp of language, attention span, sensory-motor functions, mood and emotion, personality, motivation, and quality of life.
The patient will not take all those tests. The procedure is calibrated based on the feelings, symptoms, and complaints of the patient during the initial interview. The neuropsychologist may also change the parameters and the test administration if they are not satisfied with the initial results.
There is nothing to fear from neuropsychological testing. Some of the tests are similar to what schools are giving to students during the application procedure. The crucial thing is to understand how the patient’s brain functions and what they can do to help address the core of the mental health issue.
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