Naslov
Cognitive functional inefficiency in alcoholics

Autori
Bobić, Jasminka ; Pavićević, Lukrecija ; Gomzi, Milica

Izvornik
Studia psychologica (0039-3320) 42 (2000), 1-2; 105-110

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
alcoholics; cognitive inefficiency; deterioration; neuropsychological deficits; laterality

Sažetak
Cognitive efficiency was assessed on a sample of 198 right-handed male alcoholics. Testing procedure: numerical, verbal-logic and associative short-term memory tests from Wechsler memory scale ; Bender visual-motor gestalt test ; block design and complex reactionmeter Drenovac. Results: the alcoholics showed decreased results on all applied tests. Factor analysis revealed the first factor marked by high loadings on speed and accuracy of complex psychomotor reactions, and the second on verbal memory variables. Conclusion: the obtained results indicate that alcoholism induce diffuse cognitive functional inefficiency with more pronounced decrease in nonverbal functions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Psihologija

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