MODULE DESCRIPTION

In this module, you will learn or refresh your understanding of important definitions, including that of cognitive health, cognitive capacity, cognitive deficits, and cognitive biases. These definitions are the basis to understand the cognitive health interventions for schizophrenia and related psychosis that are part of this certification.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define cognitive health, capacity, deficits, biases
• Describe prevalence, presentation, levels, and the evolution of cognitive deficits and biases
• Describe functional and social impacts of cognitive deficits and biases in psychosis
• Identify impacts of cognitive deficits on implementers’ clinical work
• Situate existing evaluation and intervention tools of cognitive health in psychosis

PREREQUISITES

This module has no prerequisites.

CERTIFICATION

This module is the first requirement in the Action-Based Cognitive Remediation for Psychosis and the Metacognitive Training for Psychosis certifications.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Knowledge on concepts related to cognitive health, capacity, deficits, and biases.
• Knowledge on prevalence, levels, and the evolution of cognitive deficits and biases in psychosis according to most recent research.
• Awareness of functional and social impacts of cognitive deficits and biases in psychosis, including impacts in the implementation of cognitive interventions.
• Familiarity with the most used evaluation and intervention tools for cognitive health in psychosis

ASSESSMENT

This module requires a score of 80% or above in the final assessment for completion.

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

1.1. Cognitive Health
1.2. Cognitive Domains
1.3. Cognitive Capacity
1.4. Cognitive Deficits
1.5. Cognitive Biases

SECTION 2. PRESENTATION AND IMPACTS

2.1. Prevalence of Cognitive Deficits
2.2. Prevalence of Cognitive Biases
2.3. Impacts of Cognitive Deficits
2.4. Impacts of Cognitive Biases

SECTION 3. SOLUTIONS AND RESOURCES

3.1. Evaluation tools for Cognitive Deficits
3.2. Evaluation Tools for Cognitive Biases
3.3. Cognitive Health Interventions for Cognitive Deficits
3.4. Cognitive Health Interventions for Cognitive Biases