INFORMACIONES PSIQUIÁTRICAS 246

Informaciones Psiquiátricas 2022 - n.º 246 15 Cognitive processes The assessment of patients with ABI nor- mally includes evaluation of attention, me- mory, language and executive functions. It is less common to find an explanation of how a problem with working memory, verbal fluency or planning translates to everyday behavior. The following examples can help to illustrate the relationship between cog- nitive functioning and change in social behaviour. A good recovery of an aphasic patient usually presents slowness in the processing of verbal information. Informal group interactions are characterized by a spontaneous sequence of interventions and changes of topic. Patients that have reco- vered functional communication often fail Cognitive processes Social cognition Insight Drive and initiation Affective state Inhibitory control Figure 2: Psychological processes that can be altered in patients with neurobehavioural disorders. THE NEUROPSYCHIATRY OF ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY