Memory Assessments
Memory assessments are valid and reliable tools that determine either the individual’s ability to process information (cognitive), or the extent of impairment to a particular skill, relative to the brain area concerned, which often incorporates the use of neuroimaging techniques (neuropsychological).
Their purpose is to identify individual difficulties and progressive problems of memory functioning, to direct strategies that help the person compensate. There are several levels and dimensions to Human memory (see below), and these might be classified by duration, information type, and temporal direction (retrospective or prospective). Currently, there are many associated memory assessments utilised in clinical settings, the most common in general psychiatric settings are those assessing IQ, which account for more than one memory domain solely.
- Episodic memory – The storage of experiences, facts, and concepts
- Semantic memory – The storage of linguistic meanings we have for things in our world such as objects, abstracts, and animals etc.
- Working memory - Temporarily storing and manipulating information often for problem-solving activities, i.e. a game of chess
- Visual short-term memory – A temporary record of visual stimuli that can last for several seconds.
- Iconic memory - A temporary record of visual stimuli that can last an average of 1000 Ms.
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