A presentation on the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, including general information and a detailed look at its function and success

1. The Halstead-Reitan
Neuropsychological Battery
A Comprehensive Assessment of
Cognitive Functioning

2. Learning Outcomes
• At the end of this presentation, you will
understand…
– the purpose of the Halstead-Reitan
Neuropsychological Battery
– the battery’s construction
– each test and its purpose
– the test’s reliability and validity
– criticisms of this battery of tests

3. Lateral Dominance Test
• Grip Strength Test
• Dynamometer
• Purpose

4. Category Test
• 208 geometric figures
• 7 sub-sets
• 1 principle/sub-set
• Interpretation
• Scoring

5. Tactual Performance Test

6. Speech-sounds Perception Test
• Sixty nonsensical
syllables
• Selects one of four
choices
• Purpose
• Interpretation

7. Seashore Rhythm Test
• Thirty pairs of non-
verbal sounds
• Identify as either the
same or different
sounds
• Purpose
• Interpretation

8. Finger Oscillation Test
• Finger Tapping Test
• Tap the index finger as
fast as possible for ten
seconds
• 5-10 trials per hand
• Purpose
• Interpretation

9. Trail Making Test

10. Tactile Form Recognition Test