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The Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) is a neuropsychological check designed to measure different memory functions in a person. Anybody ages 16 to 90 is eligible to take this test. The current version is the fourth version (WMS-IV) which was revealed in 2009 and which was designed for use with the WAIS-IV. An individual's efficiency is reported as five Index Scores: Auditory Memory, Visible Memory, Visible Working Memory, Quick Memory, and Delayed Memory. The WMS-IV additionally incorporates an non-obligatory cognitive examination (Transient Cognitive Status Examination) that helps to assess world [cognitive enhancement tool](https://5shape.com:443/index.php/User:OKDSalvador) functioning in individuals with suspected memory deficits or these who've been diagnosed with a various neural, psychiatric and/or developmental disorders. This may embody circumstances akin to dementias or mild studying difficulties. There is clear evidence that the WMS differentiates clinical groups (akin to these with dementias or neurological disorders) from these with normal memory functioning and that the first index scores can distinguish among the memory-impaired clinical groups. The WMS-IV was normed with the WAIS-IV in the United States. This resulted in a consultant normative pattern of 1,four hundred adults (between the ages of sixteen and 90) who completed each scales. APA Dictionary of Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Affiliation. Hunsley, J., and C. M. Lee. Introduction to clinical psychology: An evidence-based strategy. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010. Print. Chlebowski, Colby (October 30, 2011). Kreutzer, Jeffrey S. \ No newline at end of file