13- Dysexecutive Syndrome Flashcards
1
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Motor Cortex
A
Controls simple actions
2
Q
PreMotor Cortex
A
Plans and selects more complicated action sequences
“executive functions”
3
Q
Utilisation behaviour
A
When presented with an object, performing a task commonly associated with that object
4
Q
Frontal lobe regions are furthest away from
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Sensory information
5
Q
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Milner 1963
A
- Testing the ‘rule’
- Those with damage outside of the frontal lobe performed better than those with damage to the frontal lobe
- Frontal had a higher perseverance errors, being told its wrong and trying to follow the same rule
6
Q
Hayling Test
A
- Sentences with the last word missing
- A: complete with appropriate word
- B: complete with an unrelated word
- Tests response inhibition and strategy generation
7
Q
The Multiple Errands Test (Shallice& Burgess, 1991)
A
- Testee must buy various items
- Also, find out some information
- Post a postcard to the experimenter
- Be at a certain place at a certain time
- Obey various rules
8
Q
Evaluation for testing executive functions
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- Ecologically valid tests predict functioning in “the real world”
- Some individuals will perform well on tests of executive function but they are disorganised in their daily life
- Most lab or office based tests are very structured
- Tests need to be open-ended, require multi-tasking and planning
9
Q
What does executive dysfunction include
A
- Deciding on an appropriate strategy
- Following a plan
- Monitoring performance
- “Multi-tasking”
- Remembering to do something in the future
10
Q
Action is either…
A
Automatic or under attentional control
11
Q
Supervisory attentional system (SAS), Norman & Shallice, (1986) is a theory of what
A
Executive control
