215 M1 Excutive Function Disorder Flashcards
1
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What is executive functioning
A
how we use what we know
how we regulate and change our behaviors according to the demands of the world around us
2
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6 components of executive functions
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selecting goals planning & organization initiation & persistence flexibility execution self-regulation
3
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EF is controlled
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pre-frontal cortex
4
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Causes of EFD
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TBI
Neurological damage to the frontal lobe
developmental disorders
medical conditions
5
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Treatment of EF
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educate compensatory strategies language therapy self awareness & self regulation modify environment modify expetations teach EF skills
6
Q
the focus of language therapy (3)
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syntax and prediction
semantics and reasoning
self talk
7
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executive function skills that you can teach
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attention inhibition goal selection initiation planning and organization flexibility
