Executive Functions

Question 1

BRIEF-2

Answer 1

 Ages 5-18
 10-15 min administration time
 The BRIEF assesses executive function behaviors in the school and home environments. The BRIEF is a questionnaire developed for parents and teachers of school-age children. Designed to assess the abilities of a broad range of children and adolescents, the BRIEF is useful when working with children who have learning disabilities and attention disorders, traumatic brain injuries, lead exposure, pervasive developmental disorders, depression, and other developmental, neurological, psychiatric, and medical conditions.

Question 2

Other versions of BRIEF-2

Answer 2

 preschool children (BRIEF Preschool 3–5 years)
 school-age children using self-report (BRIEF Self-Report 13–18 years)
 adults (BRIEF Adult 18–90 years) are also available.

Question 3

BRIEF-2 Regulation Scales

Answer 3

 Inhibit: Ability to control impulses (inhibitory control) and to stop engaging in a behavior.
 Shift: Ability to move freely from one activity or situation to another; to tolerate change; to switch or alternate attention.
 Emotional Control: Ability to regulate emotional responses appropriately.

Question 4

BRIEF -2 Metacognition Scales

Answer 4

 Initiate: Ability to begin an activity and to independently generate ideas or problem-solving strategies.
 Working memory: Ability to hold information when completing a task, when encoding information, or when generating goals/plans in a sequential manner.
 Plan/organize: Ability to anticipate future events; to set goals; to develop steps; to grasp main ideas; to organize and understand the main points in written or verbal presentations.
 Organization of materials: Ability to put order in work, play, and storage spaces (e.g., desks, lockers, backpacks, and bedrooms).
 Monitor: Ability to check work and to assess one’s own performance; ability to keep track of the effect of one’s own behavior on other people.