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Week 11 Flashcards

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  • brain functions used to manage attention, emotions, and pursuit of goals.
  • emerge during preschool years and don’t fully mature until early adulthood.
A

executive functions

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EF are more predictive of __ __ than IQ.

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school success

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cognitive control and EF are abilities that depend on which part of the brain?

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prefrontal cortex

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ability to engage independent, purposeful, self-directed behavior

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EF

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deficiencies in EF are in one or more of which 4 areas?

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  • volition
  • planning
  • purposive actions
  • self-awareness and self-monitoring
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name the 3 core executive functions.

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  • inhibitory control (self-control)
  • working memory
  • cognitive flexibility
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name the 3 higher order executive functions.

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  • problem solving
  • reasoning
  • planning
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  • stopping an impulsive act

- being able to think about the consequences before acting.

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inhibit

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  • transitioning from one task to another
  • preferred to non-preferred activity
  • letting go of a specific interest
  • behavioral and cognitive shifting
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shift

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name the 2 components of behavioral control.

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  • inhibit

- shift

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begin tasks independently without reminders

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initiate

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sustain attention to task; following directions

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working memory

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plan ahead, develop strategies

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plan/organize

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paying attention to what you’re doing

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monitor

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name the 5 components of cognitive control.

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  • initiate
  • working memory
  • plan
  • organize
  • monitor
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  • simultaneously hold in mind all qualities of an object or situation
  • look beyond the immediate experience or stimulus
  • formulate hypotheses
  • uses imagination/creativity
  • view other’s perspective
  • think symbolically-metaphor/analogies
  • inductive/deductive reasoning
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abstraction

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17
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regulation of reactions

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emotional control

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which 2 aspects of EF each independently predict both math and reading competence throughout the school years?

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working memory and inhibitory control

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  • rating of behaviors in unstructured situations involving planning, organization, and problem-solving
  • flexibility and shifting set
  • generation of ideas or concepts
  • categorization, organization, and planning tasks
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assessment of executive function

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  • designed to predict everyday problems that arise from EF problems
  • useful in picking up subtle/high level difficulties
  • battery of 6 subtests
  • dysexecutive questionnaire (client and caregiver)
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BADS: behavioral assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome

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  • say yes to red care, say no to black
  • then say yes if same color as last card, no if a different color
  • subtest of the BADS
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rule shift

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this is a test of planning, task scheduling and performance monitoring: in the next 10 mins you have 3 tasks to do. you will not be able to do everything in 10 minutes but you should try to do at least something from each of the 6 parts. you cannot do parts A and B of the same task one after another.

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modified 6 elements - subtest of the BADS

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  • designed to assess categorization and mental flexibility
  • use of common objects
  • requires only 10-20 minutes
  • involves exploring the use of cues to facilitate performance
  • cues provided move from more general to more specific feedback
  • helps sort out reason for difficulty
  • includes investigation of awareness
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toglia categorization assessment (TCA)

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is the toglia categorization assessment TCA a static or dynamic assessment?

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name the 5 subtests of the EFPT.
- hand washing - oatmeal preparation - telephone - taking medication - paying bills
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verbalize a plan of action before and during execution of a task
verbal mediation
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strategy - what do I need to do? what do I have to do next?
self-questioning
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name 3 examples of external strategies for treatment of EF - adapting the tasks and the environment.
- checklists - create charts, diagrams, tables, - periodic auditory alerts for self-monitoring and regulation
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name 2 methods of creating checklists.
- perform task and write down steps as it is performed | - watch therapist perform task and write steps
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name 3 examples of cognitive flexibility strategies.
- use imagery or visual pictures in your mind - summarize the main issues - talk aloud procedures through each step
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when does EF emerge?
during infancy
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name 2 examples of EF during infancy.
- patience while waiting for food | - sharing toys with each other
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there at least how many networks in the brain involved in executive control?
at least 6
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core EF and higher order EF together create what?
executive control
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which population will have more inhibition control issues?
addiction
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which types of treatment approaches are involved in removing triggers during addiction rehab?
-functional - adaptation (moving away to eliminate triggers), compensatory (helping person recognize when triggers are starting)
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which type of population will have more shifting issues?
OCD
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- understanding that you made an error | - ex: saying that you said the wrong thing and apologizing
error monitoring
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manager of executive functions
executive control
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when does self-regulation/emotional control develop?
terrible twos
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name 3 EFs that the marshmallow test involves.
- inhibition - regulation - abstract thinking
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which types of tasks should be part of an EF assessment?
tasks that involve multiple steps
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name 3 EFs that 20 questions involves.
- abstract thinking - inhibition - working memory
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read color not letter, have to do it as fast as possible
stroop test
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name a limitation of the D-KEFS assessment.
-connection to everyday real world function isn't clear, very abstract and laboratory, not functional cognition
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getting cork out of tube
action program
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how much time to do a certain thing
temporal judgment
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uses common objects - forks and spoons in different colors and sizes
TCA
49
describe the progression of cues in the TCA.
cues move from general to specific feedback, level by level
50
what is scoring based on in the TCA?
based on the cue he got
51
- multiple choice questions | - designed specifically for elderly adults
assessment of problem solving
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the assessment of problem solving is specifically used for which population?
elderly adults
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- assesses problem-solving, initiation, organization, time management, following rules - tends to show more than the D-KEFS - requires a lot of work to prepare
multiple errands test
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- rule following, problem-solving, initiation | - easier to conduct, less environmental aspects to set up
weekly calendar test
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name 2 reasons why verbal mediation is a useful strategy.
- helps encode the info | - verbally stating plan helps to organize - become more concrete
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name a huge strategy in EF.
breaking down a task into steps
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using a checklist across items involves which treatment approach?
multicontextual
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name the 6 subtests of the BADS.
- temporal judgment - rule shift cards - action program - key search - zoo map - modified six elements

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