Executive function and dysfunction : identification, assessment and treatment /

"Executive dysfunction occurs in many clinical conditions and has significant impact on multiple facets of life. This book summarizes executive function and dysfunction for practitioners, researchers and educators, covering lifespan development, assessment, impact and interventions. Drawing tog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hunter, Scott J., Sparrow, Elizabeth P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge medicine (Series)
Temas:
Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
Clinical neuropsychology.
Developmental psychobiology.
Executive Function
Fonctions exécutives (Neuropsychologie)
Neuropsychologie clinique.
Psychobiologie du développement.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
MEDICAL > Neurology.
Clinical neuropsychology
Developmental psychobiology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive Function and Dysfunction: Identification, Assessment and Treatment
  • Title
  • Editor biographies
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Section I. Foundations of Executive Function/Dysfunction
  • 1. Models of executive functioning
  • Evolutionary context
  • Historical context
  • Evolution of language
  • Working memory (central executive)
  • Attentional control (supervisory attentional system)
  • Theory of mind
  • Self-regulation in ADHD
  • ``Hot́́ and ``Cold́́ EF
  • Cognitive complexity and control theory.
  • Structural equation modeling with latent variablesSummary and future directions
  • 2. The developmental neuropsychology of executive functions
  • A developmental neuropsychological framework for thinking about EF
  • Setting the frame: a review of essential building blocks of the executive network
  • Attention
  • Behavioral and affective regulation
  • Working memory
  • Executive functions in infancy and toddlerhood
  • Executive functions in the early school years
  • Executive functions in the middle childhood years
  • Executive functions in adolescence
  • Executive functions in early adulthood.
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderExecutive dysfunction in ADHD
  • The neurological basis of executive dysfunction in ADHD
  • Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
  • Executive dysfunction in ODD and CD
  • The neurological basis of executive dysfunction in ODD and CD
  • Summary and future directions
  • 6. Executive functions in autism spectrum disorders
  • Executive dysfunction in ASD
  • The neurological basis of executive dysfunction in ASD
  • Summary and future directions
  • 7. : Executive functions in intellectual disability syndromes
  • Down syndrome.
  • Executive dysfunction in DS.

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