Executive functions
Subtitle: what they are, how they work, and why they evolved
By: Russell A. Barkley
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781462505357
Subjects: Neuropsychological tests
Description: Synthesizing cutting-edge neuropsychological and evolutionary research, Russell A. Barkley presents a model of EF that is rooted in meaningful activities of daily life. He describes how abilities such as emotion regulation, self-motivation, planning, and working memory enable people to pursue both personal and collective goals that are critical to survival. Key stages of EF development are identified and the far-reaching individual and social costs of EF deficits detailed. Barkley explains specific ways that his model may support much-needed advances in assessment and treatment. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Problems with the concept of executive functioning; title: The extended phenotype : a foundation for modeling executive functioning; title: Executive functioning as an extended phenotype; title: The instrumental-self-directed level; title: The methodical-self-reliant level; title: The tactical-reciprocal level; title: The strategic-cooperative level; title: The extended utilitarian zone; title: Implications for understanding executive functioning and its disorders; title: Implications for the assessment and clinical management of deficits in executive functioning.