Adult Language: Cognitive-Communication Disorders - Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards on Adult Language: Cognitive-Communication Disorders

Executive Functions

Critical for purposeful behavior, aiding in planning, organizing, initiating, and flexible adaptation.

Initiation

The action of beginning a goal-directed task

Problem-solving

Identifying the problem, generating potential solutions, choosing a solution, and evaluating the outcome

Mental flexibility

The ability to change a course of action or thought based on the shifting demands of a situation

Planning

Setting objectives and determining a course of action for achieving those actions

Judgement

Being able to discern the potentially good and harmful aspects of a situation, and act in a way that makes sense

Inhibition

The ability to select appropriate responses and suppress unwanted actions

Reasoning

The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises

Self-regulation

The regulation of one’s thoughts, emotional responses, actions, and motivations in order to behave in an expected way for a given situation

Meta-cognition

Awareness and understanding of one’s own thoughts and skills and how you learn information

Anatomic Correlates of Executive Functions

Related to frontal lobes and their subsections.

Goal Management Training

Mindful problem-solving using STOP, DEFINE, LIST, LEARN, DO IT, and CHECK to improve attention.

Time Pressure Management (TMP)

Strategies to manage time pressure through awareness, education, and generalization.