Executive functioning : a comprehensive guide for clinical practice
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Executive functioning : a comprehensive guide for clinical practice
（Oxford workshop series, . American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology）
Oxford University Press, c2016
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Bibliography: p. 221-320
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Executive Functioning: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinical Practice is the first book to offer an in-depth, comprehensive, and clinically applicable analysis of executive functioning (EF), as contrasted with "frontal-lobe functioning." Throughout the book, care is taken to stay true to the EF construct, and to use function, not structure, as the organising framework. The book is organised into four parts. The first part provides a brief overview of historical,
theoretical, and clinical influences on how the construct has been conceptualized, studied, and ultimately defined. Part II describes five subdomains of EF, including Executive Cognitive Functions, Meta-tasking, Response Selection, Initiation/Maintenance, and Social Cognition. For each subdomain, the
book reviews contributing elemental neurocognitive processes, neuroanatomic underpinnings, the utility of the subdomain in execution of daily tasks, as well as associated clinical syndromes. For each syndrome, cognitive and personality changes in daily life, as well as presentation during neuropsychological assessment, are described, and typical clinical populations characterized by each syndrome are briefly reviewed. Part III describes assessment methods, addressing both challenges and
solutions in the neuropsychological evaluations of EF. An integration of information across record review, clinical interview, behavioural observation, and standardised assessment is advocated, as is consideration of assessment results within the contextual complexities of a given patient. Lastly, Part IV
provides an overview of populations that are characterized by deficiencies in EF, with a chapter each devoted to neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as acquired brain insults and medical conditions.
Table of Contents
Part I: Beyond the Frontal Lobes: Introduction to Part I
* Chapter 1: Executive Functions as a Neurocognitive Construct
Part II: Executive Subdomains and the Associated Syndromes: Introduction to Part II
* Chapter 2: Executive Cognitive Functions and the Dysexecutive Syndrome
* Chapter 3: Meta-tasking and the Disorganized Syndrome
* Chapter 4: Response Selection and the Disinhibited Syndrome
* Chapter 5: Initiation and Maintenance and the Apathetic Syndrome
* Chapter 6: Social Cognition and the Inappropriate Syndrome
Part III: Clinical Assessment of Executive Functions: Introduction to Part III
* Chapter 7: Gathering Background Information
* Chapter 8: Challenges in the Use of Standardized Tests of Executive Functions
* Chapter 9: Interpretive Consideration
Part IV: Executive Dysfunction in Clinical Populations: Introduction to Part IV
* Chapter 10: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
* Chapter 11: Neurodegenerative Disorders
* Chapter 12: Neuropsychiatric Disorders
* Chapter 13: Acquired Brain Insults and Medical Conditions
Appendix
References
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