Executive Functions: A Tutorial Study Guide E-Book

Nicoladie Tam

• Herausgeber: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 28

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

“Executive Functions” is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the neurobiological basis of the executive function and executive control in decision making and conflict resolution cognitively and psychologically.

It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials intuitively.

Leseprobe

Executive Functions

A Tutorial Study Guide

Nicoladie Tam, Ph. D.

Copyright © 2015 by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

ISBN 978-1-301-12596-8

All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means without prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations in critical review articles.

Authored by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

Published by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

First Published: August 20, 2013

Revision Date: June 13, 2015

eBook ISBN: 9781301125968

Book statistics: 6,100 words

Keywords: executive function, executive control, executive process, decision making, conflict resolution, selective attention, judgment, anticipation, planning, reasoning, working memory, attention, attention-inhibition process, cognitive psychology, mental disorder, psychiatric disorder, brain, pharmacotherapy, neuropsychology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychopharmacology, neuroscience, biology, study guide, tutorial

Produced in the United States of America

The printed version of this eBook is also available in PDF format in 27 pages.

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Preface

“Executive Functions” is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the neurobiological basis of the executive function and executive control in decision making and conflict resolution cognitively and psychologically.

It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials intuitively.

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Textbooks by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D., in the Neuropsychopharmacology course series:

Neuropsychopharmacology textbook in one volume:

Neuropsychopharmacology

ISBN 9781311596178

Individual chapters of Neuropsychopharmacology textbook series:

Neuropsychopharmacology: An Introduction

ISBN 9781301482733

Scientific Methods

ISBN 9781301898688

Mind-Brain Connection

ISBN 9781301903405

Pharmacology: In Introduction

ISBN 9781301843534

Pharmacokinetics

ISBN 9781301010776

Dose-Response Curve

ISBN 9781301541812

Learning Mechanisms

ISBN 9781301729531

Cognitive Learning

ISBN 9781301966455

Experimental Methods in Neuropsychopharmacology

ISBN 9781301966455

Brain Imaging Techniques

ISBN 9781311863638

Nervous System

ISBN 9781301053025

Neuron

ISBN 9781301119646

Action Potential

ISBN 9781301115372

Synapse

ISBN 9781301374120

Reflex

ISBN 9781301991266

Neurotransmitter

ISBN 9781301268610

Neurotransmitter Pathways

ISBN 9781301696666

Cytoplasmic Release of Neurotransmitters

ISBN 9781311978615

Executive Functions

ISBN 9781301125968

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ISBN 9781301318445

Schizophrenia

ISBN 9781301972692

Affective Disorders: Depression, Mania and Bipolar Disorder

ISBN 9781311988416

Anxiety Disorders

ISBN 9781311060419

Textbooks by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D., in the Principles of Biology course series:

Principles of Biology textbook in one volume:

Principles of Biology: Animal Systems

ISBN 9781301691739

Individual chapters of the Principles of Biology textbook series:

Biological System

ISBN 9781301003891

Scientific Methods

ISBN 9781301898688

Biological Principles

ISBN 9781310803666

Origin of Species

ISBN 9781301352456

Nervous System

ISBN 9781301053025

Neuron

ISBN 9781301119646

Action Potential

ISBN 9781301115372

Synapse

ISBN 9781301374120

Reflex

ISBN 9781301991266

Neurotransmitter

ISBN 9781301268610

Sensory System

ISBN 9781301660070

Motor System

ISBN 9781301500895

Endocrine System

ISBN 9781301642939

Reproductive System

ISBN 9781301424078

Circulatory System

ISBN 9781301262410

Respiratory System

ISBN 9781301805389

Immune System

ISBN 9781301452309

Renal System

ISBN 9781301927111

Digestive System

ISBN 9781301317097

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Table of Contents

Cover Page

Preface

Executive Functions

Executive Control

Decisions and Conflict Resolution

Selective Attention, Judgment, Anticipation, Planning and Reasoning

Working Memory

Executive Control and Attention-Inhibition Process

Executive Processes

About the Author

Other Books Published by the Author

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1.Executive Functions

Objectives

Understand how executive function is regulated and controlled

Concepts to Learn

Executive function

Executive control

Relationship with executive function and ADHD

1.1.Executive Control

Objectives

Understand how executive function is regulated and controlled

Concepts to Learn

Executive function

Executive control

selective attention

judgment

decision-making

anticipation

planning

reasoning

hindsight

forethought

anticipatory set

sense of time

self-awareness

inhibition (impulse control)

set shifting (attention switching)

working memory (temporary storage of internal task-related information)

planning (organization of sequence of actions)

fluency (temporal sequencing of actions)