| Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved Contributor(s): Barkley, Russell A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 146250535X ISBN-13: 9781462505357 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Psychology | Psychopathology - Attention Deficit Disorder (add-adhd) |
| Dewey: 616.804 |
| LCCN: 2012005366 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with important clinical implications. 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. See also Barkley's empirically based, ecologically valid assessment tools: Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS for Adults) and Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA). |