Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved

This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with important clinical implications, synthesizing neuropsychological and evolutionary research. It describes how abilities such as emotion regulation, self-motivation, planning, and working memory enable people to pursue personal and collective goals, and identifies key stages of EF development and the costs of deficits. Barkley's model supports advances in assessment and treatment.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 244 pages
\n Publication date: 27 December 2020
\n Publisher: Guilford Publications
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This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with significant 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 are 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).

\n Weight: 282g\n
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781462545933\n \n