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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Executive function deficits"”.
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Interactive contribution of peer stress and executive function deficits in predicting adolescent depression
… the interactive contribution of peer stress and executive function (EF) deficits in predicting depressive symptoms across middle childhood (2nd grade) to early adolescence (6th grade). Sex differences were also examined in these relations. Youth (M age = 7.95, SD = .37; 267 girls, 227 boys) …
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The effect of executive function deficits on treatment response in children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
… studies have not yet investigated the role that executive functioning (EF) deficits play in treatment response for ODD symptomology. Since EF deficits often co-occur with ODD, it is important to consider whether those with such deficits respond differently to PMT and CPS, particularly given that …
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Executive function deficit and disability in unipolar major depression: The transient, the stable, and the importance of emotional control
Executive function impairments associated with unipolar depression contribute heavily to the individual and societal costs of this disorder. Unfortunately, past research on executive function deficits in unipolar depression has not succeeded in providing much detail about the nature of these …
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Effects of Semantic + Multimodal Communication Program for Switching Behavior in Severe Aphasia
… communicative effectiveness by circumventing deficits in verbal expression. Traditionally, alternative communication modalities are trained separately to augment or replace verbal output. However, adults with aphasia often have executive function deficits, specifically deficits in cognitive …
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Examining the relationship among measures of global cognition, executive function, and instrumental activities of daily living: can they all just get along?
The subtle nature of executive function deficits makes them difficult to identify in a clinical context and to measure how they impact an individual’s daily life. Clinical neuropsychological assessments alone are often unable to measure how executive deficiencies impact an individual’s daily life. …
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The differential effects of MDMA (ecstasy) use on executive and memory processes
… of this thesis was to examine the nature of executive function deficits in ecstasy users, and the contribution of these executive functions to performance on other cognitive tasks. Using recent theoretical models of executive functioning recreational ecstasy-polydrug users were tested in …
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Neuropsychological Comparisons Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Subtype And Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptomatology
… disorders have been found to be associated with executive function deficits and other neuropsychological correlates, few studies have compared the two disorders directly in this regard. Further, some research has indicated that OCD symptom dimensions are associated with varying patterns of …
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Evidence of Executive Dysfunction in Co-occurring Substance Use Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder or Antisocial Personality Disorder
Background and Aims: Executive dysfunction is pervasive in substance-dependent individuals (Verdejo-GarcÃa, Bechara, Recknor, & Perez-Garcia, 2006). As many as four-fifths of individuals in treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) have co-existing lifetime psychopathology. Executive function …
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Elevated ADHD Symptoms as a Predictor of Rule Violations among Male Juvenile Offenders
… to the general population, and this may be a function of underlying executive function deficits associated with self-regulation. More specifically, youth with ADHD may be susceptible to difficulties with behavioral regulation (impulsivity) and emotional regulation (e.g., managing feelings of …
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Examining the Validity of the Preschool Kitchen Task Assessment
<p><strong>Background and purpose. </strong>Executive function (EF) skills are necessary to set a strong foundation for play development, school readiness and social participation in young children. However, few ecologically valid assessments are available to detect potential executive function …
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Investigating the interrelated roles of pain and cultural factors on cognitive task performance among patients living with vascular dementia
… is characterised by cognitive impairments, executive function deficits, and behavioural and psychological symptoms. Chronic pain, a prevalent condition among individuals with Vascular Dementia, is often underdiagnosed due to communication difficulties resulting from cognitive decline. This …
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The effect of ecstasy/polydrug use on prospective memory and executive processes
… to examine the range of prospective memory and executive function deficits in ecstasy/polydrug users and the role of these processes in accounting for the observed prospective memory performance deficits. Using a variety of laboratory and self-report measures of prospective memory and a …
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Chronic prenatal ethanol exposure produces neurobehavioural and metabolic dysfunction in guinea pig offspring
… Disorder (FASD). Central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction is a debilitating and permanent manifestation of FASD. Recent studies indicate that chronic prenatal ethanol exposure (CPEE), via maternal ethanol administration, also impairs metabolic function in offspring. The mechanism of ethanol …
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Sleep and neuropsychological functioning in school aged children
… between sleep disturbance and neuropsychological functioning in healthy, typically developing children and children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Three research questions were examined in this thesis. The first examined whether sleep disturbance is associated with specific deficits in executive …
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Effortful Control, Attention and Executive Functioning in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder
… along continuum of severity, with core deficits in Social Affect and Restricted, Repetitive Behaviours required for formal diagnosis (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Lauritsen, 2013). The development of particular cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal difficulties seen in ASD …
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Executive dysfunction, mediated by rumination, anticipates increases in depressive symptoms
… in cognitive processes as well as in affect. Executive function (EF) deficits are among the most common cognitive disruptions associated with depression, but the causal relationships between EF and depression are unclear. EF deficits may exacerbate symptoms and hence may play a role in the …
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Toward understanding factors affecting falls among individuals who are obese
… their balance control, thus lead to more falls. Executive function deficits in individuals who are obese may affect their ability to allocate attentional resources to dual tasks (walking while performing other tasks), and may put them at higher risks of falls. Gait alterations and muscle strength …
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Withdrawal from Voluntary Oral Methamphetamine Reveals Female Specific Susceptibilities to Behavioral Deficits and Neurochemical Perpetuators of Neurotoxicity and Drug Seeking Behavior
… use produces long term impairments in cognitive function ranging from memory deficits, executive function deficits, and cognitive flexibility in chronic MA users<sup>15-16</sup>. Women demonstrate poor performance on decision making tasks following chronic MA use compared to men<sup>16</sup>. …