Executive Functioning PD

The suppression of actions that are inappropriate in a given context and that interfere with goal-driven behavior

• Cognitive Flexibility

• Response Inhibition

• Sustained Attention

• Metacognition

The small amount of information that can be held in mind and used in the execution of cognitive tasks

• Cognitive Flexibility

• Planning

• Response Inhibition

• Working Memory

The ability to manage emotions to achieve goals, complete tasks, or control and direct behavior

• Emotional Control

• Sustained Attention

• Response Inhibition

• Metacognition

The behavior of switching between tasks and demands in response to changes in the environment

• Working Memory

• Cognitive Flexibility

• Metacognition

• Response Inhibition

A process that enables the maintenance of response persistence and continuous effort over extended periods of time

• Cognitive Flexibility

• Sustained Attention

• Metacognition

• Goal Directed Persistence

The ability to begin a project in an efficient and timely manner, without procrastination

• Task Initiation

• Cognitive Flexibility

• Time Management

• Metacognition

The mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully

• Goal Directed Persistence

• Organization

• Task Initiation

• Planning

How we gather stimuli in our environment to complete tasks quickly and more effectively

• Goal Directed Persistence

• Time Management

• Organization

• Planning

The ability to accurately estimate time required, how much time one has, and allocate time effectively to meet deadlines

• Time Management

• Planning

• Working Memory

• Cognitive Flexibility

Our ability to set an attainable goal and then consistently work towards that goal despite setbacks we experience

• Organization

• Sustained Attention

• Metacognition

• Goal Directed Persistence