II. Pathophysiology
III. Exam: Intellectual Functioning
- Fund of knowledge
- Number of weeks in a year?
- How many nickels in $1.15?
- Name the last 5 presidents? (impacted by educational status)
- Calculations
- Other Executive Function tests
- Sequencing, Organizing, Abstracting, and Planning
- Clock Drawing Test
- List Making
- Name as many animals you can in 1 minute
- Budget and plan
- Concept of yesterday, today and tomorrow
IV. Exam: Other areas that overlap with Intellectual Functioning
- Motor
- See Apraxia
- Language and communication
- See Dysarthria
- See Aphasia
- See Thought Content
- See Disorganized Speech
- Assess Naming, Reading, Writing
- Visual-spatial
- Copy a figure
- Clock Drawing Test
- Attention and Concentration
- Abstract Reasoning
- Describe similarities (e.g. apple and orange)
- Memory
V. References
- Zum, Swaminathan and Egan in Herbert (2014) EM:Rap 14(7): 11-13
- Tomb (1992) Psychiatry, 4th Ed, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, p. 6-11
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| Definition (NCI) | A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by a deficit in cognition or memory. |
| Definition (CSP) | disturbances in the mental process related to thinking, reasoning, and judgment. |
| Definition (MSH) | Disturbances in the mental process related to thinking, reasoning, and judgment. |
| Concepts | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048) |
| MSH | D003072 |
| SnomedCT | 443265004 |
| DSM4 | 294.9 |
| English | Disorder, Cognition, Disorders, Cognition, Cognitive Disorder NOS, cognition disorder, Cognition Disorders, COGNITION DIS, cognitive disorder (diagnosis), cognitive disorder, Cognitive disorder (disorder), Cognitive disorder, Cognition Disorders [Disease/Finding], disease cognitive, cognition disorders, cognitive disorder nos, cognitive diseases, cognitive disorders, cognitive disease, Cognitive disorders, Cognitive Disorder, Cognition disorders, cognitive; disorder, Cognitive disorder NOS |
| Italian | Disturbo cognitivo, Disturbi cognitivi |
| Dutch | cognitieve aandoeningen, cognitief; stoornis, cognitieve aandoening, Cognitieve stoornis, Cognitieve stoornissen |
| German | kognitive Stoerungen, kognitive Stoerung, Kognitive Störungen, Störungen der kognitiven Prozesse, Störungen im Denkprozeß |
| Portuguese | Perturbações cognitivas, Ideias Sobrevalentes, Ideias Superestimadas, Alteração cognitiva, Transtornos Cognitivos |
| Spanish | Alteraciones cognitivas, trastorno cognitivo, trastorno cognitivo (trastorno), Trastornos Cognitivos, Trastorno cognoscitivo, Trastornos del Conocimiento |
| Japanese | 認知障害, ﾆﾝﾁｼｮｳｶﾞｲ |
| Swedish | Kognitiva störningar |
| Czech | kognitivní poruchy, poznání - poruchy, Kognitivní poruchy, Kognitivní porucha |
| Finnish | Kognitiiviset häiriöt |
| Russian | KOGNITIVNYE RASSTROISTVA, POZNAVATEL'NOI SPOSOBNOSTI RASSTROISTVA, SVERKHVKLIUCHENIE, КОГНИТИВНЫЕ РАССТРОЙСТВА, ПОЗНАВАТЕЛЬНОЙ СПОСОБНОСТИ РАССТРОЙСТВА, СВЕРХВКЛЮЧЕНИЕ |
| Croatian | SPOZNAJNI POREMEĆAJI |
| Polish | Zaburzenia funkcji poznawczych |
| Hungarian | Cognitiv zavar, Cognitiv betegségek |
| Norwegian | Kognitive forstyrrelser |
| French | Trouble cognitif, Troubles cognitifs, Troubles de la cognition |
Ontology: Executive Function (C0935584)
| Definition (MSH) | A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT FORMATION, goal management, cognitive flexibility, INHIBITION control, and WORKING MEMORY. Impaired executive function is seen in a range of disorders, e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; and ADHD. |
| Definition (NCI) | A set of mental processes that controls and manages the cognitive functions. |
| Definition (CSP) | higher order processes that enable an individual to plan, sequence, initiate, and sustain their behavior towards some goal, incorporating feedback and making adjustments along the way. |
| Concepts | Mental Process (T041) |
| MSH | D056344 |
| English | Function, Executive, Functions, Executive, Executive Function, Executive Functions, Executive Controls, Executive Control, executive functioning, executive function, executive functions, executives functions, Executive Functioning, executive control |
| French | Contrôle exécutif, Fonctions exécutives |
| German | Führungsaufgabe, Ausführungsfunktion, Ausfuehrungsfunktion, Fuehrungsaufgabe |
| Italian | Controllo esecutivo, Funzione esecutiva |
| Portuguese | Controle Executivo, Função Executiva |
| Spanish | Control Ejecutivo, Función Ejecutiva |
| Russian | ЭКЗЕКУТИВНАЯ ФУНКЦИЯ, UPRAVLIAIUSHCHAIA FUNKTSIIA, EKZEKUTIVNAIA FUNKTSIIA, ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬСКАЯ ФУНКЦИЯ, ISPOLNITEL'SKAIA FUNKTSIIA, УПРАВЛЯЮЩАЯ ФУНКЦИЯ, UPRAVLIAIUSHCHII KONTROL', УПРАВЛЯЮЩИЙ КОНТРОЛЬ |
| Czech | exekutivní funkce |
| Swedish | Exektiv funktion |
| Polish | Funkcje wykonawcze, Funkcja wykonawcza |
| Japanese | 実行調節機構(意識過程), エグゼクティブ･コントロール, 遂行機能(意識過程), 実行機能(意識過程) |
| Norwegian | Eksekutivkontroll, Gjennomføringskapasitet, Eksekutivfunksjon, Gjennomføringskontroll |
