FOUNDATIONAL TERM
executive function
执行功能
Cognitive abilities for planning, organizing, switching tasks, and regulating actions.
Study this concept in context
98 · Cognitive ageing, dementia and daily support
Forgetting a name, repeatedly leaving a stove on, and becoming confused within a day are different problems. Cognitive assessment examines timing, affected abilities, and daily consequences while connecting diagnosis with support and personal preferences.
65 · Children's emotions, learning and social development
Emotions, learning, and social abilities develop together in everyday settings. Understanding behaviour requires examining current capacities, task demands, relationships, and environments rather than equating mental health with obedience.
Sources
- NHS: What is dementia?
- WHO: Dementia
- NHS: Sudden confusion
- NHS: Dementia treatments
- NHS: Communicating with someone with dementia
- NHS: Staying independent with dementia
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.