Search for dissertations about: "executive functioning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 swedish dissertations containing the words executive functioning.

2. 1. The Role of Inhibitory Control and Executive Functioning in Hyperactivity/ADHD

   Author : Lisa Berlin; Erland Hjelmquist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; ADHD; hyperactivity; inhibition; executive functioning; development; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : This thesis examined inhibition, executive functioning and their possible relation to childhood problems of hyperactivity and inattention, in its clinical form referred to as Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder (ADHD). Concurrent as well as longitudinal relations were of interest, and both clinical and non-clinical samples were studied. READ MORE

4. 2. Long-term Outcome of Cognitive and Emotional Functioning in Young People with ADHD

   Author : Pia Tallberg; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ADHD; barnpsykiatri; ungdomar; neuropsykologi; uppföljning; kognition; exekutiva funktioner; Internalisering; ADHD; child*; Adolescent youth; Neuropsychology; Neurodevelopmental disorder; assessment; Follow-up studies; cognitive functioning; executive functioning; internalizing problems;

   Abstract : Clarification on how cognitive, executive and emotional functioning contribute to symptom reduction or improved function in childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is needed to find additional treatment methods. The clinical utility of continuous performance test (CPT) (Conners’ CPT-II, QbTest) to complement rating scales in diagnostic assessments and treatment evaluations (QbTest) was examined using one dataset from clinical records of 118 treatment-seeking youth (ADHD, n = 80; non-ADHD, n = 38) (diagnostic) and one dataset of 56 youth treated for ADHD (treatment evaluation) (Paper I). READ MORE

5. 3. Subjective Cognitive Complaints in the Working Population : The Influence of Objective Cognitive Functioning and Working Conditions

   Author : Cecilia U. D. Stenfors; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Töres Theorell; Linda L. Magnusson Hanson; Gabriel Oxenstierna; Nancy Pedersen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Subjective cognitive complaints; cognitive functioning; declarative memory; episodic memory; semantic memory; working memory; executive cognitive functioning; psychosocial working conditions; demand-control-support model; population-based; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Cognitive functioning is important for managing work and life in general. However, subjective cognitive complaints (SCC), involving self-perceived difficulties with concentration, memory, decision making, and clear thinking are common in the general and in the working population and can be coupled with both lowered well-being and work ability. READ MORE

6. 4. Cognition in interned adolescents : aspects of executive functions and training

   Author : Olov Nordvall; Bert Jonsson; Anna Stigsdotter Neely; Anne H. Berman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interned youth; adolescence; antisocial behavior; executive functions; cognitive training; transfer; performance-based measures; self-assessment; impulsivity; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis examines adolescents with a history of antisocial behavior with a focus on investigating executive functioning, impulsivity and experiences of everyday executive problems. The thesis further investigates the associations between self-reported and performance-based measures. READ MORE

7. 5. Language and executive functions in Swedish preschoolers

   Author : Signe Tonér; Tove Nilsson Gerholm; Francisco Lacerda; Sven Strömqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language development; narrative; executive functions; theory of mind; preschool; event-related potentials; selective attention; Swedish; early childhood; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Abstract : The main goals of this dissertation are to investigate the associations between language and executive functions, including selective auditory attention, in Swedish children aged 4–6, to examine possible links to factors relating to the child and his/her social environment, and to evaluate preschool interventions with regard to potential improvements in language and/or executive functions. Measures were obtained by combining results from behavioral tests, language samples in the form of narratives, parent and teacher ratings and a measure of selective auditory attention as brain activity. READ MORE