Is impaired executive function a single or multidimensional disability?

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  • Author(s): Varney NR;Varney NR; Stewart H
  • Source:
    Applied neuropsychology [Appl Neuropsychol] 2004; Vol. 11 (4), pp. 229-34.
  • Publication Type:
    Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9507620 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0908-4282 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09084282 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Appl Neuropsychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2010-> : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis
      Original Publication: Copenhagen : Munksgaard, c1994-
    • Subject Terms:
      Neuropsychological Tests*; Craniocerebral Trauma/*psychology ; Psychomotor Performance/*physiology; Adult ; Amnesia/psychology ; Decision Making/physiology ; Female ; Frontal Lobe/injuries ; Frontal Lobe/physiology ; Head Injuries, Closed/psychology ; Humans ; Male ; Reproducibility of Results ; Verbal Behavior
    • Abstract:
      This study was undertaken to determine if certain logical relations might be found in two pairs of similar executive functioning tasks: (a) Design Fluency and Word Fluency, and (b) the Tinker Toy and Story Telling Tests. Overall, the results were "inconsistent," with there being no meaningful relations found between tests with regard to similarities in task demand, theoretical hierarchical relations, or whether the tasks were verbal or nonverbal (with the exception of a very close relation between Design Fluency and Tinker Toy Test.). Despite the apparent entropy of the findings, they have substantial clinical and theoretical importance given the simultaneously rigid and weak-minded definitions and measures of disexecutive disability in current use.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20050128 Date Completed: 20050512 Latest Revision: 20140502
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1207/s15324826an1104_10
    • Accession Number:
      15673497