Executive Functions
Name one executive function skill
What is - initiation, organizing, planning, time management, emotional control, working memory
What part of the brain controls executive functions?
What is - The frontal lobe
Rest/Sleep is an executive function skill
What is - False
Name one strategy you can use for emotional regulation?
What is - Going for a walk, breathing, listening to music, talking to an adult, journaling
Name the five senses
What is - Sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste
True/False: Executive function skills can be improved throughout our lives
What is - True
True/False: Everyone has challenges with executive function skills
What is - True
Emotional control is also known as self-regulation
What is - True
True/False: Strategies ALWAYS work
What is - False
True/False: Stress can sometimes be good/productive
What is - True
What is working memory?
What is - To remember information for IMMEDIATE use
What is time management?
What is - Estimating time for each task/activity
Planning and organizing are the same
What is - False
Name one strategy that you can use for time management
What is - Timers, to-do lists, alarms, planners, sticky notes
What is Ms. P's and Ms. Angie's profession?
What is - Occupational Therapists
What is initiation?
What is - To start or begin something
Name one PHYSICAL symptom of stress
What is - Headache, stomachache, crying, tight muscles
Everyone has difficulty with executive function skills
What is - True
What is "belly breathing"?
What is - Breathing in slowly through the nose and then out through the mouth using the diaphragm (belly muscle)
Is problem solving also an executive function skill?
What is - Yes, problem solving is an executive function skill
What are executive function skills?
What is - Mental skills that we all use every day to get things done
What would happen if we did NOT have executive function skills?
What is - We would not be able to do simple and complicated tasks
Without emotional regulation, it is hard to access other executive function skills
What is - True
Name one SENSORY strategy
What is - Listening to music, using fidgets, getting a hug
What is interoception?
What is - Understanding how we feel inside our body