Introduction: The present study aimed to predict psychological well-being based on executive functions with the mediation of adjustment to the disease in cardiovascular patients. Method: The current research method was descriptive and correlational. Three hundred cardiovascular patients referring to Shahid Dr. Qolipour Medical Center in Bukan city were selected by purposive sampling and includ...

Background: The "executive functions" as higher-level cortical functions with the supervisory and controlling role on the lower-level cognitive functions lead to human adaptive behaviors in the specific situations. These situations occur in the conditions in which automatic behavior may be insufficient. Executive function deficits in children may be presented with poor memory, problem-sol...

Objective Executive functions are processes that control, direct, and coordinate other cognitive processes. The findings of cognitive neuroscience indicate that frontal and temporal lobes have a longer maturity and support the development of executive functions. These abilities are essential for success in everyday activities and longitudinal studies indicate that executive functions are associ...

Executive functions are self-regulated functions and show the ability to inhibition, self-changing, planning, organization, using the working memory, solving problems and targeting for homework and school activities. This study compares the executive functions of inhibition and problem solving in adolescents with and without substance abuse. In this causal-comparative study, 15 adolescents with...

Aim: The purpose of present research was the comparison of executive-neurological functions of narcotics addicted and normal adults. Method: In this causal-comparative study 38 narcotics addicted person selected of two addiction treatment clinics in Tehran, and 38 normal persons selected through available sampling. The both groups assessed by neuropsychological tests namely: the Wisconsin class...

Background and Aim: Executive functions refer to the use of cognitive processes to control thoughts and emotions. The purpose of this study was to predict impairment in executive functions based Impairment in motor and linguistic growth in children. Method: The research method is descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this study was all students of elementary school studying ...

Introduction: Both performance-based and rating measures are used to evaluate preschool children’s executive functions. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between performance-based tasks and parental rating of executive functions in preschool children. Method: The present study was a descriptive correlational study. The current study population consisted of all 4 and 5-years-old p...