BADS
Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome
Rules Shift Cards
2 types of rules:
1) Say yes for a red card & no for a black card (20 trials)
2) Say if the card is the same color as the one before it
Asked to forget about first rule
- *WM
- *attention
- *cognitive flexibility
Zoo Map
Pt given map with various destinations on it
2 versions of the task are presented with the same set of rules for each (can only use shaded paths 1x, can only take 1 camel ride)
need to visit all locations in any order, while following rules
then they must visit all of the loctions in a specific order while following the rules
timed
- *problem solving
- *organization
- *following directions
- *attention (to rules)
- *EF
- *planning
Key Search
Pt instructed to show how they would search within a 2x2 square for keys that are lost
should search the entire area of the square
should have organized, methodlical way of searching
timed
- *organization
- *VS skills
- *problem solving
- *planning
Action Program (beaker test)
nonlinguistic task requiring EF to deal with a problem
Pt given a beaker full of water with lid, cork is in the test tube, given a cup with a lid
client is asked to remove the cork without touching the test tube, base, lid of beaker or beaker
timed
should: use hook to lift lid on the beaker, screw lid onto cup, & scoop water out of beaker into test tube so cork floats to top
can be scaffolded (lose points though)
- *problem solving
- *memory
- *planning
- *cognitive flexibility
- *EF
