Getting warmer: Hot executive functioning following acquired brain injury in adults

Fiona Allanson

doi:10.26182/5ec5c1c9c1d1c

Getting warmer: Hot executive functioning following acquired brain injury in adults

Fiona Allanson

School of Psychological Science

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Abstract

Previous research has highlighted the importance of executive functioning for an individual's functional outcome following acquired brain injury (ABI). However, this thesis found that motivational and emotional processes (known as hot executive functioning) had not been adequately explored in this literature. It demonstrated one measure of hot executive functioning, the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), was sensitive to the impact of ABI and that people with ABI demonstrated impaired performance on the IGT. However, poorer IGT performance was unexpectedly associated with better functional outcome. The complexity of this relationship and possible contributing factors such as limited self-awareness were explored.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Weinborn, Michael, Supervisor Pestell, Carmela, Supervisor Gignac, Gilles, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	7 Apr 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5ec5c1c9c1d1c
Publication status	Unpublished - 2019

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