Executive functions and emotions regulation: Turning cognitive skills into clinical interventions. 1. Explain the relationship between executive functioning and emotion regulation. 2. Identify executive-function difficulties that commonly present alongside emotional dysregulation, including: - inhibitory control - cognitive flexibility - working memory - planning and organization - attentional control - decision-making 3. Differentiate between an emotional regulation problem and an underlying executive-function difficulty that may interfere with regulation. 4. Assess executive-function vulnerabilities that contribute to impulsive or emotionally driven responses. 5. Apply practical executive-function training strategies to improve the ability to pause, shift, plan, problem-solve, and choose a response. 6. Integrate executive-function strategies with established approaches such as CBT, DBT, ACT, or trauma-informed interventions. 7. Practice translating executive-function exercises into real-world situations involving anger, interpersonal conflict, rejection, frustration, or emotional overwhelm.
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