Table 1.

Descriptions of BRIEF-P Clinical Scales

Clinical scale	Clinical scale description and behavioral examples	Corresponding index(es)
Inhibit (I)	Measures behavioral regulation or the ability to inhibit responses and avoid engaging in impulsive or inappropriate behavior. Behavioral examples: impulsive; behavior is “too wild.”	Inhibitory Self-Control (ISO)
Shift (S)	Measures ability to flexibly move between tasks, parts of a problem, or situations and to alternate attentional focus when completing tasks. Behavioral examples: resistant to change; difficulty with new situations.	Flexibility (Fl)
Emotional Control (EC)	Measures emotion modulation and corresponding behavioral responses. Behavioral examples: overreacts to minor difficulties; easily upset.	ISO; Fl
Working Memory (WM)	Measures the ability to maintain information in the focus of one's attention to complete a task or generate the appropriate response. Behavioral examples: problems completing multistep tasks or activities; difficulties finishing tasks.	Emergent Metacognition (EMI)
Plan-Organize (PO)	Measures the ability to anticipate and prepare for future activities or tasks, handle current demands, and to impose order on information to accomplish a goal. Behavioral examples: has difficulty locating possessions; leaves messes.	EMI