What Are Cognitive Domains?
Memory: The process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information. It includes short term memory (holding information temporarily) and long-term memory (storing information over an extended period).
Attention: The ability to focus on specific stimuli or tasks while ignoring distractions. This includes sustained attention (maintaining focus over time), selective attention (focusing on one thing while ignoring others), and divided attention (managing multiple tasks simultaneously).
Language: Skills involved in understanding and producing spoken and written communication. This includes vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and verbal expression.
Executive Functioning: Higher order cognitive processes that enable goal-directed behaviour. This involves planning, organizing, problem-solving, decision-making, and controlling impulses.
Visuospatial Skills: The ability to understand and interpret visual and spatial relationships in the environment. This includes tasks like reading maps, judging distances, and navigating through space.
Social Cognition: The ability to understand and process social interactions. This encompasses recognizing emotions in others, understanding social cues, theory of mind (understanding others’ perspectives), and maintaining social relationships.
Each of these domains plays a crucial role in our overall cognitive functioning and daily life activities.