1. BDEFS – CA Five Scales Self-Management to Time Self-Organize
Barkley Deficits in Executive Functions Scale – Children and Adolescents (BDEFS – CA)
BDEFS – CA Five Scales
Self-Management to Time
Self-Organize
Self-Restraint
Self-Motivate
Self-Regulate Emotions

2. BDEFS Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale Children and Adolescents
Items generated originally using Gross (et al)
self - regulation of emotion model
never or rarely 1, sometimes 2, often 3, very often 4
55. Has a low tolerance for frustrating situations
56. Cannot inhibit his/her emotions
57. Quick to get angry or become upset

3. BDEFS - CA Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
58. Overreact emotionally
59. Easily excitable
60. Not able to inhibit showing strong negative or
positive emotions
61. Has trouble calming him/herself down once he/she
is emotionally upset
62. Not able to be reasonable once he/she is emotional

4. BDEFS - CA Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
63. Cannot seem to distract him/herself away from whatever is upsetting him/her emotionally to help calm down. Can’t refocus his/her mind to a more positive framework.
64. Not able to manage his/her emotions in order to accomplish his/her goals successfully or get along well with others
65. Remains emotional or upset longer than other children
66. Finds it difficult to walk away from emotionally upsetting encounters with others or leave situations in which he/she has become very emotional

5. BDEFS - CA Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
67. Not able to rechannel or redirect his/her emotions into more positive ways or outlets when he/she gets upset
68. Not able to evaluate an emotionally upsetting event more objectively or reasonably
69. Not able to reevaluate or redefine negative events into a more positive viewpoint when he/she feels strong emotions
70. Emotionally impulsive or quick to show or express his/her feelings

6. BDEFS – CA Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
Raw Score Ranges and Percentiles Available for Ages 6-11; 12-17; Males, Females and Males/Females Combined
Ages Males Only
99+%
98%
97%
96%
95%

7. BDEFS – CA Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
Ages Females Only
99+% 62-64
98%
97%
96%
95%

8. BDEFS – CA Five Scales Self-Management to Time
Barkley Deficits in Executive Functions Scale –(BDEFS) Ages 18 and over
BDEFS – CA Five Scales
Self-Management to Time
Self-Organization/Problem Solving
Self-Restraint
Self-Motivation
Self-Regulation of Emotions

9. BDEFS Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
never or rarely 1, sometimes 2, often 3, very often 4
77. Quick to get angry or become upset.
78. Overreact emotionally.
79. Easily excitable.
80. Unable to inhibit showing strong negative or positive emotions.
81. Have trouble calming myself down once I am emotionally upset.

10. BDEFS Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
82. Cannot seem to regain emotional control and become more reasonable once I am emotional.
83. Cannot seem to distract myself away from whatever is upsetting me emotionally to help calm me down. I can’t refocus my mind to a more positive framework.
84. Unable to manage my emotions in order to accomplish my goals successfully or get along well with others.
85. I remain emotional or upset longer than others.

11. BDEFS Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
86. I find it difficult to walk away from emotionally upsetting encounters with others or leave situations in which I have become very emotional.
87. I cannot rechannel or redirect my emotions into more positive ways or outlets when I get upset.
88. I am not able to evaluate an emotionally upsetting event more objectively.
89. I cannot redefine negative events into more positive viewpoints when I feel strong emotions.

12. BDEFS Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
Raw Score Ranges and Percentiles Ages 18-34, Males and Females Combined
99+% 36-48
98%
97%
96%
95%
51-75% 18-25
26-50% 15-17

13. BDEFS Self-Regulation of Emotions Scale
Emotional self-control a two stage process:
Stage 1 = inhibiting strong emotional reactions to events
Stage 2 = Employing self-regulatory actions or strategies
If we experience deficits in these two components of emotional self-control, it will lead us to express our emotions impulsively.

14. Emotional Self-Control as a Two Stage Process
Stage 1 = inhibiting strong emotional reactions to events
Stage 2 = Employing self-regulatory actions or strategies
a) self-soothing strategies
b) re-focusing attention away from the source,
c) strategies to reduce or modulate initial emotion,
d) organizing our emotional expression in a way that is consistent with our individual goals and long-term welfare