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CiteLearning points
- Be able to define what awareness is.
- Have an understanding of models of (and therefore levels of) awareness.
- Understand how issues with levels of awareness can have an impact on an individual’s ability to complete tasks in function.
What is insight/awareness?
Insight is a cognitive skill that comes under the umbrella of executive functioning. It is a term used very regularly by professionals; however, it can be very difficult to define. Put simply, it is to do with knowing/understanding about oneself and others, with the aim of maintaining or improving the way we do/interact with something. Brown et al (2014)describe it as: “A readiness to explore intellectually and emotionally how and why I, and those I interact with, behave, think and feel as we do, and for me to adapt my behaviour accordingly.”
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