CAA CAA ADHD Neuroscience and Brain-Based Understanding 2

Question 1

The 'interest-based nervous system' model by Dr. William Dodson states ADHD brains are activated by tasks that are:

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Novel, urgent, challenging, or personally interesting

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Assigned by authority figures

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Easy and repetitive

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Low-stakes and familiar

Question 2

Norepinephrine's role in ADHD primarily affects which function?

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Alertness and attention regulation

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Sleep cycles

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Long-term memory formation

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Appetite control

Question 3

The default mode network (DMN) in ADHD brains is problematic because it:

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Remains active during task performance instead of suppressing

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Deactivates too efficiently during tasks

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Shows complete disconnection

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Functions identically to neurotypical brains

Question 4

Emotional dysregulation in ADHD is neurologically linked to impaired connectivity between which two regions?

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Prefrontal cortex and amygdala

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Hippocampus and temporal lobe

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Cerebellum and motor cortex

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Thalamus and basal ganglia

Question 5

The 'wall of awful' concept describes how ADHD clients experience task initiation as:

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An emotional barrier built from accumulated past failures and shame

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A physical barrier in the environment

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A medication side effect

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Cognitive rigidity in planning

Question 6

Reward pathways in ADHD are characterized by:

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Delayed reward insensitivity and reduced dopamine response

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Normal dopamine response to all rewards

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Heightened sensitivity to all types of rewards

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Overactive serotonin pathway compensation