CAA CAA ADHD Neuroscience and Brain-Based Understanding 3

Question 1

Which executive function deficit in ADHD involves difficulty perceiving and managing time accurately?

Accepted Answer

Time blindness

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Cognitive inflexibility

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Emotional dysregulation

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Sensory hypersensitivity

Question 2

Task initiation difficulties in ADHD are neurological because of:

Accepted Answer

Insufficient prefrontal activation for non-preferred tasks due to low dopamine

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Laziness or poor character

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Excess serotonin suppressing drive

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Poor long-term memory

Question 3

Why does 'body doubling' work neurologically for many ADHD clients?

Accepted Answer

Another person's presence increases arousal and external accountability, supporting focus

Answer

Competition directly increases dopamine receptors

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Social anxiety forces concentration

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Mirror neurons directly improve working memory

Question 4

The delayed maturation of which brain region most directly causes impulsivity in ADHD?

Accepted Answer

Prefrontal cortex

Answer

Hippocampus

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Occipital lobe

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Brain stem

Question 5

The neurological basis for ADHD's variable performance is most accurately described as a problem with:

Accepted Answer

Activation and arousal regulation, not ability or effort

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Permanent cognitive impairment

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Motivational deficits from poor upbringing

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Structural damage to the brain

Question 6

An ADHD coach explaining brain-based research to a client primarily aims to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce shame and shift self-blame toward neurological understanding

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Excuse all behaviors

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Replace medical consultation

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Diagnose additional conditions