Executive Function Skills and ADHD Coaching Interventions Flashcards
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Which executive function is most directly responsible for the ability to hold information in mind while using it to complete a task?
Answer: Working memory
Working memory is the executive function that allows individuals to temporarily hold and manipulate information while performing tasks.
A client with ADHD consistently starts projects with enthusiasm but struggles to follow through to completion. As a coach, which executive function deficit is MOST likely contributing to this pattern?
Answer: Task initiation and sustained attention
Difficulty with task initiation paired with deficits in sustained attention makes it hard for ADHD clients to maintain momentum through project completion.
When coaching an ADHD client on time management, which strategy is most aligned with compensating for a weak sense of time (time blindness)?
Answer: Using external timers and visual time displays
External timers and visual time displays make time tangible and visible, directly compensating for the time blindness common in ADHD.
According to Russell Barkley's model, ADHD is best understood as a deficit in which broad domain?
Answer: Behavioral inhibition and self-regulation
Barkley conceptualizes ADHD primarily as a deficit in behavioral inhibition, which in turn impairs self-regulation and executive functioning.
A coach helps a client break a large project into smaller steps and set a deadline for each step. This intervention most directly targets which executive function?
Answer: Planning and organization
Breaking tasks into manageable steps with deadlines is a planning and organization strategy that compensates for executive function deficits in ADHD.
Which of the following best describes 'cognitive flexibility' in the context of ADHD executive function coaching?
Answer: The capacity to shift attention and adapt to new demands
Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to shift focus and adapt behavior in response to changing rules, tasks, or priorities.
An ADHD coaching client reports difficulty organizing their physical space and losing important items regularly. Which coaching approach best addresses this executive function challenge?
Answer: Creating external organizational systems with consistent locations for items
External organizational systems with designated, consistent locations compensate for the internal organizational deficits associated with ADHD executive dysfunction.