Executive Function Skills and ADHD Coaching Interventions Flashcards
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Which of the following is a hallmark symptom of executive dysfunction in adults with ADHD related to emotional regulation?
Answer: Low frustration tolerance and emotional impulsivity
Low frustration tolerance and emotional impulsivity are common manifestations of emotional regulation deficits in adults with ADHD.
A coach is helping a client who frequently forgets appointments despite being highly intelligent. Which tool is MOST consistent with an ADHD coaching approach to address this?
Answer: Multiple layered reminder systems (phone alarms + calendar + written notes)
ADHD coaches use external, layered reminder systems to compensate for working memory and prospective memory deficits rather than trying to train the brain.
The term 'hyperfocus' in ADHD refers to which phenomenon?
Answer: Intensely sustained attention on a highly interesting or rewarding activity
Hyperfocus is the paradoxical capacity of people with ADHD to sustain deep, intense focus on activities they find highly stimulating or rewarding.
When a client uses the 'body double' strategy, what are they doing?
Answer: Working in the presence of another person to improve focus and task completion
The body double strategy involves working alongside another person whose presence helps the ADHD individual maintain focus and complete tasks.
Which of the following best explains why individuals with ADHD often struggle with prioritization tasks?
Answer: Deficits in working memory and planning prevent effective ranking of tasks by urgency and importance
Working memory and planning deficits make it neurologically difficult for ADHD individuals to hold multiple competing tasks in mind and rank them effectively.
A coach notices that a client consistently underestimates how long tasks take. Which coaching strategy would BEST address this pattern?
Answer: Time auditing: tracking actual task durations and comparing to estimates
Time auditing builds self-awareness by revealing the gap between estimated and actual task durations, a core skill for improving time management in ADHD.
In ADHD coaching, the concept of 'interest-based nervous system' (as described by William Dodson) suggests that individuals with ADHD are primarily motivated by which factors?
Answer: Interest, challenge, novelty, urgency, passion, and competition
Dodson's model proposes that ADHD individuals are driven by interest, challenge, novelty, urgency, passion, and competition rather than traditional motivators like importance or rewards.