CAA Executive Function Skills and ADHD Coaching Interventions

Question 1

Which executive function is most directly responsible for the ability to hold information in mind while using it to complete a task?

Accepted Answer

Working memory

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Cognitive flexibility

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Inhibitory control

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Planning

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

Task initiation and sustained attention

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Inhibitory control

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Cognitive flexibility

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Emotional regulation

Question 3

When coaching an ADHD client on time management, which strategy is most aligned with compensating for a weak sense of time (time blindness)?

Accepted Answer

Using external timers and visual time displays

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Making detailed to-do lists

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Scheduling tasks in order of importance

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Delegating low-priority tasks

Question 4

According to Russell Barkley's model, ADHD is best understood as a deficit in which broad domain?

Accepted Answer

Behavioral inhibition and self-regulation

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Intelligence and learning ability

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Social awareness and empathy

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Language processing

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

Planning and organization

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Emotional regulation

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Working memory

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Impulse control

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'cognitive flexibility' in the context of ADHD executive function coaching?

Accepted Answer

The capacity to shift attention and adapt to new demands

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The ability to generate creative ideas spontaneously

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The skill of managing emotional responses to frustration

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The ability to complete tasks without external reminders

Question 7

An ADHD coaching client reports difficulty organizing their physical space and losing important items regularly. Which coaching approach best addresses this executive function challenge?

Accepted Answer

Creating external organizational systems with consistent locations for items

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Exploring emotional blocks preventing tidiness

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Improving the client's intrinsic motivation to stay organized

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Referring the client to occupational therapy before continuing coaching