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

Answer

Working memory is the executive function that allows individuals to temporarily hold and manipulate information while performing tasks.

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

Answer

Difficulty with task initiation paired with deficits in sustained attention makes it hard for ADHD clients to maintain momentum through project completion.

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

Answer

External timers and visual time displays make time tangible and visible, directly compensating for the time blindness common in ADHD.

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

Answer

Barkley conceptualizes ADHD primarily as a deficit in behavioral inhibition, which in turn impairs self-regulation and executive functioning.

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

Answer

Breaking tasks into manageable steps with deadlines is a planning and organization strategy that compensates for executive function deficits in ADHD.

(CAA) Certified ADHD Coach Practice Test

(CAA) Certified ADHD Coach Practice Test

CAA Executive Function Skills and ADHD Coaching Interventions