Children with ADHD Often Seem to Be Focused on the Here

question 11

Multiple Choice

Children with ADHD often seem to be focused on the here and now,rather than thinking about past experiences or future goals or consequences.This indicates an impairment in which executive function?

• A) working memory
• B) internalized speech
• C) emotion regulation
• D) creative problem solving

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Definitions:

Reprocessing

A method used to alter negative patterns of thought, behavior, or emotional responses through various psychological techniques.

Bipolar Disorder

Periods of mood that may range from normal to manic, with or without episodes of depression (bipolar I disorder), or spans of normal mood interspersed with episodes of major depression and episodes of hypomania (bipolar II disorder).

Token Economy

A behavior modification system used in educational and therapeutic settings, involving the rewarding of desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for various privileges or rewards.

Participant Modeling

Technique in which a model demonstrates the desired behavior in a step-by-step, gradual process while the client is encouraged to imitate the model.