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The Distracted Couple
Published in Len Sperry, Katherine Helm, Jon Carlson, The Disordered Couple, 2019
ADHD symptoms such as disorganization, procrastination, and hyperfocus destabilize many intimate relationships. Hyperfocus, a common unofficial trait of ADHD, is “unbroken attention… [in which] the person gets so absorbed in a current task that he loses track of time that is passing—time does not enter his awareness” (Tuckman, 2013, p. 66).
Self-Deception in Somatoform Conditions
Published in Kyle Brauer Boone, Neuropsychological Evaluation of Somatoform and Other Functional Somatic Conditions, 2017
Further, rather than representing a separate disorder, somatoform orientations are often a component of, and are shaped by, other clinical disorders. That is, there are likely somatoform aspects of most other psychiatric diagnoses, such as: Personality disorder: In dependent personality disorder, patients may report physical symptoms customized to elicit care and protection from others, such as needing others to escort them up and down stairs due to “balance” problems. In borderline personality disorder, the physical symptoms may be used to control others and demand that others accommodate their lifestyles to the patient; for example, individuals with claimed sensitivity to chemicals who insist that others stop using perfumes and other hygiene products. In histrionic personality disorder, the nonphysiologic symptoms are often flamboyant and dramatic, such as “seizures,” strange vocal tics, and so forth, that would be highly embarrassing for most individuals, but no self-consciousness is observed in these patients.Anxiety/panic attacks: Patients may report excessive fear and alarm over physical symptoms, in the same way that they “catastrophize” other problems in their lives, and reported physical symptoms often reflect hyperarousal (e.g., heart palpitations, chest pain, problems breathing, dizziness, feeling faint, irritable bowel).Depression: Patients may display physical lethargy and psychomotor retardation, and their negative views of self often extend to physical/cognitive function, including amplification of pain.Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Patients may engage in a hyperfocused cataloging of various physical symptoms, with dysfunctions described in minute detail.Psychosis/Paranoia: Patients may report delusions about physical symptoms, such as involving harm by others (e.g., being poisoned), and/or hallucinations (e.g., seeing foreign objects exit their own bodies).
Video game addiction, ADHD symptomatology, and video game reinforcement
Published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2019
Christine L. Mathews, Holly E. R. Morrell, Jon E. Molle
ADHD symptom severity positively predicted video game addiction symptom severity. This result is consistent with our hypothesis and with prior research, which suggests that people with greater ADHD symptom severity may be at greater risk for developing problematic playing habits (22). The types of difficulties people with ADHD often face (i.e., problems with time management, prioritizing, hyperfocus, etc.), combined with the fact that ADHD itself is a risk factor for addiction, may lead to increased risk for problematic playing behaviors. This problem use may begin due to a predisposition toward seeking reward and toward hyperfocus, or in an attempt to reduce ADHD symptomatology due to the cognitive benefits of playing video games in moderation (e.g. enhanced visual attentional system capacity, visual processing, mental rotation skills, divided attention, visuospatial memory, and executive control functions; 40–44).
Combining Hypnosis and Biofeedback in Primary Care Pediatrics
Published in American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 2019
EK was a nine-year-old fourth-grader with a long history of challenging behaviors thought to be secondary to anxiety, with a strong need to control his environment. He refused to try new experiences, and his behavior would escalate when he thought something was too difficult. Despite an above-average IQ, EK hated school. His ADHD included excessive body activity, impulsivity, along with distractibility and a tendency to hyperfocus. He disliked taking ADHD meds “to make my body calm.” Socially he had very few friends. Karate, however, had proved to be helpful in terms of his self-regulation and self-esteem.
Enabling successful life engagement in young people with ADHD: new components beyond adult models of recovery
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023
Wai Chen, Amy Epstein, Michele Toner, Nada Murphy, Daniel Rudaizky, Jenny Downs
This subtheme described how aspects associated with ADHD were utilized as strengths. For example, using hyperfocus for productivity with intense concentration on the task at hand helped to facilitate uninterrupted workflow, and lateral thinking or “thinking outside the box” enabled creative, unique and inventive patterns of thinking.