Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not directly explain the potential negative outcomes for an adult client with ADHD if a practitioner primarily focuses on teaching "growth mindset" without understanding the nuances of a "false growth mindset."
While the passages mention Carol Dweck and the concept of a "false growth mindset" [1], and also state that the book offers guidance on helping clients with ADHD to "cultivate the ability to make self-determined choices and take more effective action" [2], they do not elaborate on how a misunderstanding of "false growth mindset" might hinder this specific aspect of client support.
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From the book
ctical, and evidence-based guidance on a range of approaches promoting well-being—and flourishing—for adult clients with ADHD. Categories: Psychology Pages: 402 Snippet: ... growth mindset ? Let's be inspired by Carol Dweck The Fixed mindset The Growth mindset Obstacles Effort it's ... <b>False growth mindset</b> 9 As efforts to teach growth mindset became more widespread , Dweck noticed that it was sometimes ...
Title: Flourishing with Adult ADHD by Elizabeth Ahmann, Micah Saviet Description: Rooted in both well-being and neuro-affirming lenses, this timely, essential text offers a comprehensive guide to supporting adults with ADHD. The book compiles and synthesizes theoretical frameworks, cutting-edge, evidence-based coaching and psychological science, positive psychology, and research findings, as well as numerous examples, with their application to adults who have ADHD. It offers an array of practical, theoretically sound, evidence-supported approaches practitioners can easily implement as a…
More questions about this book
- How would you explain the core philosophy of "Flourishing with Adult ADHD," particularly the significance of a "neuro-affirming lens" and "positive psychology," to a practitioner who only views ADHD as a deficit or disorder?
- The text mentions "false growth mindset." How might a client with ADHD, inadvertently adopting a "false growth mindset," sabotage their ability to achieve the book's stated goals of "developing hope, resilience, agency, and capacity"?
- Why is the book's synthesis of "theoretical frameworks, cutting-edge, evidence-based coaching and psychological science, positive psychology, and research findings" particularly crucial for effectively supporting adults with ADHD, as opposed to a more singular therapeutic approach?
- The book aims to guide practitioners in helping clients "achieve both personal growth and overall well-being" for "flourishing." Explain how the concepts of "agency" and "resilience," as encouraged by this text, specifically contribute to an adult with ADHD moving beyond mere symptom management toward genuine flourishing.