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The provided passages mention the concept of a "false growth mindset" and the book's goals of helping clients with ADHD develop "hope, resilience, agency, and capacity" [2]. However, the passages do not explain how a client with ADHD, inadvertently adopting a "false growth mindset," might sabotage their ability to achieve these goals. The text only briefly introduces the concept of a "false growth mindset" as something Dweck noticed as growth mindset teaching became more widespread [1].
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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…
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- 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?
- 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?
- If a practitioner were to primarily focus on teaching "growth mindset" without understanding the nuances of a "false growth mindset," what potential negative outcomes could arise for an adult client with ADHD seeking to "make self-determined choices and take more effective action"?
- 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.