Koerts, Deniz (2023) Executive Functions and Adult ADHD, an Experimental Study. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The symptoms of ADHD show differently in students compared to children when the demands of life change. At date the diagnosis of ADHD is developed for children and a more accurate diagnosis for adults might be necessary. The goal of the present study is to get more insight into the underlying factors of the symptoms of ADHD that could aid the development of a new diagnosis. To test the relationship between executive functions and ADHD symptoms two questionnaires, the CAARS and the EFI, were used with a sample of 394 participants. A GO/NO-GO task with event-rate manipulation is used to test the State Regulation Model of ADHD. The model proposes that the underlying factor of ADHD is motivation. The task has two conditions a fast event-rate and a slow event-rate, that way the GO/NO-GO task can be used to measure motivation. The conditions separately can measure impulsivity. The experiment was done with 40 participants. The results of the questionnaires show an association between executive functions and symptoms of ADHD that indicates that more ADHD symptoms are related to more problems with executive functions. With the GO/NO-GO task a partial indication is found for the State Regulation model with the mean reaction times, but not for the error-rate and the standard deviation of the mean reaction time. In other words, support is found that students with more ADHD symptoms have more problems with motivation. Keywords: ADHD, executive functioning, GO/NO-GO task, EFI, CAARS
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Borger, N.A. and Schwarzbach, N.R. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2023 08:48 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2023 08:48 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2844 |
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