Rané spomienky študentov s ADHD: Perspektíva individuálnej psychológie
Early recollections of students with ADHD: The perspective of individual psychology

Summary/Abstract: Study aims: Students with attention deficit disorder represent a specific group within the university population that experiences many challenges in the academic environment. According to the practice of individual psychology, to understand the client or a ssess their lifestyle, the psychologist must recognize their early experiences. Instead of early recollections being a factual description of past events, they represent a projection of the current functioning of an individual. Method: In our research, we compared the early memories of university students with (N = 5) and without ADHD (N = 6) using content analysis. Results: We found that students with ADHD had fewer memories with positive affect and more memories showing the lack of control. The themes of individual memories showed that in the case of students with ADHD, early recollections with the experience of success were absent. Conclusion: Our results draw attention to the importance of positive feedback for individuals with ADHD throughout their life time. In this article, we present the research findings and at the same time outline how to work with the analysis of early recollections in psychotherapeutic practice.

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