Hyperfocus
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Clinic
- Hyperfocus is a phenomenon that reflects one’s complete absorption in a task, to a point where a person appears to completely ignore or ‘tune out’ everything else.
- There is a problem in shifting one's attention from one subject to another
- The opposite situation is decreasing sustained attention which means distracted easily.
- In Homeopathic repertory, its rubric is Absorbed, Magnetized
- Although most neurotypical people would likely report experiencing a hyperfocus-like state, it is most often mentioned in the context of autism, schizophrenia, and ADHDconditions that have consequences on attentional abilities.
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- These patients have problem in shifting their attention from one to another subject. Set shifting is one of executive functions.
- Therefore I suggest cognitive impairment and concentration difficult as a good rubric