Hyperfocus

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.

Related Entity

• 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