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> But people with a mental disorder have the same mental architecture for motivation as the rest of us You may want to read up on that actually.
by seba_dos1 4y ago
> But people with a mental disorder have the same mental architecture for motivation as the rest of us
You may want to read up on that actually.
- hollerith 4y agoHere's an argument for my assertion: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Cyj6wQLW6SeF6aGLy/the-psychological-unity-of-humankind https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Cyj6wQLW6SeF6aGLy/the-psycho... Let's see your link or rebuttal.
- seba_dos1 4y agoI recommend reading any actual research on ADHD instead - you'll find out that motivation deficit and executive dysfunction are pretty much its defining aspects, and that it's not quite about seeking "effortless risk-less pleasures". For example: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066661/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066661/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010326/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010326/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626918/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216105919.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216105919.h... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1744-9081-1-8 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1744-9081-1-8 Even got you one directly related to this thread: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178119316385 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01651... There's plenty of popsci too around the phrase "interest-based nervous system": https://www.additudemag.com/secrets-of-the-adhd-brain/ https://www.additudemag.com/secrets-of-the-adhd-brain/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/optimized/202107/the-4-core-traits-adhd-explained https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/optimized/202107/the...