64 pages • 2 hours read
Gabor MatéScattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Though primarily concerned with ADD, Scattered Minds also touches on other developmental and/or psychiatric disorders, such as depression and addiction. Is Maté equally skeptical of applying a medical lens to conditions such as these? If so, why?
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Between nature and nurture, which does Maté believe has the biggest developmental impact? What techniques does he use to persuade readers to share his opinion?
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In Chapter 26, Maté differentiates between empathy and identification. What is the importance of making this distinction?
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