Abnormal Across the Lifespan pt.4

Question 1

What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Answer 1

a disorder where a person has excessive motor activity, impulsivity, and inability to focus attention

Question 2

What are the 3 subtypes of ADHD

Answer 2

1. Predominanty Inattentive (can’t focus)
2. Predominantly hyperactive/impulsive
3. Combination of both inattention and hyperactivity

Question 3

What percentage of children aged 6-14 have ADHD

Answer 3

5-10%

Question 4

Boys are _____ more likely to have ADHD than girls.

Answer 4

3 times more

Question 5

What are some characteristics of ADHD

Answer 5

Inability to sit still
Bullying
Temper tantrums
Stubbornness
Failure to respond to punishment

Question 6

What is the difference between “normal overactive children” and “children with ADHD”

Answer 6

Normally overactive children are goal oriented and have voluntary control over their behaviour.
Children with ADHD are hyperactive for no reason and can’t stop their behaviour even if demanded by teachers or parents

Question 7

Children with ADHD stand a greater risk of having what?

Answer 7

Depressive and anxiety disorders, and problems getting along with family members

Question 8

What do boys with ADHD tend to lack?

Answer 8

empathy and awareness of others feelings

Question 9

What is evidence that ADHD might be hereditary

Answer 9

findings from high concordance rates of ADHD with monozygotic twins, in comparison to dizygotic twins

Question 10

Children with ADHD were found to be ___ times more likely than other children to have prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETC)

Answer 10

2.5 times more likely

Question 11

What stimulants help calm down children with ADHD and increase their attention spans

Answer 11

Ritalin, Ritalin SR, and Concerta

Question 12

Medications are successful in treating ___ our of ____ children with ADHD

Answer 12

3/4

Question 13

How many Canadian children are using these types of drugs right now

Answer 13

82 in 1000 children

Question 14

What are some side effects of these stimulants

Answer 14

stun a child’s growth (slows it down), and in rare cases it can result in cardiac arrest, stroke, or sudden death

Also hallucinations and suicidal thoughts

Question 15

What is Conduct Disorder

Answer 15

when a child purposely engages in abnormal behaviour that is disruptive, anti-social, and violates norms. They do not feel guilt/remorse

Question 16

What are the two types of Conduct disorders (DSM)

Answer 16

Childhood onset type (ages before 10) and Adolescent-onset type

Question 17

How many Canadian children have conduct disorder

Answer 17

4.2 percent