ADHD

Question 1

What is ADHD?

Answer 1

Inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity, and motor activity.

Question 2

ADHD has an overwhelming amount of evidence that suggests it’s a neurological disease. True or false?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What are some ofthe neurological differences in people who have ADHD?

Answer 3

-Smaller volume
-Smaller corpus callosum

Question 4

What are some of the ways we could measure the genetic contribution of different disorders?

Answer 4

1. Family studies
   2 . Adoption studies
2. Twin studies

Question 5

What do family studies do?

Answer 5

They help tell if a disorder runs in the family. The person who has the disorder is called the proband. If both the person and mother have the disorder, it is called a concordance.

Question 6

What do adoption studies do?

Answer 6

We compare the concordance rate of biological relatives with adoptive relatives.

Question 7

What is done in twin studies when it comes to etiology?

Answer 7

There is a comparison in monozygotic (identical) and duzygotic (fraternal) twins.

Question 8

What are some treatments for people with ADHD?

Answer 8

1. Stimulant medication
2. Parent management training
3. Educational intervention

Question 9

What are the different deficits related to ADHD?

Answer 9

Deficits in motivation
Delayed rewards do work on a kid with ADHD
Deficits in self-regulation
Deficits in arousal
Deficits in executive functions

Question 10

What are the different treatments for people with ADHD?

Answer 10

1. Stimulant medication
2. Parent management training
3. Education intervention

Question 11

What does stimulant medication do?

Answer 11

Decrease motor activity and increase focus. The effects are temporary and only occur when the person is taking the medication.

Question 12

What is parent management training?

Answer 12

This is when parents of children who have ADHD go to meeting where they learn about the prevalence, symptoms, and cause of ADHD.
They would be given strategies that help manage their child’s behavior.

Question 13

What is educational intervention?

Answer 13

Find ways to accommodate children who have ADHD. This includes managing disruptive classroom behavior and teaching prosocial and self-regulating behaviors.

Question 14

What is ediology?

Answer 14

The study of the cause or origin of something.

Question 15

Name at least two diagnostic criteria for ADHD.

Answer 15

-A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or
development
-Symptoms must be present before the age of 12
-The symptoms must be present in two or more settings.

Question 16

What are some symptoms of ADHD, specifically with inattention?

Answer 16

Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
-Is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
- Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly

Question 17

What are some of the symptoms of ADHD, specifically with hyperactivity and impulsivity?

Answer 17

-Often runs about or climbs in situations where it is inappropriate.
-Often talks excessively.
- Often has difficulty waiting his or her turn.