Exam 2 Part 2

Question 1

What are Amphetamine congeners?

Answer 1

are stimulant drugs that are chemically dissimilar but pharmacologically related to amphetamines

Question 2

What is the most widely used amphetamine congener?

Answer 2

Methlyphenidate (Ritalin)

Question 3

Methlyphenidate (Ritalin)

Answer 3

is the most often prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 4

What other amphetamine has been prescribed for ADHD?

Answer 4

d,1 amphetamine

Question 5

Diagnosis for ADHD: one of the main deficits is in the …

Answer 5

executive control part of the brain (cortical regions controlling judgment, attention span and inhibition of behavior).

Question 6

On the US ____ subtypes of ADHD can be diagnosed:

Answer 6

3
ADHD, combined type
ADHD, predominantly inattentive type
ADHD, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type

Question 7

What is ADHD, predominantly inattentive type?

Answer 7

is the diagnosis when six or more of the following symptoms are present:
difficulty sustaining attention
doesn’t follow through on tasks

Question 8

An ADHD, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type?

Answer 8

Is diagnosis requires six or more of the following symptoms:
Hyperactivity:
-often fidgets or squirms
-leaves seat, runs about
-talks excessively
Impulsivity:
-often blurts out answers
-interrupts or intrudes on others
-has difficulty awaiting a turn

Question 9

Epidemiology of ADHD:

Answer 9

ADHD is at least 2 to 3 times prevalent in boys as in girls

Question 10

Pharmacotherapy for ADHD:

Answer 10

It is thought that stimulants reduce ADHD symptoms by increasing attention spans and focus
Low dose of stimulants increase synaptic levels of dopamine and norepinephrine thus improving the ability to focus attention which also reduces anxiety and hyperactivity.

Question 11

Drugs prescribed for ADHD:

Answer 11

methylphenidate (Ritalin)

d-amphetamine (Adderall)

Question 12

The drugs that are prescribed to ADHD pts. seem to work for about _____ of ADHD children

Answer 12

75%

Question 13

What are concerns regarding ADHD pharmacotherapy

Answer 13

study confirm that boys w/ ADHD, who are treated with stimulants, are 84% less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol when they get older compared with those whoa re not treated.