Understanding ADHD: Definition, Diagnosis, and Comorbidities, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

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TERM 1 consistent feature of ADHD DEFINITION 1 hyperactivity that is more severe than individuals at a comparative level of development TERM 2 Childhood onset more likely to develop this dx DEFINITION 2 Callous - Unemotional: instrumental (serves a person by giving them what they want), don't feel guilty, don't keep promises, lying, stealing, tend to think of themselves as pretty good people (like themselves), can be charming and have good social skills TERM 3 Essential Feature of ADHD: DEFINITION 3 Hyperactive Inattentive: cannot maintain attention Both combined TERM 4 Inhibition DEFINITION 4 you feel like doing something or are pulled to do something; distractions; frontal lobe TERM 5 big problem in ADHD: sustained attention DEFINITION 5 staying on task and holding their attention overtime TERM 6 Volition DEFINITION 6 deliberately planning to do something TERM 7 Attentional (AHN) Capacity DEFINITION 7 inability to take in and hold information TERM 8 Continuous Performance Tests (CPT) DEFINITION 8 pushing button every time you see the number 1 followed by the number 9 TERM 9 Commission DEFINITION 9 too impulive, push button too fast TERM 10 Omission DEFINITION 10 waited to long to push button TERM 21 Selective Attention: Distractability: DEFINITION 21 you get pulled away from any task you were supposed to be doing counting rings on a binder Distractability, or selective attention, some difference, within that group they show most difficult t TERM 22 Genetics DEFINITION 22 Why are there differences among ppl? TERM 23 Intelligence results found thru Twin Studies DEFINITION 23 Have about 8 points less than average TERM 24 Percentages of kids with ADHD DEFINITION 24 40% of these kids are in Special Education by adolescence / high school 25%-33% of kids have been retained 1 grade or more by adolescence / high school 10%-25% have been expelled by adolescence / high school 10%-33% (1/10 1/3) never graduate high school TERM 25 Medical Issues: Termen longitudinal study DEFINITION 25 looked at people starting about 80 years ago, and studied higher functioning ppl (in the 20s 30s). In general higher IQ is better in life. The very best predictor in a shorter life span in this group of ppl was an impulsive undercontrolled personality on average died 8 years earlier. TERM 26 15% of theses kids will have 4 or more serious accidents DEFINITION 26 Impulsive undercontrolled personality accident prone , clumsier, gross and motor function not as good TERM 27 %age of kids in clinical setting with comorbidity DEFINITION 27 90% have more than 166% had 3 or more TERM 28 %age of kids in community samples with comorbidity DEFINITION 28 40% TERM 29 ODD DEFINITION 29 Often loses temper, often argues with adults, easily annoyed, spiteful, vindictive, often annoys other ppl TERM 30 CD DEFINITION 30 violating social norms like assault or bullying, illegal activity TERM 31 DEPRESSION & ANXIETY DEFINITION 31 ADHD combined most common Primarily innatentive type more prone to anxiety & Depression Sex ratio = Primary Innatentive TERM 32 %age of Younger Children Rates of depression are about DEFINITION 32 4% ; end of adolescents 50%ADHD is not a risk for depression TERM 33 %age of kids with Anxiety DEFINITION 33 25% of children experience anxiety Unlike rates going up for adolescents, for depression, it declines for kids with anxiety TERM 34 Age of kids with ODD and ADHD; and %age of kids who do not get C.D DEFINITION 34 By age 7 1/2 - 2/3 of kids will show ODD along with ADHD - ODD precedes conduct disorder 50% never get it tho-Kid with ADHD is 10x greater risk to develope conduct disorder Most kids that have ODD never make it as far as personality disorder/anti social TERM 35 How often does ADHD occur? Prevelance rate of ADHD & the Sex ratio DEFINITION 35 overall 5%Sex Ratio: is about 3:1 male to female with the exception of the PI type TERM 46 What dx: (5%): violates the rights of other or age appropriate norms like destruction of property, serious rule violations; age 13 or ages 12 and below DEFINITION 46 Conduct disorderAdolescent Onset: No sx by age 10Childhood onset: before age 10 TERM 47 Aggression DEFINITION 47 there is an instrumental quality to aggression; meaning it will get you stuff TERM 48 The stability of ______ is as stable as ______ DEFINITION 48 AggressionI.Q TERM 49 BEST PREDICTOR FOR C.D DEFINITION 49 : deviant peers; hanging out with the wrong crowd TERM 50 Dodges study: Social information processing DEFINITION 50 Encoding Deficits: you don't take too much information in before you act Response Search Deficits:you don't generate too many solutions and the ones you do are aggressive TERM 51 Encoding Deficits DEFINITION 51 you don't take too much information in before you act TERM 52 actions and attitudes that are age- inappropriate, violates expectations of others, and cause damage to property DEFINITION 52 Conduct problems and Anti Social Bx (ASB) TERM 53 Barkley's Study; Best description for ADHD DEFINITION 53 Study on the 4 frontal lobes that help make solutions to problems:- Working Mem- Internalized speech- Emotion regulation- Creative problem solving3-7% school aged students, more frequent in males, not culture specific TERM 54 The best predictor for how they will be life long affected: DEFINITION 54 Aggression TERM 55 Barkley's Theory DEFINITION 55 biological deficit in motivation, can only do stuff when it is highly motivational, says the brain is under-active and sluggish TERM 56 Secondary System is impacted by ____ DEFINITION 56 AggressionSelf Esteem TERM 57 Secondary System's part in succeeding ADHD goal: DEFINITION 57 1. increase academic performance, increase self esteem, increase social skills2. decrease disruptive bx TERM 58 Primary System's part in reaching goal of ADHD DEFINITION 58 1. reduce impulsivity and hyper activity2. Increase attentionHow? Medication: paradoxical effects (opposite) wakes up sleepy parts of brain that say stop it TERM 59 %age of kids who have CD and will dvlp ASPD DEFINITION 59 35-40% TERM 60 %age of kids who have ODD and will dvlp ASPD DEFINITION 60 10%