PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: White Matter, Phenotype, Conscientiousness
11 Apr 2016
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Need to show 6 of the 9 symptoms for 6 months. Adhd predominantly hyperactive and impulsive (adhd- phi) First described in 1902 by dr. george still english physician. Now most researched of all childhood disorders. Name changes over the years: 1960: minimal briain dysfunction, 1970 attention deficit disorder, 1980 add plus attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and for those with hyperactivity. Dsm- iv and dsm5 use adhd for all cases. General social clumsiness: egocentric, unaware of how others see them, insensitive to convention, social expectations, difficulty reading facial expressions, aggressive tendencies, poor understanding of group dynamic lack of social judgments. Usually use percentage for cases that are over 1% Cases per 100 population (%: easy to understand, intuitive, not good for low frequency disorders. Cases per 10,000 population: used for low frequencies, not good for high frequency disorders. Clinical estimates: how many appear in clinics with disorders, easy and inexpensive to calculate, leads to underestimate of frequency.
