PSY 4105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Heritability, Working Memory, Genetic Disorder
7 Sep 2016
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People with adhd have average iq (fact) Children with adhd who take meds are more likely to abuse drug in teens (fiction) Rate of diagnosis of adhd in children is increasing (fact) Children more likely to show signs of adhd if they consume a lot of food dyes (fiction) Kid with adhd are more likely to repeat grades (fact) Adhd is a neurobiological problem that is usually first noticed in the preschool and early school years. Poor attention to detail (makes careless mistakes) On the go or driven by a motor . Symptoms must be persistent (for more than 6 months) Symptoms must be pervasive (for more than one setting) Symptoms must be impairing (affect day to day life) Students with learning disability or giftedness follow these symptoms. Subtypes changed to specifiers of current presentation . Is more relevant for diagnosis of adult adhd. Age of onset criteria changed symptoms before age.
