PSY 30312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Parent Management Training, Intellectual Disability, Family Therapy
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He is below cutoff test scores for inattention as indicated on the conners test. Impaired executive functioning not a symptom but rather an. Underlying issue: assessed with the stroop effect test and the towers planning test. Difficulties in sustained attention and selective attention. Issues staying attentive on tasks that he is not interested in trouble outside of the (cid:862)gifted progra(cid:373)(cid:863: difficulty concentrating easily distracted by the phone ringing. Mild: because he barely meets the 6 core symptoms and even though he is having difficulty in school, his test scores show that he is fine intellectually. No intellectual disability high wisc and wiat scores. Treatment: the gold standard: gold standard is considered to be a combination of, stimulant medication although this is controversial, parent management training attempt to engage parents. Teach parents to focus on token systems / behavioral interventions. Idea= parents make unreasonable demands that are mismatched with their kid"s sy(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s: educational intervention engage the kids in school.
