PSY BEH 101D Lecture 79: Psy Beh 101D - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 101D
• Professor: Jodi Anne Quas

Document Summary

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd): disability in which children. Inattention: such difficulty focusing on any one thing that they may get consistently show one or more of the following over a period of time: bored with a task after only a few minutes or even seconds. Hyperactivity: high levels of physical activity, seeming to be constantly in motion. Impulsivity: have difficulty curbing their reactions; they do not do a good job of thinking before they act. Depending on characteristics children with adhd display, they can be diagnosed as. Diagnosed and treated with adhd has increased substantially. Some say it"s from the awareness of adha, others say that many. Some children likely develop adhd by inherting from parents, some maybe children are being incorrectly diagnosed. damange to brain during prenatal or postnatal development. Early possibly contributors include cigarette and alcohol exposure, as well as high level of maternal stress during prenatal development and low birth weight.