FRHD 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Basal Ganglia, Intellectual Disability, Birth Weight
17 Apr 2016
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Mid-nineteenth century there was nursery rhymes about fidgety philip and the story of. 1902 reports of children whom were referred as having defective moral control . 1930s: report on soldiers who has head wounds in ww1. 1930-1940s: reports on children with intellectual disabilities who were assumed to be brain injured (referred to as having strauss syndrome) 1950: strauss syndrome extended to include children with normal intelligence. 1950-1960s: term minimal brain injury used to refer to children who were of normal intelligence but who were inattentive, impulsive and/or hyperactive. American psychiatric association"s diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Uses adhd as general term and subdivides individuals into predominately inattentive, Boys outnumber girls (biological differences and referral bias) 3 areas of the brain that might be affected in people with adhd: Frontal lobes (executive functions and ability to regulate ones behaviour) Basal ganglia (coordination and control of motor behaviour) What are some of the psychological and behavioural characteristics of learners with.
