Psychology 2320A/B Chapter 9: Chapter 9 Psych.docx
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Defect in moral control as inattentive, impulsive, overactive lawless and aggressive. Epidemics of encephalitis aroused interest in patients who suffered from brain infection and left with some of these attributes children who had suffered head injury, birth trauma, exposure to infections and toxins. Emphasis given to overactivity or motor restelessness in children terms: hyperkinesis, hyperkinetic syndrome, hyperactive child syndrome. Hyperactivity was downgraded in importance, attention deficit took focus shift reflected in dsm-iii recognized add either with hyperactivity or without hyperactivity. Dsm-iii-r disorder relabeled attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-adhd. Children received diagnostic if they showed 8+ (of 14) symptoms: different mixes of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Disorder viewed as unidimensional , so any mix met criteria. Unidimensional view fell by wayside, instead two dimensions or factors: inattention, hyperactivity-impusivity. Association = attributable to shared genetic influence. Dsm-ive-tr which uses label adhd, two factors of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity compose three subtypes of disorder: predominately inattentive type (adhd-i, predominately hyperactive-impulsive type (adhd-hi, combined type (adhd-c)
