add adolescent psychology - ttu

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1、ADDandADHDHayleyGardnerHalieHudsonJonathonJohnsonSuzetteMatthewsKateNobleWhatisADD/ADHD?AttentionDeficitDisorderisabiologicallybasedconditioncausingapersistentpatternofdifficultiesresultinginoneormoreofthefollowingbehaviors:inattentionhyperactivityimpulsivityWhatIsTheCause?HeredityADHDt

2、endstoruninfamilies,whichmeansthatgenesmayplayarole.MostchildrenwithADHDhaveatleastonefamilymemberwiththedisorder.ChangesinBrainFunctionStudiesshowthatthebrainsofchildrenwithADHDmayfunctiondifferentlythanthoseofotherchildren.Thesechildrenmayhaveanimbalanceofchemicalsinthebrainthathelpto

3、regulatebehavior.TheThreeTypesInattentiondifficultyattendingorfocusingonaspecifictask.PeoplewithAttentionDeficitDisordermaybecomedistractedwithinamatterofminutes.Inattentivebehaviormayalsocausedifficultieswithstayingorganized(e.g.losingthings),keepingtrackoftime,completingtasks,andmakin

4、gcarelesserrors.Hyperactivitydifficultyinhibitingbehavior.Thesepeopleareinconstantmotion.Theymayengageinexcessivefiddling,legswinging,andsquirmingintheirchair.Impulsivitydifficultycontrollingimpulses.Thesepeopledonotstopandthinkbeforetheyact.Theysayanddowhatevercomesintotheirmindwithout

5、thinkingabouttheconsequences.Theymightsaysomethinginappropriateandregretitlater,blurtoutaresponsetoquestionbeforeapersonisdonespeakingtothem,orhavedifficultywaitingfortheirturninline.SignsAndSymptomsSymptomsofinattentionignoresdetails;makescarelessmistakesdifficultysustainingattentionor

6、listeningwhendirectlyaddresseddifficultyfollowinginstructionsorfinishingtasksSomesymptomsofhyperactivity/impulsivityarefidgety,squirmydifficultystayingseatedinconstantmotion,oftenrunningorclimbinginappropriatelyphysicalrestlessness;difficultywithquiet,sedentaryactivitiesexcessivetalking

7、;blurtsoutanswersbeforequestionsarecompleteddifficultywaiting;interruptsorintrudesonothersBecausehyperactivityandinattentionareexpectedbehaviorsatsomeagesinchildhood,itistheimpulsivebehaviorsthatoftenstandoutinveryyoungchildrenwithADD/ADHD.Byagefourorfive,though,mostchildrenhav