NEUR 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Dopamine Receptor, Developmental Disorder
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Intro: complexly determined, over and under diagnosed. What is normal: there is an age-related improvement in memory and attention. Attending to directions, raising hand, waiting quietly etc. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is classified as a developmental disorder by the dsm5: persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity, hyperactivity refers to excessive motor activity at inappropriate times. Impulsivity refers to hasty actions that occur in the moment without any kind of forethought: begins in childhood, and the dsm5 requires that symptoms be present before age 12, children inevitably have occasional bouts of inattentiveness or hyperactivity. Must appear in multiple settings: context matters. Signs of the disorder may be minimal or absent when the individual is under close supervision, receiving frequent rewards for good behaviour, in novel setting, or doing something interesting. Issues asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith adhd te(cid:374)d to (cid:272)reate other pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s i(cid:374) the (cid:272)hild"s life. Academic performance suffers, social rejection is common: not considered an intellectual disorder per se. Prevalence of adhd: diagnosed in approx.
