SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Gamer, Misophonia, Mental Disorder

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Perez Victor

Document Summary

11% of children aged 4-17 have been diagnosed in the us wit adhd: boys a 3x more likely to get diagnosed. 11% of children 4-17 have ever been diagnosed with adhd. Boys are between two & three times as likely than girls to have ever been diagnosed with adhd: socialized to violate norms. Rates of adhd diagnosis increased an average of 5% per year from 2003-2011. 69% of children with an adhd diagnosis take medication for it. Prevalence of medicated adhd increased by 28% from 2007 to 2011. Adhd is located in the dsm, or diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, ed. Behaviors in dsm 5 are unacceptable so they are trying to change the person to fit into the social context. Not for the social context to change for child. 2nd grade (7 years old) is average point in time where they are being diagnosed. 99. 9% of people experience some type of physical illness.