PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Dextroamphetamine, Adderall, Psychopathology

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3230
• Professor: Miller

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C: symptoms present in 2+ settings why: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: clinical description. Two categories of symptoms: inattention (ex: not appearing to listen to others, losing things, not paying attention to details, making careless mistakes) Present for at least 6 months to degree that is inconsistent with developmental level and directly negatively impacts social and academic/occupational activities. Have to meet criteria for at least one category to get adhd diagnosis. Specifiers: combined presentation (meet criteria for a1 and a2, predominantly inattentive presentation (only meet criteria for a1, predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation (only meet criteria for a2) 5% of school aged children throughout the world. Some believe that adhd is (cid:272)ultural (cid:272)o(cid:374)stru(cid:272)t (wester(cid:374) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s i(cid:374)tolera(cid:374)(cid:272)e to (cid:862)a(cid:272)tive(cid:863) (cid:272)hildre(cid:374) But fairly consistent prevalence throughout the world contradicts this. In general population (including adults worldwide), 3-9% meet criteria. Symptoms usually appear around 3-4; becomes increasingly obvious during school years. Half of children with adhd continue to have difficulties as adult (divorce, lower education, substance use)