PSY 4105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Anxiety Disorder, Nocturnal Enuresis, Sleep Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 4105
• Professor: Guergana Mileva

Document Summary

Inattention = inability to sustain attentional capacity, distractibility, sustained attention. Hyperactivity-impulsivity; difficulty staying still, excessive talking, inability to control immediate actions. Prevalence slightly more prevalent among lower ses, cultural norms and toleration. Course and outcomes may be present at birth, but no reliable test. Preschool- symptoms @ 3-4, if they go on for 1+ years untreated = more difficulties later in life. Causes/etiology leftover traits from hunting past/ is a myth: cognitive/functioning deficits, reward/motivation deficits, dysregulation of dopamine pathways, arousal level deficits, self stimulate, have a hard time stopping behaviors, self-regulation deficits, hard time communication + introspection. Genetic risk: runs in families, (60%), adoption/twin studies, neurotransmission. Environmental exposure: prenatal factors (mother smoking/drugs, toxins, diet, psychosocial activity) Gxe factors: genes triggered by inconsistent parenting, maternal smoking. Neurobiological: default mode network = less effective, under responsive to stimuli, decreased blood flow to limbic system. Brain abnormalities: prefrontal cortex or basal ganglia, smaller cerebral volumes, delayed brain maturation, thalamus.