Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Stroop Effect
6 Apr 2016
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Chapter 8 attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (adhd) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is exhibited as persistent age- inappropriate symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are sufficient to cause impairment in major life activities. Characteristic behaviors vary considerably from child to child. Different behavior patterns may have different causes. Children who lacked self-control and showed symptoms of overactivity/inattention in school were said to have poor inhibitory volition and defective moral control . 1940s-1950s: minimal brain damage and minimal brain dysfunction . Led to definition of hyperactive child syndrome, in. Deficits in attention and impulse control, in addition to hyperactivity, were seen as the primary symptoms. Your text gives a history of observations of poor impulse control in children. Here is a quote found in the very first psychology textbook ever written: It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought.
