PSY 4105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Conduct Disorder, Methylphenidate, Executive Functions

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 4105
• Professor: Caroline Sullivan

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Let"s start with a test (cid:498)ask me about my add or pie or my cat, a dog, ) have a bike. Do you like tv? ) saw a rock, hi. (cid:499) People with adhd have above average iq: true. Is a neurobiological problem that is usually first noticed in the preschool and early school years (tells you that its not their fault) In comparison to a person with non-adhd, their brains are different compared to a person with adhd. Difficult to diagnose adhd before age 6. *not being able to pay attention to things that are mundane and boring as opposed to things that are self-intrinsically fun, like building legos or a puzzle at home. Children appear to look (cid:498)deviant(cid:499) not wanting to do the work. Finishing their work task completion difficulties. 1. attention capacity: can"t remember a phone number unless you write it down: selective attention: distraction-can"t do homework if tv is on in another room.