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Case Conceptualization B is an 11-year old female who was previously seen by a psychology intern at Catholic Charities to address problems with sustaining attention and focus. After psychological testing, B was diagnosed with: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder 314.00 (F90.0) Predominantly inattentive presentation: moderate 315.00 (F81.0) Specific Learning Disorder With impairment in reading: Reading rate or fluency, severe. The diagnosis of specific learning disorder and ADHD…

Brief interventions are generally delivered over one to three sessions and include an abbreviated assessment of drinking severity and related problems as well as the provision of motivational feedback and advice. Typically studied in general medical or school-based settings and in non-treatment-seeking heavy drinkers, brief therapies have been shown to be effective in reducing alcohol use and improving general health and social functioning (79, 275, 1109). In these sub-groups of patients, the…

It is hard to think about living with ADHD. I am not sure how I could function in today’s society. ADHD has symptoms that deal with inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. These symptoms affect how they pay attention, learn and live life. When a person has ADHD everything that they do in life affects them. Usually people that have ADHD have low self-esteem and emotional problems. If I had ADHD I do not think I would be able to participate in school or sports. Having ADHD can have multiple…

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood-onset psychiatric conditions, occurring in 5% of children. ADHD can persist into adulthood affecting behaviour and development. ADHD is extensively studied and ADHD literature is plentiful, however, ADHD pathophysiology is still not completely known. The lack of a direct cause and mechanism of disease complicates treatment for many individuals. Finding an ideal treatment is often the result of a “trial and error”…

There have been some pros worth mentioning they occur as follows: Teacher reports have noted improved behavior, such as decreases in interrupting, fidgetiness, and finger tapping, and more suitable on-task behavior. Medication has also been shown to decrease fighting and other aggressive acts (Hinshaw, Heller & McHale, 1992), decrease signs of conduct disorders and noncompliance, and improve parent-child interactions. These positive results are utilized to formulate the argument that ADHD is…

Behavior and anxiety problems in children are a normal course of the developmental process, however at times these problems become functionally impairing. Statistics have shown that conduct problems (Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder) account for roughly 40% of physician referrals for mental health treatment (Mash & Barkley 2014). Research has shown that if these children are not treated at an early age, they are at a greater risk for more aggressive behaviors, peer rejection,…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is known as a disorder that is misdiagnosed just to put hyper or difficult kids on medication. ADHD has a wide range of symptoms which everyone at some point will display. Everyone can display symptoms of ADHD but that does not mean that everyone struggles with the symptoms like those with ADHD. ADHD is the most common disorder among children. ADHD does not only effect children. ADHD can carry into adulthood. I struggle everyday due to ADHD. Life…

use attention to gauge the development of those two structures and vice versa. It is important to know about the prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex and how they affect attention because it can be used to identify ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) earlier than it is now, as ADHD is typically not diagnosed until a child begins school (Reynolds & Richards, 2008). I believe early identification can better improve the child’s education as the proper help can be given…

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder The DSM-5 describes the essential feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as “a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning or development” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms are present in two or more settings, and were present prior to age 12 years. Symptoms must “interfere with, or reduce the quality of social, academic or…

According to Barkley (1997), the satisfactory development of inhibition is necessary for normal functioning in the following neuropsychological abilities: working memory, internalization of speech, self-regulation of affect—motivation—arousal, reconstitution, and motor control—fluency—syntax. As I understood it, the first four of these are are involved in self-regulation, and self-regulation gives rise to the direction and persistence of behavior towards future-oriented goals and the ability to…