being diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and how it has affected her in school. She’s expressed that her marijuana usage was done to alleviate or reduce the symptoms of ADHD. For the purpose of this case design the interning clinician will address reducing marijuana usage using motivational interviewing. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined my impairing levels of inattention‚ disorganization
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Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medication Medication for ADHD can cause a great deal of overdose for children that have ADHD. Their bodies will get addicted to the medication when they cannot do without them. If a patient stop taking it‚ their bodies will shut –down and start reacting in a strange way. These hidden symptoms can cause behavioral analysis that can evaluate the effect in medication that has form in the children body. It all starts from genetics‚ which cause ADHD‚ so it can be diagnose
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Behavioral‚ Emotional‚ and Eating Disorders in Children/Adolescents NAME CCOU 302-D02 May 5‚ 2014 Professor Cathy Early ABSTRACT There are many disorders that are plaguing our youth. Some individuals are genetically predisposed to certain disorders‚ while others are developed disorders. This research paper will discuss the various disorders that are common among children and adolescents. Disorders that will be covered are behavioral‚ emotional‚ and eating. The Bible has plenty to say in
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is a controversial mental health issue that affects the lives’ of many individuals. Russell Barkley’s research (1997) showed that as many as 3-7% of children display the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Anywhere from 50-80% of children diagnosed with ADHD continue to experience the disorder into adolescence‚ furthermore‚ 30-50% of adolescence with the ADHD diagnosis experience symptoms into adulthood (Barkley‚ 1997). Also found in the
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your child was getting F’s in all his/her classes‚ it Wouldn’t be nice would it? I strongly believe that ADHD medications should be less expensive‚ Also doctors shouldn’t just guess if a child has ADHD. A saying goes‚ “If it’s not broken‚ Don’t fix it.”In this Essay‚ I will be writing about ADHD. ADHD Definition: from the wiki “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder of the neurodevelopmental type. It is characterized by problems paying attention‚ excessive activity‚
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and Adults with ADHD/ ADD vs. Average Children It is easy to peek into the average classroom and make assumptions of the students such as motivated‚ creative‚ organized‚ and sometimes lazy but they usually do not take the time to figure out why. Many people look at the distracted child and see them as "lazy"‚ but what many do not know is that a small number of these children are effected with either ADHD or ADD. To be exact‚ ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which is a common
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Diagnosing ADHD Sadly there isn’t a simple test that can diagnose ADHD‚ but children normally show signs of having ADHD before the age of 7. In order to be diagnosed with ADHD properly‚ a person must show signs of at least 6 of 9 of the major symptoms for a specific type of ADHD. These behaviours must be present and a burden on everyday life for at least 6 months. Besides showing behaviours of hyperactivity-impulsivity‚ inattention‚ or both in order for a person to be diagnosed a person’s symptoms
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I. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- a common behavior disorder that affects one in 15-20 school-age children. Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with it than girls‚ but there is no clear reason yet why more boys than girls are diagnosed with it. It is broken down into three subtypes: an inattentive type‚ with signs that include: * inability to pay attention to details or a tendency to make careless errors in schoolwork or other activities * difficulty
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ADHD Effects on Children: Does It Hinder Their Progress in School? Does It Cause Them To Become Delinquent? Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) that is characterized by prevalent symptoms that is evident at home‚ school‚ and in social situations. The symptoms displayed include‚ developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention‚ impulsiveness‚ and hyperactivity‚ also called hyperactivity or hyperactive child syndrome. The cause is unknown‚ but research suggests that it is related to
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children who have been diagnosed with ADHD. The purpose of this paper is to explain how both George and Simon could have developed ADHD through a genetics lens‚ a learning theory lens‚ and through Bronfenbrenner’s theoretical lens. As well‚ I’ll explain how a Vygotskian theorist would think about supporting Simon and his family such that his developmental path would result in a constructive outcome. Some research suggests that ADHD may be a genetic disorder. Assuming the evidence that supports
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