ANOVA Article Critique Yolonda “Loni” Mann PSY 325 Instructor Lutricia Jones December 22‚ 2014 Autism Spectrum Disorder is a diagnoses for individual with a group of complex disorders of brain development. This disorder is characterized in varying degrees‚ by difficulties in social interaction‚ verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed as being on the spectrum‚ with boys being
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Amphetamine or Amfetamine‚ also known as alpha-methyl-phenethylamine‚ phenyl-isopropylamine‚ beta-phenyl-isopropylamine‚ and benzedrine‚ is a prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. It is also used to treat symptoms of traumatic brain injury and the daytime drowsiness symptoms of narcolepsy and chronic fatigue syndrome. Initially it was more popularly used to diminish the appetite and to control weight. Brand names of the
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behavior problems. I thought it was due to his father and me getting a divorce. His doctor advised that he was too young to be tested for behavior problems‚ and yet in the middle of his kindergarten year he had been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We struggled for two more years with behavior problems‚ fighting with each other for control and hurting each other emotionally. He had
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changing‚ and it’s negatively affecting us. Because of the new rewiring of our brain‚ multitasking is a negative thing because it shortens our attention span‚ devalues relationships‚ distracts us from the real moment and it causes people to be less efficient. First off‚ multitasking is negatively affecting humans because it is shortening their attention span. Restak says‚ “Multitasking forces our brain to process ever-increasing amounts of information at‚ ever-increasing rates”(410). Because people
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seen a lot of children receiving medication as a treatment and I have a feeling that there are some instances of over diagnosis and over treatment. There are three questions of important to the study and it concerns the treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). First should educators and health care professionals determine a students learning style before labeling a child as being ADHD? Secondly are the diagnostic tools enough to diagnose and manage children who have been determined
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Chapter 13- Personality 10-12 questions Definition of Personality Pg. 514 Big Qs • Origin/growth? • Definition/ core components? • Stability/ prediction? Theories • See summary table pg. 543 • Psychoanalytic Freud • Quote “You are what you were.” • Major Emphasis • Early childhood experience • Role of the unconscious and “scaffold of mind” • Ego- Rational component‚ mediating‚ ruled by reality principle • Id- Irrational component‚ impulsive‚ ruled by pleasure
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REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Confidential Material NAME: Sebastian Smith DATE OF BIRTH: 5/8/1985 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: 16 years 3 months PARENTS: Mary Smith & Sebastian Smith GRADE: completed ninth grade DATES OF ASSESSMENT: 7/17; 7/27/01 DATE OF REPORT: 8/3/01 INDENTIFYING DATA AND REASON FOR REFERRAL: Sebastian is a 16 years 3 months old Caucasian adolescent‚ who was referred for a psychological evaluation to determine his current cognitive and emotional status. Sebastian has a long
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different types of behavioral conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ also known as ADHD. Children with ADHD are being prescribed strong medications such as Adderall‚ Vyvanse‚ Ritalin‚ and many others. “An estimated 5% of children have a form of ADHD. More boys are diagnosed than girls; it is the leading cause of referrals to mental health professionals‚ SPED and juvenile justice programs. (Children’s Mental Health Disorder Fact Sheet for the Classroom...)” Many times‚ parents
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Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents Before the 1990s‚ it was believed that children under the age of eighteen would have been rarely diagnoses with bipolar disorder. This all changed in the mid-1990s when there were 800‚000 children labeled with bipolar disease and an astonishing number were under the age of five (Carmichael‚ 2008). The
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there a Sociological Correlation Between ADHD and Ritalin in School Age Children? Literature Review Jane Doe MCC 2012 Submitted to XYZ Professor of Sociology‚ MCC Abstract This study focuses on the increasing diagnosis of Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] in children today and‚ the use of Ritalin for its treatment. Through a literature review with a focus on various guidelines used to diagnose ADHD the study will show a relation between ADHD and‚ its diagnosis in school age
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