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    The Sloth: Paying Attention to Detail Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century American poet‚ was a pioneer of poetry by varying his use of form and focus of attention in his writings. Due to intricate childhood history‚ including his father passing away and uncle committing suicide‚ his creative life was affected. Furthermore‚ shaping the way he writes from a young age. In “The Sloth”‚ Roethke insinuates that humans can be lethargic and tiresome through his use of figurative language‚ traditional

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    that at times may cause them to act more irrationally and do things that they probably would not do if they were not in a certain environment or provoked by certain people and conditions. For example an individual with severe ADD (Attention deficit Disorder) or ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). People with these types of disorders tend to be more impulsive than the majority of people without a disorder and in certain circumstances may be influenced or provoked to offend and do things while

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    Attention deficit hyper disorder also known as ADHD‚(Shea 5) is a very common disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder‚(Shea 7) about nine percent of all American children ages three to seventeen have been diagnosed‚ and four percent of adults.(Shea 8) Some symptoms of ADHD include impulsiveness‚ inattentiveness‚ and hyperactivity. (Shea 6) Though ADHD is very common‚ it is hard to diagnose. There is no medical test which can diagnose ADHD. It takes the help of parents‚ teachers‚ and doctors

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    mental disorder for the past few decades‚ anxiety can impact individuals in myriad ways (Kessler‚ Chiu‚ Demler‚ & Walters‚ 2005). Particularly‚ the cognitive ramifications of anxiety are of significance as they can lead to the development of an attention bias towards threat. (Cisler & Koster‚ 2010). As indicated by previous research‚ threat bias manifests in multiple forms (e.g. oversensitivity to perceived threat‚ near inability to disengage from threat) (Cisler & Koster‚ 2010). Notwithstanding

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    Abstract This paper explores four published sources that report on the ways in which society has resorted to misdiagnosing today’s male youth with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a way to stop undesirable childhood behavior that is otherwise normal. The article takes into consideration possible factors that may contribute to the increasing amount of misdiagnoses among children today. With studies conducted in the articles by Ilina Singh (2005) and Lydia Furman (2005)‚ the authors

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    Selective attention is regarded to the process in which one blocks out several stimuli while selectively paying attention to one. An example of a real life scenario of selective attention would be standing in a crowd where there are multiple conversations going on between different individuals‚ but you block out the other conversations and only pay attention to what your friend is saying. Donald Broadbent came up with a model which describes how selective attention works called Broadbent’s filter

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    I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Facebook and Instagram are used by millions of people‚ now with the show of hands who here does not have a social media? B. Background and Audience Relevance: Social media can be something exciting and entertaining for many people. What they do not know is how this can become addicting. C. Speaker Credibility: I’ve personally joined the world of social media at the age of 13. The first type of social media that I joined was Facebook. D. Thesis: by explaining

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    In the article "Attention"‚ the writer John Medina explains the concept of how the brain works when it comes to paying attention. Medina embarks the different components that makes us pay attention like memory‚ emotions‚ interests or subjects‚ and awareness. He also argues how multitasking cannot be done when it comes to perform several tasks that require high level attention. This is important because it makes me think about myself as a scholar and how I am always trying to multitask as a way for

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    Human Anatomy and Physiology Nervous System Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder‚ also known as ADHD‚ is a neurological disorder which effects anyone from children to adults. The common symptoms of ADHD include impaired or diminished attention‚ impulsivity and hyper activity. These symptoms can range in each individual from being mild to severe. People who have ADHD usually will range from normal to above average intelligence‚ the disorder

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    Executive attention processes aid in supporting attentional orientating networks as they are viewed as more purified forms of self-regulation that is involved in modulating reactivity as the child matures (Rothbart & Rueda‚ 2005). It is the maturity of interdependent skills that is required for goal-directed activity that involves the use of mental representation of the desired behaviour to guide goal attainment and continuously modifying existing behaviour to direct them towards future goals.

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