Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks and side
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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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Therefore‚ the parenting styles and environments that an ADHD child is surrounded by is crucial for their growth and development. There are three different types of environmental effects that are related to causing ADHD: shared environment effects‚ nonshared environment effects‚ genetic effects or heritability. The first type of environment effect‚ shared environment effects‚ is the effect that a pair of twins are more similar than would be expected based on genetics because they were both raised
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Sometimes‚ my ADHD can be something that annoys and embarrasses me in situations where I realize I may be getting a little too loud or when I have forgotten something again. But‚ over the years I have come to love my sense of humor‚ outgoing nature and energy. It’s pretty hard for anyone without ADHD to understand it‚ and it’s pretty insulting when someone says‚ “Oh‚ I’m so ADHD”. I once heard it’s like having 20 tabs open in your browser‚ each
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Brianna M. Audelo ENGL 120C: Persuasive Writing Dr. Laurie Camp Hatch 2/22/13 Nonsense University Why is it that staying home to read a book is not at the top of a child’s priority list? Obviously it is because children would much rather be outside playing a game of baseball with friends than staying in to do school work. Children usually do not find school subjects interesting. In school‚ students learn the necessities that will generally help them get through life. Children typically
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In this study‚ researchers were interested in knowing if tendencies in musical engagement and preferences change from adolescence through middle adulthood. They emphasized that the possible main factors of different musical preferences and attitudes (dependent variable) over time are age and personality (independent variable). Musical preferences may be associated with personality traits and changes. The big five personality model: Openness to experience‚ Extraversion‚ Neuroticism‚ Conscientiousness
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Gray M‚ Wood R. 2011. Mental Models‚ Decision Rules‚ and Performance Heterogeneity. Strategic Management Journal‚ 32(6)‚ 569-694. Definition of Key Concepts: Managerial cognition- managerial mental models are a critical determinant of strategic choices. Ephemeral- lasting for only a short period of time and leaving no permanent trace Assumptions‚ theoretical arguments‚ and their justification: The authors cite significant evidence that mental models influence decision making through managers’
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Allure Magazine Critique/Presentation The magazine Allure was founded by Linda Wells who is still the editor-in-chief. The magazine was founded in March of 1991 and is dedicated to focusing on beauty. The magazine has several different articles but the focus does surround the topic of beauty alone. Intentions of the magazine are to educate women in the age group of late teens to early thirties on how to live a beautiful life. “The magazine’s circulation‚ initially estimated at 200‚000 copies
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Walt Disney had a disability‚ but not just one‚ he had two. Those two were ADHD and dyslexia. Walt had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is a problem with not being able to focus‚ being overactive‚ not being able to control behavior‚ or a combination of the three (NIH). Most people with ADHD think it will hold them back‚ but truthfully they can get a handful of exquisite traits (Krans). People with ADHD can be artistic‚ creative‚ intuitive‚ empathetic‚ visionary‚ inventive‚ sensitive
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Citation Schnittker‚ Jason. 2007. “Working More and Feeling Better: Women’s Health‚ Employment‚ and Family Life‚ 1974-2004. American Sociological Review 72(2):221-238. This study investigates the relationship between women’s employment and health unlike other studies‚ which have used mental health as the outcome. The research questions addressed in this study were: Has the health of women improved or declined? Has the gender gap in health altered and‚ if so‚ why? Does integrating long work
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