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NURS 663: EXAM- ADHD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NURS 663: EXAM- ADHD QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Diagnostic criteria for ADHD - Answer-Symptoms must be present before age 12,
impairment must be seen by at least 2 different sources in 2 different settings
6+ symptoms in each category if younger than 17, 17 and up 5+ symptoms in each
category Inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity
Inattention symptoms of ADHD - Answer-- fails to pay close attention to details
- trouble focusing, holding attention
- does not listen when spoken to directly
- does not follow directions
- trouble organizing tasks
- avoids tasks that require sustained mental effort
- loses things necessary for tasks
- easily distracted
- forgetful in daily activites
hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms - Answer-Five or more of the following must occur
often
- fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
-leave seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seating is expected-
runs about our clients excessively in situations when appropriate
-difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
-talk successively
-blurts out answers before questions have been completed
-difficulty waiting turn
-interrupt or intrudes on others
Core symptoms of ADHD are linked to malfunctioning what - Answer-PFC--> executive
dysfunction
Selective attention is linked with inefficent infrmation processing in the - Answer-Dorsal
anterior Cingulate Cortex
Sustained attention and problem solving is linked with innefective infomration
processing in the _______ in ADHD - Answer-Dorsolateral PFC
Hyperactive symptoms with ADHD are linked to what part of brain - Answer-Prefrontal
motor cortex
impulsive s/s in ADHD are link to the - Answer-obritofrontal cortex
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