ADHD ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER PRACTICE EXAM WITH ANSWERS
Raymond reviewed the ongoing debate about whether ADHD should be a separate category under i.d.e.a. the fact that ADHD is comorbid
with so many other disabilities have led some to repost that it can't be addressed as a sole disability, and that is routinely served under
number of other categories. According to Raymond, what is the main argument of those who propose that a separate category needs to be
established? - ANS - Children with ADHD require specialized and distinctive treatment plans, and services
Westby and Watson proposed that prior conceptualizations of ADHD as a disorder of attention and impulsivity are being replaced by other
constructs (check all three constructs names in the article) - ANS - Poor self regulation, particularly deficit in behavioral inhibitions
Deficits in working memory
Problems with executive function
In the NPR story, identifying brain differences in people with ADHD, doctor Volkow explained the drugs like Ritalin increase dopamine
levels in the brain which makes school tasks, see more engaging/rewarding. What else has this affect according to Volkow? - ANS -
Caffeinated drinks
In the CBS news item, racial, ethnic disparities persist for kids with ADHD, which of the following statements DOES NOT appear in the
article? - ANS - There is a long running debate over whether the racial differences found an ADHD diagnosis and treatment, or the result of
under diagnosis, and under treatment of black and white children, or overdiagnosis an over treatment of Hispanic children
In the neuroanatomy of the disorder, part one lecture Dr. Russel Barkley stated that the physical differences in the brains of people with
ADHD are so my minute, that existing methods of scanning the brain are of little use to detect in them. This would mean that there is no
clinical method for identifying the disorder that could be used by family doctors and pediatricians. T/F - ANS - True
According to Barkley, which of the three following abilities, do people with ADHD lack? - ANS - Self soothe
Suppress one's emotions
Bring one's emotions in line with one's long-term welfare
In the how normal self control develops lecture, Barkley stated that children with ADHD are capable of vicarious learning and learning
through imitation. T/F - ANS - False
DISORDER PRACTICE EXAM WITH ANSWERS
Raymond reviewed the ongoing debate about whether ADHD should be a separate category under i.d.e.a. the fact that ADHD is comorbid
with so many other disabilities have led some to repost that it can't be addressed as a sole disability, and that is routinely served under
number of other categories. According to Raymond, what is the main argument of those who propose that a separate category needs to be
established? - ANS - Children with ADHD require specialized and distinctive treatment plans, and services
Westby and Watson proposed that prior conceptualizations of ADHD as a disorder of attention and impulsivity are being replaced by other
constructs (check all three constructs names in the article) - ANS - Poor self regulation, particularly deficit in behavioral inhibitions
Deficits in working memory
Problems with executive function
In the NPR story, identifying brain differences in people with ADHD, doctor Volkow explained the drugs like Ritalin increase dopamine
levels in the brain which makes school tasks, see more engaging/rewarding. What else has this affect according to Volkow? - ANS -
Caffeinated drinks
In the CBS news item, racial, ethnic disparities persist for kids with ADHD, which of the following statements DOES NOT appear in the
article? - ANS - There is a long running debate over whether the racial differences found an ADHD diagnosis and treatment, or the result of
under diagnosis, and under treatment of black and white children, or overdiagnosis an over treatment of Hispanic children
In the neuroanatomy of the disorder, part one lecture Dr. Russel Barkley stated that the physical differences in the brains of people with
ADHD are so my minute, that existing methods of scanning the brain are of little use to detect in them. This would mean that there is no
clinical method for identifying the disorder that could be used by family doctors and pediatricians. T/F - ANS - True
According to Barkley, which of the three following abilities, do people with ADHD lack? - ANS - Self soothe
Suppress one's emotions
Bring one's emotions in line with one's long-term welfare
In the how normal self control develops lecture, Barkley stated that children with ADHD are capable of vicarious learning and learning
through imitation. T/F - ANS - False
