NR546 week 7 test your knowledge quiz Exam with latest Question .docx

NR546 week 7 test your knowledge
quiz Exam with latest Question
2025/2026
Neurotransmitters involved in ADHD - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Dopamine & norepinephrine
-affect symptoms of inattention & hyperactivity


Pharmacologic Treatment of Sleep Disorders: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Over-the-counter
Melatonin
Orexin receptor antagonists
Antidepressants
Z-drugs
Benzodiazepines


prevalence of ADHD in the United States population -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6.1 million children are
diagnosed with ADHD in the U.S.
-Boys more likely than girls (12.9% boys, 5.6% girls)
-1/3 have symptoms into adulthood
-6 in 10 children have at least one other mental,
emotional, or behavioral disorder
-Comorbidities:
• Behavior/conduct problems

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• Anxiety
• Depression
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Tourette syndrome


ADHD Symptoms: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Typically
start before age 12, may begin to appear early as 3:


-Selective Attention
• lack of attention to detail
• careless mistakes
• not listening
• losing things
• diverting attention
• forgetfulness


-Lack of Sustained Attention
• poor problem solving
• difficulty completing tasks
• disorganization

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• difficulty sustaining mental effort


-Impulsivity
• excessive talking
• blurting things out
• not waiting one's turn
• interrupting


-Hyperactivity
• fidgeting
• leaving one's seat
• running, climbing
• trouble playing quietly


*Symptoms related to attention usually develop 2-4 years
after the emergence of hyperactive symptoms in
childhood


ADHD lifespan considerations - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔-Symptoms change with age.
-Not only a childhood diagnosis