MSN 672 module 5 Questions With Complete Solutions

ADHD is noted for a trio of symptoms what are they? correct answer: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity The prominent symptom of ADHD can also be described as what? correct answer: executive dysfunction Executive dysfunction is hypothetically linked to ineffective information processing where? correct answer: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex The symptoms of ADHD may occur because patients do not activate what is in response to cognitive tasks and problem-solving? correct answer: prefrontal cortical areas The firing of NE neurons innervating the prefrontal cortex low in what? correct answer: ADHD What hypothetically contributes to the cognitive dysfunction in ADHD? correct answer: Low NE tone Low NE tone hypothetically contributes to the cognitive dysfunction in ADHD and preferentially stimulates what? correct answer: the most sensitive noradrenergic receptors on postsynaptic neurons If the firing of DA neurons innervating the prefrontal cortex is also too low in ADHD there would hypothetically be inadequately what? correct answer: tonic DA stimulation