Exam 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Each of the following is a diagnostic characteristic of predominantly inattentive ADHD EXCEPT

Interpretive Exercise Alex is a nine year-old boy in the fourth grade.He was described as "immature" by his kindergarten teacher,and there was some discussion about keeping him in kindergarten another year to allow him to "catch up." Because Alex was not behind his peers academically,his mother was opposed to this plan and Alex remained with his classmates.His first and second grade teachers reported that Alex was inattentive during class,he made many careless mistakes as he rushed to finish assignments,he was increasingly disorganized as demands were made on him to perform more independently (e.g. ,his book bag was "a mess"),he often failed to have all the materials necessary to complete tasks (e.g. ,he never seemed to have his own pencils),he was easily distracted by extraneous stimuli (like noises in the hall),and he seemed not to listen when teachers spoke directly to him.He also had great difficulty switching from one task to another throughout the day (e.g. ,he was slow to put aside unfinished work from one in-class assignment to begin work on the next assignment,and he interrupted the teacher's and other students' conversations repeatedly during the day).Alex's third grade teacher,Ms.Manno,suggested that he be assessed for ADHD.He was diagnosed as such,and began taking Ritalin.Ms.Manno also began using several behaviour management techniques and instructional strategies with Alex.For example,she taught Alex to keep track of paying attention on a self-monitoring form and rewarded him at the end of each day when he was able to check off that he had been paying attention for at least 90% of recording opportunities. -Describe two other techniques Ms.Manno could try to help Alex.

Which problem of students with ADHD is so common that some authorities suggest it should be the defining characteristic of the condition?

A medical exam is important in the process of diagnosing ADHD because

Each of the following statements about the coexistence of ADHD with other conditions is true EXCEPT

A teaching model that includes content instruction by one teacher to a large group of students and remedial or supplementary instruction by the other teacher to a small group of students is

Most authorities agree that there is often a hereditary basis for ADHD.

Gender differences in identification of ADHD have been shown to be due primarily to bias as opposed to biological differences.

The tendency to repeat the same behaviours over and over again is called

All of the following are intervention principles for ADHD,according to Pfiffner and Barkley (1998),EXCEPT

Diagnosis of young children with ADHD is particularly difficult because

A therapeutic technique that involves identifying someone whom the person with ADHD can rely on for support is

Self-talk is the internal language used to regulate one's behaviour.

According to most authorities,what is the estimate for the percent of school-age children with ADHD?

Prevalence rates of ADHD are much higher in the United States than in Canada.

Hyperactivity is a characteristic of all children with ADHD.

What do authorities recommend regarding instruction of preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD?

Write one descriptive sentence for three psychological and behavioural characteristics of people with ADHD described in the text.

All of the following are true EXCEPT

All of the following are used to assess ADHD EXCEPT