DevPsycho

difficulties with attention to detail, sustaining attention over time, listening to others, organizing, focusing

the ability to inhibit immediate responses, especially responses that usually provide immediate gratification

problems in neural development lead to problems later in life

holding info into short term memory, analyzing that info to detect rules and applying this info to solve future problems

guides and directs childrens overt behavior, giving them increased control over their behaviors

children gain greater capacity to control emotions that follow certain behaviors

mental process of searching for a new and novel solution to a problem

most commonly prescribed meds for ADHD, affect dopamine and norepinephrine

a persons capacity to effectively perceive, process, and use info in order to solve problems and attain long term goals

difficulty remaining seated, talkative

integrates psychosocial, educational, and behavioral treatment. improves childrens home behavior, academic skills, and social functioning

parents of children with ADHD learn more effective ways to manage their childs behavior

improves social functioning, basic interaction skills

persistent pattern of angry and irritable mood and defiant or vindictive behaviors towards authority/peers

more serious condition characterized by repetitive violations of the rights of others and age appropriate social norms

observable and confrontational antisocial acts, especially acts of physical aggression

secretive antisocial behaviors that usually dont involve physical aggression

interpret others kind behavior as hostile or threatening

the way people feel and think about social situations influences their actions

harsh disciplinary tactics (yelling), arguing, spanking children in response to their misbehavior

parents and children teach eachother to behave in ways that predispose children to act in oppositional and defiant ways

deliberately engaging in aggressive acts in order to obtain a desired goal

engaging in physical violence in response to a threat, frustrating event, or a provocation

the physiological, emotional, and behavioral responses a child typically displays in response to enviornmental stimuli

needing more of the same substance to achieve intoxication or same amount of substance=reduced effects

negative physiological symptoms when subtance use is reduced or stopped

impaired control, social impairment, risky use, pharmacological

behavioral and physiological reaction to immediate threat

cognitive preparation for future danger

marked and persistent fear that is out of proportion to the actual threat, cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object/situati

classical conditioning (development), operant conditioning (maintenance)

child fears leaving parents to attend school

marked or persistent fear of social or performance situations in which scrutiny or embarrassment might occur

worry, not fear