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chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fidgety Philip | The character in the poem by the German physician Heinrich Hoffman is generally considered one of the first allusions in Western literature to what is referred to as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
| conduct disorder | A disorder characterized by overt, aggressive, disruptive behavior or covert antisocial acts such as stealing, lying, and fire setting; May include both overt and covert acts. Characterized by a pattern of aggressive, disruptive behavior. |
| strauss syndrom | Behaviors of distractibility, forced responsiveness to stimuli, and hyperactivity; Based on the work of Alfred srauss and Heinz Werner with children with intellectual disabilities |
| cereberal palsy | A condition characterized by paralysis, weakness, lack of coordination, and slash or other motor dysfunction; Caused by damage to the brain before it has matured |
| minimal brian injury | A term used to describe a child who shows a behavioral but not neurological signs of brain injury the term is not as popular as it once was primarily because of the lack of diagnostic utility |
| hyperactive child syndrome | A term used to refer to children who exhibit inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity; Popular in the 1960s and 1970s |
| neurotransmitters | Chemicals that help in the sending of messages between neurons in the brain are abnormal |
| dopamine | levels of the neurotransmitters involved in ADHD |
| norepinephrine | levels of the neurotransmitters involved in ADHD |
| molecular genetics | The study of molecules (DNA, RNA, and protein) that regulate genetic information |
| toxins | Agents that can cause malformations in the developing fetus of a pregnant woman as the cause of some cases of intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities |
| behavioral inhibition | Involves the ability to delay a response; Interrupt an ongoing response, if the response is deemed inappropriate because of sudden changes in the demands of the task; Or protect a response from distracting or completing stimuli |
| adaptive behavior skills | Self-help, community living skills, daily living skills, has traditionally been associated with the area of intellectual disabilities |
| functional behavioral assessment (FBA) | An important tool for teachers to use with students with emotional or behavioral disorders as well as students with many other types of disabilities when they are also having behavior problems |
| contingency-based self-management | Usually involve having people keep track of their own behavior and then receiving consequences, often in the form of rewards, based on their behavior |
| curriculum-based measurment (CBM) | An appropriate method for monitoring academic progress for students with ADHD |
| momentary time sampling | Allows the teacher to conduct brief observations and collect data on a specific set of behaviors |
| psychostimulants | Stimulate or activate neurological functioning comma are by far the most frequent type of medication prescribed for ADHD |
| strattera | An example of non-stimulant that is also sometimes prescribed for ADHD |
| ritalin | Most common stimulant prescribed for ADHD (methylphenidate) |
| adderall | Stimulants that are sometimes prescribed for ADHD |
| Vyvanse | Stimulants that are sometimes prescribed for ADHD |
| paradoxical effect of Ritalin | appear to be the opposite of what one would expect in the case of someone who does not have ADHD. Ritalin influences the release of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine, thus enabling the brain's executive functions to operate more normally |
| mind-wandering | Difficulty in keeping a train of thought because of thinking about something other than what one is doing sometimes accomplished by one's inability to recall what topic he or she was thinking about |
| coaching | Involves identifying someone whom the person with ADHD can rely on for support |
| executive functioning | Used to describe a number of processes involved in controlling and regulating behavior |
| sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) | Refers to a constellation of behaviors such as staring into space, feeling drowsy during the day, losing one's train of thought, tiring easily, forgetting what one was going to say, feeling confused, feeling mixed up, and daydreaming |
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