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A substance commonly found in beverages that can cause restlessness, nervousness, insomnia and mood fluctuations.
What is Caffeine?
Anger management (if needed)
What are treatments?
brain regions effected
What are Cerebral Cortex, Basal Ganglia, Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex, Corpus Callosum, Cerebellum?
This celeb, recently engaged to Jessica Biel, was diagnosed with ADHD.
Who is Justin Timberlake?
Hyperactive behaviors that are developmentally impairing
What is ADHD?
-Blocks DA reuptake transporter
-Amplifies DA response duration
-Disinhibits D2 receptor
-Inhibits NE re-uptake
What is Methylphenidate?
implicated with lower cognitive tasks
What is Basal Ganglia, Insula, and Cerebellum?
-Difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or activities
-Difficulty listening when spoken to directly
-Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
What is Inattention?
-Increase synaptic activity of DA and NE increase release of NT in synaptic cleft
-Decrease reuptake in presynaptic neuron, inhibit catabolism
What is Dextroamphetamine?
Reduced white matter volumes
midsagittal corpus callosum areas, and cortical thickness
-Fidgets with hands or feet and squirms in seat
-Is often “on the go” or acts as if being “driven by a motor”
-Often runs or climbs in situations that are inappropriate
What is Hyperactivity?
Cognitive Behavioral
What is Therapy?
Delay for cognitive processes such as attention and motor planning
What is prominent prefrontal regions?
DSM-V defines .... as having persistent levels of:
Inattentive
Impulsive
What is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
a mild stimulant of the central nervous system used in the form of its hydrochloride to treat narcolepsy and hyperactivity disorders
What is Methylphenidate?