Essays about: "Hyperactivity-impulsivity"

Found 3 essays containing the word Hyperactivity-impulsivity.

1. 1. The Effects of Mindfulness-based Interventions on Functioning of Children and Youth with ADHD : A Systematic Literature Review

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Cristina Pozneanscaia; [2019]
   Keywords : Mindfulness-based Interventions; MBIs; mindfulness; yoga; meditation; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; ADHD;

   Abstract : Background: Given the incomplete benefits of the pharmacological therapy for ADHD and its over-prescription in children over the last decades, there is an explicit need for alternative treatments. Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs) are a family of emergent self-regulation practices including meditation, yoga and body-awareness exercises, found to be an effective therapy for ADHD. READ MORE

3. 2. Concurrent anxiety symptoms in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms related toadolescent delinquency, aggression and commitment of violent acts

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

   Author : Jens Biteus; Michaela Tuiskunen; [2017]
   Keywords : ADHD; anxiety; concurrent; adolescent; delinquency; aggression; commitment of violent acts;

   Abstract : The current study aimed to examine subgroups with different levels of attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder-symptoms and anxiety symptoms and how these differedregarding involvement in delinquent behavior, aggression and commitment of violent acts.We hypothesized that four subgroups would be identified, and the subgroup with high levelsof both ADHD and anxiety symptoms would report equal levels on total delinquency asadolescents with ADHD only and that it would be mostly common among adolescent boyswith ADHD to have concurrent anxiety symptoms. READ MORE

4. 3. Father, Mother, and Teacher Concordance and its Implications on Diagnosing ADHD and its Dimensions: A Twin Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Agatha Radberger; [2012]
   Keywords : Teacher ratings; Parent ratings; Father ratings; Inattention; Hyperactivity-impulsivity; Twin study; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Gender; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: In order to diagnose children with ADHD, the DSM-IV measures inattention (IA) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI) behavior in the context of significant impairment social and academic function. In order to diagnose, symptoms must be present in two different setting, which is commonly established in terms of home and school behaviors with the help of parent and teacher reports. READ MORE