Why Is It So Inaccurate to Presume That Most Children

question 95

Multiple Choice

Why is it so inaccurate to presume that most children with ADHD will simply "grow out" of their difficulties?

• A) Because ADHD is known to be a progressive illness that, in most cases, actually gets more severe over time.
• B) Because ADHD cannot be formally diagnosed prior to the age of 12, so a child who has ADHD symptoms automatically becomes an adolescent with such problems when they reach their twelfth birthday.
• C) Because research shows that more than half of such children will continue struggling with their difficulties into adolescence or young adulthood.
• D) Because proper medication combined with psychotherapy can nearly eradicate the symptoms of most ADHD cases prior to the age of 10 years.

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Definitions:

Descriptive Norm

A norm that describes how people actually behave in a given situation, rather than how they should behave.

Injunctive Norm

A social norm that prescribes how individuals should behave in a given context, based on the approval or disapproval of others.

Counternormative

Behaviors or practices that go against social norms or expectations, challenging conventional standards.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens the future behavior it follows.