What Is an Important Consideration in the Diagnosis of Attention

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is an important consideration in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ?

• A) Learning disabilities are apparent at an early age.
• B) The child will always be distracted by external stimuli.
• C) Parental observations of the child's behavior are most relevant.
• D) It must be determined whether the child's behavior is age appropriate or problematic.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, groups, or even nations to cope with reality and to maintain self-image.

Distorts Reality

A cognitive bias or psychological state where an individual's perception of reality is significantly altered from the actual state of the world.

Complex

In psychology, a related group of emotionally significant ideas that are completely or partly repressed and cause psychic conflict leading to abnormal mental states or behavior.

Oedipus Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.