Research Suggests That ADHD

question 149

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that ADHD

• A) has biological roots.
• B) is caused by too much sugar.
• C) is caused by watching too much television.
• D) is often incorrectly diagnosed in children who do not have ADHD.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Techniques

Strategies used in psychology and therapy to modify or change undesirable behaviors into more positive outcomes.

Family Systems Therapy

Psychotherapy that focuses on the family, rather than the individual, as the source of problems; family therapists challenge communication styles, disrupt pathological family dynamics, and challenge defensive conceptions in order to harmonize relationships among all members and within each member.

Belief System

A set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a person's convictions, values, and attitudes.

Cultural Definition

The way in which individual concepts, practices, and values are understood and shared within a specific culture.