A Major Criticism of the Use of Medication for Treating

question 72

Multiple Choice

A major criticism of the use of medication for treating a child's ADHD is that

• A)doctors are overprescribing medications for children with ADHD rather than using effective strategies to increase the child's attention.
• B)parents and teachers are often allowed little input in whether a child must begin pharmacotherapy for his or her ADHD.
• C)pharmacotherapy leads to an increased risk for suicide in patients diagnosed with ADHD.
• D)there is no scientific evidence that pharmacotherapy is useful is reducing the symptoms for children with ADHD.

Recognize the cultural differences in coping strategies.

Understand the link between stress and susceptibility to diseases like the common cold, including underlying mechanisms and the impact of illness severity.

Examine the role of perceived control in stress management and its variations across different cultural contexts.

Define psychoneuroimmunology and elaborate on the interconnections between the nervous system, endocrine system, and immune system.

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