Analysis of Specific Attentional Functions in ADHD

ISBN-13: 9783639135480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 72 str.

Richard Page

Opis

It is important to understand the neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral factors that underlie ADHD and the ADHD subtypes. It has often been hypothesized that the ADHD-Combined Type (ADHD-CT) and ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive Type (ADHD-PI) subtypes may be the result of different underlying factors and may be associated with different types of attentional deficits. This work is an attempt to examine possible ADHD subtype differences by testing hypothoses based on cognitive theories of attention, research findings on the neurobiology of attention and ADHD, as well as previous research findings on and theories of ADHD subtyping. The attentional processes discussed in this work include response activation, sustained attention, encoding/working memory, the focus/execute aspect of attention, and attentional stability.

O autorze

Richard received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the
University of Georgia in 2002. As a student Richard contributed
to several research projects at UGA's Center for Clinical and
Developmental Neuropsychology and the Child Neuropsychology
Service at the Medical College of Georgia. Richard currently
works as a School Psychologist.