ADHD

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder. 

• True
• False

ADHD is more common among males than females.

• True
• False

Can an adult has ADHD? 

• Yes
• No

ADHD is believed to be caused by ...

• Heredity

• Structural differences in the brain

• Environmental causes

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a cognitive characteristic of ADHD?

• Inability to control attention
• Dysfunctional working memory
• Unable to handle emotional responses
• Avoidance of tasks that take effort

Amphetamine, cocaine and khat are all examples of

• psychostimulants

• dissasociatives

• sedatives

• hypnotics

Drugs that have sympathomimetic effects are known as

• dissasociatives

• psychostimulants

• hypnotics

• sedatives

psychostimulant addiction

• has a high rate of relapse even after prolonged drug abstinence

• is not usually associated with relapse or after prolonged abstinence

• is rare, because psychostimulants are not really addictive

• is straightforward to treat, and prevent relapse

Why are psychostimulant drugs also referred to as sympathomimetics?

• They increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system.

• They invoke feelings of sympathy.

• They produce rewarding effects.

• They increase the activity of mesolimbic dopamine neurons.

Based on the types of active metabolites normally produced from biotransformation of psychostimulant drugs, active metabolites:

• are most likely to produce toxic effects to organs.

• tend to prolong psychostimulant effects.

• slow down distribution of the drug.

• inhibit passage of the parent drug through the blood-brain barrier.