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ADHD in Adults: History, Diagnosis, and Impairments - Test
by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.

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1. The first suggestion that ADHD might persist from childhood into adulthood was provided by: Help
George Still
 Sigmund Freud
 John B. Watson
 B. F. Skinner
2. In 1976, Mann & Greenspan suggested that these medications may be useful in the management of MBD (ADHD) in adults: Help
antipsychotics
 antihypertensives
 anxiolytics
 antidepressants
3. Wood, Reimherr, and Wender (1976) were the first to study the efficacy of stimulants in adults with MBD (ADHD): Help
True
 False
4. The Utah Criteria for diagnosis ADHD in adults were developed by: Help
James McGough
 Russell Barkley
 Paul Wender
 Anneliese Pontius
5. The first new nonstimulant drug developed for ADHD in adults was: Help
atomoxetine
 amphetamine
 methylphenidate
 daytrana
6. The prevalence of ADHD in adults is approximately 10%. Help
True
 False
7. The DSM-IV Criteria for ADHD require how many symptoms be present for the disorder to be diagnosed: Help
3 on either list of inattention or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms
 6 on either list of symptoms
 4 or either list of symptoms
 none of the above
8. The DSM-IV Criteria for ADHD were developed on adults and for adults and so can be usefully applied as written for diagnosing adults with the disorder without limitations: Help
True
 False
9. Barkley has argued that the age of onset of symptoms producing impairment for a diagnosis of ADHD should be: Help
left at age 7 because it works as well for adults as for children
 raised to age 30 to eliminate developmental difficulties
 lowered to age 5 to expand the range for diagnosing
 eliminated completely or else raised to adolescence (16 years)
10. Barkley asserts that the determination of "impairment" in the diagnostic criteria be relative to: Help
the average or normal person in the population
 the individual's IQ score
 the individual's specialized current peer group
 none of the above
11. Clinical judgment is necessary in rendering the diagnosis of ADHD because: Help
self-reported ADHD-like symptoms may be better accounted for by the presence of another disorder
 the symptoms patients endorse may not rise to the level of being clinically significant or developmentally inappropriate
 there must be compelling evidence that the onset of symptoms occurred sometime during childhood or adolescence and have been chronic and pervasive
 all of the above
12. Barkley and colleagues (2008) were able to develop a better list of criteria for ADHD in adults than those currently in the DSM-IV: Help
True
 False
13. ADHD in adults is less impairing than in other disorders likely to present to outpatient clinics, such as anxiety or depression: Help
True
 False
14. The concept of "impairment" can be distinguished from the concept of "symptoms" as follows: Help
The symptoms of ADHD are its behavioral expressions, while impairments are the consequences of those symptoms
 The symptoms of ADHD are manifestations of underlying intrapsychic conflicts, while impairments are the psychological pain and suffering the person may experience from such conflicts
 The symptoms of ADHD arise from defects in the hippocampus that result in cognitive distortions while impairments are the reactions of others to these distortions
 None of the above
15. ADHD increases the liability for having other psychiatric disorders to the following extent: Help
at least 20 percent of cases of ADHD have another disorder
 at least 40 percent of cases of ADHD have another disorder
 at least 80 percent of cases of ADHD have another disorder
 none of the above
16. ADHD in adults is likely to result in: Help
less risk for drug use and abuse than is the case with other disorders
 a greater risk for drug use and abuse than with other disorders
 no increase in risk for drug use and abuse than with other disorders
 none of the above
17. Treating children with ADHD with stimulants in childhood is associated with: Help
no increased risk of drug use or abuse in any category of illegal drugs
 an increase in all forms of drug use in adulthood
 an increase in abuse of illegal stimulants in adulthood
 none of the above
18. Children growing up with ADHD in adulthood: Help
are less likely than control children to engage in antisocial activities
 are more likely to engage in sexual assaults and fire-setting specifically
 are more likely than control children to engage in antisocial activities
 have no risk for increased antisocial activities over the course of development
19. ADHD predisposes to increased health concerns, risk for accidental injuries, and accidental poisonings over the course of development: Help
True
 False
20. Which areas were specific problems with money management in comparing the ADHD group to both Clinical and Community control groups in the UMASS study of ADHD in adults: Help
saving and putting money away for retirement
 impulse buying
 meeting financial deadlines
 all of the above
21. In their driving histories, adults with ADHD are more likely to: Help
have their licenses suspended or revoked
 have crashed while driving
 be cited for speeding
 all of the above
22. The risk of ADHD in the biological offspring of adults with ADHD is: Help
no different from the national prevalence of ADHD in the general population
 100%
 22-57%
 much lower than the national prevalence of ADHD in the general population
23. Research shows that the driving performance problems of adults with ADHD can be improved by: Help
stimulants and atomoxetine
 anti-anxiety and atypical antipsychotic drugs
 anti-hypertensive drugs
 none of the above
24. A major implication of Barkley's research is that the impairments in Adults with ADHD: Help
require a focussed treatment approach to manage the ADHD symptoms
 call for a variety of psychiatric, psychological, educational, and occupational interventions
 can be treated with medication alone
 can best be resolved through medication and family therapy

 

 

  
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