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    ADHD is a medical condition that occurs in the brain, that affects how well someone can sit still, focus and pay attention. ADHD was first mentioned in 1902 by Sir George Still. He described it as “an abnormal defect of moral control in children”. He found that some affected children couldn’t control their behavior like a typical child could, but they were still intelligent. It was then named hyperkinetic impulse disorder. In the late 1960’s, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) formally recognize

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    Michael Jordan, one of the all-time greatest basketball legends, explains how to overcome obstacles in life: “If you are trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Michael Phelps, Walt Disney (Sonny) - all of these very successful men have one significant

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    Sense Making Model

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    and (4) Bayesian 95 % credibility intervals with a prior centered at zero. In their research, they saw that adjustments were applied to data from a randomized double-blind concurrent trial (SPD489-325) that established the efficacy and safety of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX) in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They saw that prospectively planned analyses demonstrated that the reduction in the symptoms of ADHD was significantly greater than placebo in patients

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    if Pooh was a real person. Pooh can talk to go to a psychotherapist and speak to a person about his issues. The psychotherapist can change his views on honey and try to make Pooh go on a different diet. Pooh can also take a medication called Lisdexamfetamine, a drug that can help reduce the number of episodes of binge eating disorder. This drug is also the first FDA-approved medication that can treat BED. There are some side effects but the benefits of this drug definitely outweigh the side effects

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    Family/Living Situation – Shaquille Godwin is a 19 year old Black male without children. He is the product of the non-marital relationship between his mother and father, and the fifth oldest of 13 biological siblings. Shaquille was removed from his biological home around the age five. He was part of a three-sibling set removed at that time. His mother and father were accused of child neglect and physical abuse. Additionally, Shaquille was the victim of sexual assault by an older sibling in the

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    on the subject and it relates to my personal life. In my family, my younger sister was diagnosed with ADD around the age of six. I was diagnosed with ADD at the age of 14, just as I was beginning high school. Both of us take the stimulant drug lisdexamfetamine, otherwise known as Vyvanse. Reading about the symptoms and different effects that ADD/ADHD has on individuals, it was very easy to see them in both myself and my sister. Around the time my sister was diagnosed, she was having behavioral issues

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    References Caughron, J. J., Antes, A. L., Stenmark, C. K., Thiel, C. E., Wang, X., and Mumford, M. D. (2011). Sensemaking Strategies for Ethical Decision Making. Morals and Behavior, 21(5), 351-366. doi:10.1080/10508422.2011.604293 In this article, it expresses that the ebb and flow consider utilizes a sense making model and thinking procedures identified in prior research to analyze moral basic leadership. Caughron, Antes, Stemark, Thiel, Wang, and Mumford states that utilizing a specimen of

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    seem to be working, it would become ineffective, making me have to switch medications. I’ve heard the names of the medications so many times, they are burned into my mind. Dextroamphetamine. Clonidine. Methylphenidate. Guanfacine. Amoxatine. Lisdexamfetamine. The doctor kept on switching my medications for about 2 years until we finally found something that worked. But another problem had to crop up. At the age of 10, I broke my right collarbone and had to get a sling. Of course, it had to be my

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    Future medications Introduction This chapter deals with the newer drugs available in all classes of psychiatric disorders. Anxiety (Social Phobia) Anxiety disorders affect more than 40 million adults in the U.S., with about 15 million of those suffering from acute social phobia, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. The drug, which has a unique mechanism of action, is administered in an intranasal spray and acts with rapid-onset on peripheral receptors from nasal chemosensory neurons

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    unhealthy communication skills. Dialectical behavior therapy can help you learn behavioral skills to help you tolerate stress, regulate your emotions and improve your relationships with others, all of which can reduce the desire to binge eat. Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse), a drug that's used to treat

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