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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is Not Related to I.Q.

It's important to know that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Intelligence, as measured by I.Q., are two different things. Some parents are convinced that if their child has ADD it means that they are retarded. On the other hand, other parents say, "I've heard that ADD kids are really... Read More

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Neurologically Based

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurologically based disorder. This position has become controversial as many would like to dismiss the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder altogether saying that there is no evidence of neurological differences, or that there are no medical tests to diagnose ADD ADHD, or that... Read More

Intro to Being an ADHD Parent

In my fifteen years of private practice working with children with ADHD, one of the common concerns that I observed by parents was the fear that they had done something, or failed to do something, that caused their child's ADHD. I guess it is normal to blame yourself when your... Read More

What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a medical condition. It is caused by genetic factors that result in certain neurological differences. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes in various forms, and there are five or six different types of ADHD. In the DSM-IV Diagnostic manual, each of these forms, or "types" of... Read More

How Big of a Problem is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - "ADD" or "ADHD" - affects between five to ten percent (5% - 10%) of all children in the United States, and three to six percent (3% - 6%) of adults. About 35% of all children referred to mental health clinics are referred for Attention Deficit... Read More

Why Does It Seem That There Are More Children With ADHD Than Ever Before?

Even though the percentage of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is likely the same as in the past, there are three likely reasons why it seems that "there is more ADHD" than ever before: First, we become more aware of problems like this as parents than we were... Read More

Anti-Social Behaviors and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Anti-social behaviors are common with ADHD individuals. About 60% of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder kids are also oppositional or defiant. Some are even getting in trouble with the law. Impulsive-Hyperactive ADHD kids are the most likely to get into trouble than are the Inattentive ADHD kids, as they tend... Read More

What Causes Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

The most recent models that attempt to describe what is happening in the brains of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder suggest that several areas of the brain may be affected by the disorder. They include the frontal lobes, the inhibitory mechanisms of the cortex, the limbic system, and the... Read More

Its Never Too Late

First of all, a bit of background: A high school dropout, stay-at-home mom until the age of 40, I wasn't too motivated to learn. Then I read the following quote:"Old Bureaucrat, my comrade, it is not you who are to blame. No one ever helped you to escape.? Nobody grasped... Read More

Panic Attacks: Effective Ways to Cope

Jill is a 21 y/o college student who used to do well until about a few months ago when she started to experience "weird" attacks almost daily. She described her experience as "horrible." When she has the attack, she feels that she's about to die or develop a stroke.One day... Read More

In The News:

UH-Clear Lake adds organizational psychology graduate program
Your Houston News
In response to a growing industry need, University of Houston-Clear Lake added the Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology to its degree roster after receiving approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board late last year.

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Raw: Undertaker's reverse psychology and Cena's new attitude pay off
CANOE
By NICK TYLWALK - SLAM! Wrestling There's no stopping it now. And when I say â€œit,â€ I mean the figurative WWE bus roaring down the road to Miami and WrestleMania. Tonight we'll find out who CM Punk will face on wrestling's biggest stage thanks to a ...

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Blacks with higher education and prior treatment less likely to seek mental ...
EurekAlert (press release)
WASHINGTON -- Young adult blacks, especially those with higher levels of education, are significantly less likely to seek mental health services than their white counterparts, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

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Mobile film screenings address survivors' psychological trauma
Phnom Penh Post
In a novel approach to dealing with the psychological traumas left by the Khmer Rouge regime, the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) has been awarded a grant to organise â€œmobile screeningsâ€ of a film based on the experiences of survivors as ...

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Visual Attention: CMU Neuroscientists Identify How the Brain Works to Select ...
Bradenton Herald
"With so much information in the visual world, it's dramatic to think that you have an entire system behind knowing what to pay attention to," said Marlene Behrmann, professor of psychology at CMU and a renowned expert in using brain imaging to study ...

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Rugby League Betting: Giants players take advice from psychologist
Bookmakersinc.co.uk
By Paul Watson Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:17 Eorl Crabtree, Huddersfield forward, said that a sports psychologist helped the team hit the ground running this season, and he hopes that this year he will be able to help the Giants make a major ...

Psychology/Strategy for major markets today
FXMarketAlerts.com
*EUR/USD - it may have started to look like a classic 'sell the fact' but those buyers out East won't go away. 1.3150 is the minimum required for shorts to feel a degree of comfort, a break of 1.3321 puts 1.3500 in focus. *USD/JPY - surmounted 80.00 ...

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Two Leading Experts in the Field of Money Coaching and Wealth Psychology Team ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The Money Coaching Institute and the Wealth Legacy Group have teamed up to provide help to families experiencing both emotional and financial stress through Money Coaching and Family Legacy Retreats. With millions of Americans in financial turmoil due ...

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UT The Daily Texan
Candidates Lund and Brown hope to bring fresh perspective to Student Government
UT The Daily Texan
Psychology junior Wills Brown and mechanical engineering senior Thor Lund are one of the four executive alliances running for SG president and vice president. When the time came to choose a vice presidential running mate, Student Government ...

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W&L prof finds reading enhances empathy
Staunton News Leader
LEXINGTON - A study by a Washington and Lee University psychology professor has showed reading a short work of fiction can lead readers to empathize with the work's characters, to detect subtle emotional expressions more effectively and to be helpful.

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