Author Question: Which statement about treating attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) is accurate? a. ... (Read 71 times)

maychende · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which statement about treating attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) is accurate?

a. Stimulant medication usually reduces attention span but leads to improved social behavior.
b. Stimulant medication is prescribed in about 30 percent of cases.
c. Modeling, parent training, and classroom contingency management programs have been far superior to drug therapy in effectiveness.
d. Stimulant medication is prescribed to approximately 69 of children who have been diagnosed with ADHD.

Question 2

What is considered to be evidence-based behavioral and psychosocial treatment for ADHD?

a. making the unconscious conscious and motivational interviewing
b. self-management training and classroom management strategies
c. building empathy and assertiveness-training
d. anger management techniques and short-term day treatment