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Driven To Distraction

Recognizing and Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder From Childhood Through Adulthood.

By Edward M. Hallowell, MD, and John Ratey, MD


 
According to the authors, many of the symptoms of ADD are so common to
us all that for the term ADD to have specific meaning, we need to define
the syndrome carefully.
True  
False  

 
Due to repeated failures, mislabelings, and all manner of other
emotional mishaps, children with ADD usually develop problems with their
self-image and self-esteem.
True  
False  

 
While the medications used for ADD can provide remarkable help, they are
not the whole treatment by any means.
True  
False  

 
Our first knowledge of ADD came from adults, before we knew that the
syndrome could be diagnosed in children.
True  
False  

 
There are many moderate cases of ADD that frequently are not diagnosed
until adolescence.
True  
False  

 
The picture of a young child who starts out well and then gradually sees
his/her school performance tail off while teachers grow increasingly
moralistic in their explanations should always suggest the possibility
of ADD.
True  
False  

 
According to the authors, at the time this book was written, "It is only
fairly recently that research has begun into ADD in adults."
True  
False  

 
One of the landmark studies in the entire ADD area, which really marked
a truning point in establishing a biological basis for ADD, was done not
on children but on adults by Dr. Alan Zametkin.
True  
False  

 
There is one defining portrait of the typical picure of the adult with ADD.
True  
False  

 
The therapist must become active and directive in helping the patient
reorganize his life.
True  
False  

 
Contrary to the practice of psychoanalytic therapists, the ADD therapist
must offer concrete suggestions.
True  
False  

 
After the initial phase of treatment, for some lucky people the struggle
ends.
True  
False  

 
The secondary symptoms that living with undiagnosed ADD do not include
low self-esteem.
True  
False  

 
When ADD is at the root of a marriage in stress, the diagnosis is often
overlooked.
True  
False  

 
Rarely do the symptoms of ADD in one or both partners, bring the couple
to the brink of divorce.
True  
False  

 
In the example of Sam and Mary, Mary had to unlearn a number of habits,
and Sam had to get past a backlog of anger and resentment.
True  
False  

 
The partner of an individual with ADD does not benefit from a receptive
forum as much as the person with ADD can.
True  
False  

 
The ADD therapist needs not only to treat the ADD but also to address
the feelings of anger the non-ADD spouse harbors.
True  
False  

 
What often develops in families where one child has ADD (or one adult)
is what the authors call the Big Struggle.
True  
False  

 
The Big Struggle usually develops innocently enough, as one side tries
to persuade the other to do something.
True  
False  

 
With younger children, negotiation is always desirable.
True  
False  

 
The most common learning disorder is dyslexia.
True  
False  

 
The authors state, "We have seen a number of cases in our practice, and
have had reports from others, of patients diagnosed as borderline who in
fact have ADD."
True  
False  

 
Many people who do in fact have ADD appear not to have it when given
psychological tests.
True  
False  

 
For people with ADD, family, couples and/or group therapy is rarely helpful
True  
False  

 
Regarding medication, often it takes weeks, even months, to find the
right dosage and the right dosing schedule.
True  
False  

 
Structure is the hallmark of the nonpharmacological treatment of the ADD
child, but it is not equally useful with adults.
True  
False  

 
One of the most crucial of all teaching techniques for children with ADD
is breaking down large tasks into small tasks.
True  
False