An analysis of the history, effects, and implications of the most common psychostimulants

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/03/2008

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Psychology

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Summary :

Brief History of the Psychostimulants.
Empirical Findings/Pharmacology of the Psychostimulants.
Possible Implications of the Empirical Findings, and other related items to consider.
Conclusion.

Abstract

Attention Deficity Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) generally denotes a kind of deficit to selectively attend and (thereby) selectively inhibit certain stimuli. Evidently, the psychological community has much else to say about the disorder, frequently positing other cognitive and behavioral characteristics of the disorder , including hyperactivity, impulsivity, and a general lack of respect when it comes to persons of authority (e.g. parents or teachers). ADHD has recently been subdivided into various categories to attempt to make some distinction as to these general descriptions, but it is no mystery that even these subdivisions and subsequent delineations are difficult to qualify in practice. Moreover, the use of psychostimulants for children and most recently for adults has skyrocketed in the past few decades, sparking an unending debate as to the ethical considerations we should take when prescribing these potentially dangerous chemicals to persons whose behavioral or cognitive concerns may not nicely correspond to a condition that itself is vague, subject to cultural and linguistic factors, and not well-founded in psychological/cognitive theory.