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ADHD Goes to School: Providing Teachers and Parents with Specific Management Strategies - Test
by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., ABPP

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1. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder involving which of the following two symptom dimensions?	Help
Inattention and motor coordination Language and impulsivity Visuo-spatial abilities and sensory processing Inattention and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms

2. ADHD represents:	Help
The extreme end of a normal distribution of typical human cognitive abilities. A category that one either does or does not possess. An entirely socially fabricated construct that has relevance only in Western culture. A disorder invented entirely to benefit the pharmaceutical industry.

3. The symptoms of ADHD can be conceptualized as involving which of the following executive functions?	Help
Goal-directed persistence and resistance to distraction Working memory Inhibition All of the above

4. Deficient executive functioning in daily life in ADHD will be evident in five domains of EF including which one of these problem areas?	Help
Self-Management to Time Musical abilities Sports Art

5. Children and teens with ADHD may show fluctuations in the severity of their symptoms as a function of which of these setting factors?	Help
Significantly delayed consequences Working independently of others Required waiting All of the above

6. Among the various factors that influence the severity of ADHD are tasks that:	Help
Are boring or uninteresting. Involve infrequent feedback. Provide little supervision. All of the above

7. If a parent has the diagnosis of ADHD, their children are how many times more likely to have the disorder?	Help
2-3 times 6-8 times 15-20 times Not likely to have the disorder

8. Which of the following are among the brain regions implicated in causing ADHD?	Help
Spinal cord Brain stem Prefrontal cortex Hippocampus

9. Which of the following are among the general principles underlying the management of executive function deficits in ADHD?	Help
Externalize information Externally represent or remove time Intervene at the point of performance All of the above

10. Which of the following are among the 10 specific principles for managing ADHD?	Help
Children with ADHD must be held more publicly accountable more often for their behavior and goal-attainment than normal children. Children with ADHD should not be held accountable for their mistakes and misbehavior. Children with ADHD do not require any different methods of management than typical children. Children with ADHD need to be placed in self-contained special education classrooms.

11. Routine physical exercise:	Help
Is of no benefit to children or teens with ADHD. May be helpful to replenish the resource pool supporting self-regulation. Is detrimental to symptom management as it exacerbates hyperactivity. Has not been studied enough in research to know of its effects.

12. Which of the following are among the many accommodations recommended as basic considerations in the classroom management of children with ADHD?	Help
Allow some restlessness at the child's work area and give frequent but brief breaks for physical exercise. Use open classrooms without walls and place the child with ADHD in the back of the row of desks. Have children with ADHD sit in groups and share a large table as their workspace. Have an aide sit next to the child with ADHD to keep them on task.

13. When students with ADHD work in dyads with their peers, they are:	Help
Less likely to concentrate and learn the new material than typical students. No more or less likely to learn the new material than typical students. More likely to disrupt the classroom. More likely to concentrate and to learn new material more quickly.

14. Which of the following are among the recommendations for increasing incentives and rewards for children with ADHD in the classroom?	Help
Increase praise and attention and become a 1-minute manager. Establish a token or point system. Use team-based activities and rewards. All of the above

15. The Attention Training System is a device:	Help
For dispensing frequent rewards to children with ADHD. For training concentration through EEG biofeedback. For training working memory in daily 45 minute sessions. That has no benefit to children with ADHD.

16. Which of the following are among the rules to follow in setting up a daily behavior report card?	Help
Daily goals must be stated in positive manner. The card specifies both behavioral and academic goals. The teacher provides quantitative feedback. All of the above

17. Behavior contracts should include which of the following elements?	Help
Set forth academic work and behavioral goals explicitly. Specific rewards to be earned explicitly. Specify punishment explicitly. All of the above

18. Among the many things teachers can do to externalize information for children with ADHD, which of the following are recommended?	Help
Have parents review the rules for school conduct on Sunday nights before the school week. Place laminated color-coded card sets on the student's desk such that each card contains a set of rules for each subject. Give the child a handbook of school rules at the beginning of the school year. None of the above

19. Among the several disciplinary methods suggested in this course, which of the following is a variation on and alternative to traditional time out?	Help
The "Do A Task" procedure Time out to be served in hallways Time out to be served in a ventilated large appliance box All of the above

20. The use of Coaching or Mentoring with middle and high school students essentially involves:	Help
Improving sports skills of ADHD youth. Making the student accountable on at least three 5-minute visits with a teacher or other school staff member for review of the school day so far. Training students in the use of smart technology. Working with groups of students on developing musical talents.

21. The method for using a digital recorder contained inside a pen for recording important information such as lectures is called:	Help
The SmartPen. The Attention Training System. The Motivaider. None of the above

22. The SQ4R system to boost reading comprehension involves:	Help
Surveying the assigned material. Reviewing or drafting questions to be answered. For each paragraph, Reading it, Reciting what is important to remember, Writing it down, Then reviewing what was written. All of the above

23. There are basically three types of medications that are FDA approved for management of ADHD. They are:	Help
Stimulants, antipsychotics, and anti-anxiety drugs. Anti-depressants, anti-convulsants, and stimulants. Stimulants, nonstimulants, and anti-hypertensive (alpha-2) drugs. Mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety drugs, and anti-hypertensive (alpha-2) drugs.

24. Which of the following are among the various delivery systems for introducing stimulant medications into the body for management of ADHD symptoms?	Help
Pills, pellets, the pump, the patch, and the pro-drug Pills, inhalants, patches, oral supplements, and injections Pellets, pro-drug, eye drops, patches, and subcutaneous implants Pumps, pills, sublinguals, intravenous, and lozenges

ADHD Goes to School: Providing Teachers and Parents with Specific Management Strategies - Test by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., ABPP

ADHD Goes to School: Providing Teachers and Parents with Specific Management Strategies - Test
by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., ABPP