Grant Proposal – Proposed Study, Budget, and Draft Grant Proposal
Running head: GRANT PROPOSAL 1
GRANT PROPOSAL 6
ADHD effects on adolescent’s Cognitive Performance
PSY 625 Biological Bases of Behavior
Introduction
Attention Deficit /Hyperactive Disorder is one of the most common psychological disorder among adolescents, it affects approximately between 5 to 10 % of all children in United States of America. ADHD is a health disorder that involves biologically and active substances in the brain. Those with it must deal with symptoms such as hyperactive, impulsivity and inattention. Most parents living with children that cannot maintain attention on the tasks that they are supposed to tend to overlook the situation. Most of them do not realize the existence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) which is a condition that leads to these symptoms (Flewelling, 2016). These kids show different symptoms and parents fear to induce medical intervention for the fear of the addiction but if left to grow the situation tend to affect children academically as well as throughout their lives. To be considered of having ADHD one must exhibit behaviors before the age of 7 and continue at least of six months. The symptoms must create a handicap situation in one or more areas of the patient`s life be it in the classroom, play ground or social gathering . What causes the ADHD is not very clear but there are numerous factors such as gender, genetics, environment, prenatal risks etc. (Weyandt et al., 2017).
Background
The persons that have ADHD tend to have challenges and in order to assist them, this proposal aims at focusing on the adolescents who have this complication and looking into intervention mechanisms that will allow these victims to have the same environment with others that do not have this mental condition (Weyandt et al., 2017). Adolescence is a stage that most youngsters learn more that will help them in personal identity and the loss of attention distract them from meeting this goal thus assistance may be an important step towards ensuring these people are protected from actions that may make them suffer the consequences of the same (Soncin et al., 2016). The paper is going to examine the best intervention methods because most of the parents have termed the medical intervention as a road towards drug addiction that they are not ready to have their children in that state (Chan et al., 2008). Similarly, the paper will also analyze the cost of treating ADHD for those adolescents that are living with the condition as well as mitigation and prevention of the condition which is important as a remedy when it comes to reducing the number of the youths that are susceptible to the illness.
Medical intervention
Most of the people without enough evidence have rubbished off medical treatment of the condition saying that the situation can trigger addiction. However, studies have indicated that ADHD can be treated with medication or therapy but most of the medication does not cure the condition but lessen attention losing. Some of the drugs that may help the situation are atomoxetine, guanfacine, and methylphenidate (Pelham et al., 1993). Some of these drugs should only be taken when attending class sessions whereas others are taken on the daily basis. The fact that the condition is not cured renders the patient to use the drug repeatedly which makes most people to fear the addiction that may come as a result of continuous utilization of the drugs (Robinson et al., 2017). Therapy such as behavior management and observation of mental disorders among the children can also help in the treatment of the ADHD condition.
Conclusion
The paper aims at looking for funding that will be channeled towards erecting structures and strategies that will help in ensuring that the adolescents are protected from this mental condition and those living with the conditions are assisted by having a solution that will help not only in reducing the forgetfulness but also stops the condition once and for all. In this study we aim to investigate and understand the effects of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among adolescent’s cognitive performance by measuring their ability to finish a given task within the stipulated time. This will help us to compare the difference in cognitive task performance between children with ADHD and the control children. “Cognitive performance can also be assessed by an instrument under Executive functions such as planning, memory, working, inhibition, mental flexibility, initiation and monitoring action” (Chan et al., 2008). The process of reaching the results required demands a lot of resources and skills which a single entity cannot raise that is why the project requires that the well-wishers should support the entire program. Therefore, for the project to meet all its demands then additional of $60 million will be required in addition to our cash at hand.
References
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Pelham, W. E., Carlson, C., Sams, S. E., Vallano, G., Dixon, M. J., & Hoza, B. (1993). Separate
and combined effects of methylphenidate and behavior modification on boys with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in the classroom. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61(3), 506-515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.61.3.506
Robinson, A., Simpson, C., & Hott, a. B. (2017). The Effects of Child-Centered Play Therapy on
the Behavioral Performance of Three First Grade Students With ADHD. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxylibrary.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&sid=b9bf9475-db57-4bff-84e1-41e2182aa845%40sessionmgr4006
Soncin, S., Brien, D. C., Coe, B. C., Marin, A., & Munoz, D. P. (2016). Contrasting emotion
processing and executive functioning in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder. Behavioral Neuroscience, 130(5), 531–543. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxylibrary.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=ca513d16-ca0d-4855-b43e-f942ceff8995%40pdc-v-
Weyandt, L. L., Oster, D. R., Gudmundsdottir, B. G., DuPaul, G. J., & Anastopoulos, A. D. (2017). Retrieved from Ashford library http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=ca513d16-ca0d-4855-b43e.