Proceedings of the 3rd ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2017)

The Role Of Pschological Intervention To Improve Attention Adhd Child

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Novil Cut Nizar
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Novil Cut Nizar
Available Online February 2018.
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10.2991/acpch-17.2018.51How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Pschological Intervention, Attention, ADHD
Abstract

Children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) have problem with attention that are very difficult to maintain on a particular task. Children with ADHD have problem when in a social institution such as a public school. Patients diagnosed with ADHD are increasingly prescribed with drugs such as methylphenidate (ritalin, concerta), dexafetamine, atomoxetine (strattera), tricyclishe, anatidepresive, nortiplyline, pemoline, or imipramine usage of stimulant medication may result in side effects such as insomnia, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, headache, anxiety, stress, and nervousness. stimulant medication works only short-term and symptoms return once medication is stopped. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of psychological interventions that are widely used in ADHD children in increasing their attensiveness. The method used is journal literature or literature review. And the result is a token economy is a much-conducted intervention and gives significant results to the increased attention of children with ADHD. Then play therapy is also able to increase attention to ADHD children by combining with other therapeutic techniques. While Music and Tone also mmberikan significant results only still lack of researchers to do this research.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2017)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
February 2018
ISBN
10.2991/acpch-17.2018.51
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/acpch-17.2018.51How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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