Publication details
Ovlivnění pozornosti a exekutivních funkcí specifickou pohybovou aktivitou (DDR) u dětí středního školního věku s diagnostikovanou hyperkinetickou poruchou
| Title in English | Effects on attention and executive functions of specific physical activity (DDR) of children in middle school age diagnosed with hyperkinetic disorder |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | SPFFBU. Řada psychologická (P). Annales psychologici. |
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| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | hyperkinetic disorders; attention; executive functions; influence of the movement activity Dance Dance Revolution; programme Neurop II |
| Description | The article explores the issue of hyperkinetic disorders and the relating American diagnostic category of ADHD. It focuses on the problems of impaired attention and executive functions. The conception of these functions is emphasized within neuropsychological models of a hyperkinetic disorder/ADHD, the purpose of which is to give a complex explanation of relations among various mental functions. The research part of the article deals with an experiment focused on examining the influence of a specific movement activity on attention and executive functions of children with a hyperkinetic disorder/ADHD as opposed to children without the disorder (aged 9-12). Neuropsychological tests of the programme Neurop II (by Dr. Laco Gaál) have been used and the movement interactive game Dance Dance Revolution has been chosen as a movement activity. A specific impact of a movement activity on the performance of children has been proved in the attention test only not in the one of executive functions. |