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Dutch MOXO TV show

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    It is clear, Ticha is extremely impulsive
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    and the influence of his hyper-activity on his sleeping patterns
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    is being researched.
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    But how does Ticha score on the other two main characteristics of ADHD:
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    reaction speed and attention?
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    Ticha is going to Utrecht for a new examination
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    which seems to suit him very well.
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    Good afternoon!
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    I'm having my ADHD examined at the Trimbos Institute:
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    to what extent I have it and how much it influences
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    my thoughts and actions.
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    And I get to smoke a joint for the examination!
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    That I've never experienced!
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    So it'll be fun.
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    Exciting, you know, I find it very exciting.
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    We're going to do the MOXO test.
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    This is a test, actually still being developed,
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    but intended to investigate ADHD-like behaviour.
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    People with ADHD have problems focussing,
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    and maintaining their attention on something.
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    They are easily distracted by external stimuli.
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    They are impulsive and hyperactive, so
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    they react more and more often
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    than a norm group.
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    For you it is a quite simple, but a rather long test:
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    20 minutes.
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    What you have to do is, as soon as...
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    I have to do a test for 20 minutes.
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    When I have the ace of hearts, at the top and at the bottom,
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    it has to be visible top left and at the bottom.
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    And then I have to press the space bar when I see it.
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    I am distracted more and more.
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    You will be distracted by several things
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    coming into the picture, or that you hear.
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    We'll test the volume.
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    That's fine.
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    This means that you can practise now.
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    This is the card.
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    But there it was, and you didn't press the space bar.
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    This is still just practice.
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    OK, I'll start the test.
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    Hey, you woke me up.
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    What's going on? A bank robbery?
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    Money stolen? A fight about the dog?
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    OK, that was it.
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    We'll do another one this afternoon.
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    I think I was quite sharp.
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    That is my answer to the question.
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    I think so. But I think I'll be sharper after the joint.
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    And who can say this?
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    That, for science, you get to smoke
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    a whole thick joint - on television?
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    Of course, for scientific purposes only.
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    It's not something I enjoy doing.
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    It's only to help you.
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    What is interesting about this marijuana is that
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    when you smoke it, you go find yourself in Jamaica immediately.
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    Very enjoyable.
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    Am I allowed to use the bike?
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    I can't stay in one place for so long.
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    I hope they don't kick us out of here.
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    We're almost there, boys.
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    Almost.
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    Then we're going to do the test.
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    And I'm going to do much better than before.
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    Now that I'm stoned, it feels even longer.
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    It's a very boring test.
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    And 20 minutes ...
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    I thought that there would be more impulses, way more ...
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    OK, that was it.
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    I'm going to look at the results, and then
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    I'll discuss them with you.
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    The data is processed.
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    In terms of reaction time and attention,
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    does Ticha really have ADHD?
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    And what happens to his scores when he smokes a joint?
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    Did it work?
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    Yes, we have the results for you, and ...
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    I'm going to show them to you.
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    I think you will be surprised.
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    Because I have the impression than when one looks only
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    at situations in which there are distractions - and it seems to me
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    that these are quite common in your life - then the test
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    seems to indicate that you are suffering from
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    what we call ADHD-like behaviour.
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    Oh, it's not that bad!
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    It's just too much energy.
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    That is absolutely the case.
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    I could quote you on that.
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    As soon as there are distractions,
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    especially an audiovisual combination, we see him struggling.
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    With or without the joint.
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    If you look at what happens when you have smoked a joint,
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    you see your reaction speed decrease dramatically.
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    You said yourself that you thought you would do better.
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    And afterwards you said you felt more focussed.
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    This is not what the test shows.
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    Yes, it's gone.
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    The reaction speed is completely gone.
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    I thought I would do it quite well.
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    But that was not the case.
Title:
Dutch MOXO TV show
Video Language:
Dutch
Duration:
05:52
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