(A) Conduct Disorder- Allen

Question 1

A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated

Answer 1

Conduct Disorder

Question 2

Four Key Characteristics of conduct disorder?

Answer 2

Aggression to people and animals
Destruction of property
Deceitfulness or theft
Serious violations of rules

Question 3

Is conduct disorder more common in boys or girls?

Answer 3

boys

Question 4

9 year old boy is lighting cats on fire, and is constantly physically fighting at school. What would this suggest?

Answer 4

Conduct disorder –> more physical (aggression, destruction, deceitfulness)

Question 5

12 year old boy is constantly disobeying his parents, purposefully annoys his siblings all the time and is extremely spiteful. What does this indicate?

Answer 5

Oppositional defiant disorder (more interpersonal, not as physcial/extreme as conduct disorder)

Question 6

What is the spectrum of Conduct disorders?

Answer 6

Normal youth acting out –> oppositional defiant disorder –> conduct disorder –> antisocial personality disorder (after age 18)

Question 7

What is the difference between conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder?

Answer 7

ODD symptoms are usually less severe (more interpersonal) and do not include aggression towards people, animals, or property

Question 8

A mother describes problems with constant misbehavior and acting out by her 8 year old son. What parenting strategies would be helpful?

Answer 8

Give clear, brief commands, reduce task complexity, and eliminate competing influences

Question 9

What is the diathesis-stress model?

Answer 9

Diathesis –> predisposing biology, including genetic factors

Stress- enviornmental factors

If combo of predispostiion and stress excessds a threshold, person will develop a disorder