Behavioural Problems 5-12yo

Question 1

Features that suggest a behaviour is more likely to be abnormal

Answer 1

Prolonged, extreme, potentially harmful or dangerous, and occurs in at least 2 different settings, e.g. home, school, or social situations

Question 2

Important to gather history from ________ sources e.g. ….

Answer 2

Multiple sources
Parents, children, teachers

Question 3

Behavioural history

Answer 3

Nature of the behaviour and its context
Frequency and duration
Arguing, anger, kicking, swearing, or other forms of aggression towards peers
Non‑compliance
Stressful events, e.g. change of living circumstances, loss, trauma, abuse.
Actions taken to address the behaviour
Context in which the behaviour occurs
Patterns of escalation, degree of persistence of behaviour
Others’ response to the behaviour, e.g. does it reinforce or maintain the behaviour?

Question 4

History of the child

Answer 4

Mood, perception changes
Attention, concentration, distractibility, impulsivity, hyperactivity
Sleep, cognition, diet, exercise.
social interactions
Oversensitivity of senses, motor skills, Cognitive skills, concentration
Abuse, bullying
Parenting, especially overly harsh, rigid, neglectful, or abusive
Physical complaints
Sexualised behaviours

Question 5

Features of conduct disorder

Answer 5

Lying
Stealing
Bullying
Aggression to others
Cruelty to people or animals
Truancy
Fighting

Question 6

Features of oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 6

Non‑compliance
Argumentative
Defiance
Irritability
Meltdown or tantrums