Disruptive Behaviour Disorders Flashcards
What is disruptive behaviour disorder?
problems with the ability to regulate emotions or behaviours
- characterized by persistent patterns of behaviour that involve anger, hostility, aggression
What are the three types of disruptive behaviour disorder?
- Intermittent explosive disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Conduct disorder
What is kleptomania?
- related disorder to disruptive behaviour disorder
- impulsive, repetitive theft of items not needed by a person
What is pyromania?
- related disorder to disruptive behaviour disorder
- repeated, intentional fire setting. Persons if caught, are part of the legal system and not the mental health system
What is intermittent explosive disorder?
viewed as an impulse control disorder, involves aggression towards people and age of onset is adolescent to young adulthood
- repeated episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behaviour and anger verbal outbursts
What is the ethology of intermittent explosive disorder?
serotonin imbalance, plasma tryptophan depletion, frontal lobe disfunction
What is the treatment of intermittent explosive disorder?
relaxation techniques, avoidance of alcohol and drugs, anger management, cognitive behavioural therapy, psychopharmacology
What is oppositional defiant disorder?
a pattern of uncooperative, defiant, disorient, and hostile behaviour towards authority figures without major antisocial violations
- decreased attention and flexibility of thinking and decision making
What is the etiology of oppositional defiant disorder?
interaction of genes, temperament, and social outcomes
What is the treatment of oppositional defiant disorder?
parental training models of behavioural interventions, individual therapy. medications to treat psychiatric comorbidities, support for parents.
What is a conduct disorder?
persistent behaviour that violates societal norms, rules, laws, and the rights of others. significantly impaired abilities to function in social, academic, and occu[tional roles
What is the etiology of conduct disorder?
genetic vulnerability, environmental adversity, factors such as poor coping, child abuse, exposure to violence, social determinants of health, protective factors,
What is the treatment for a conduct disorder?
treatment depends on age
- young age, focus more on family
- older age, focus more on home life, address drug and alcohol use.
What are the four areas of symptoms for a conduct disorder?
- aggression to people and animals
- destruction of property
- deceitfulness and theft
- serious violation of rules
