Disruptive, Impulse-control And Conductive Disorders Flashcards
The most common disorders presenting to mental health specialists
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Recurrent behavioral outbursts representing a failure to control aggressive impulses
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Shows aggressive magnitude in repeated outbursts grossly out of proportion to provocation
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Recurrent pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness persisting for greater than 6 months
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
We exclude ODD as a diagnosis if there is already
DMDD present
What are the three dimensions of ODD?
Irritable, Headstrong, Hurtful
With ODD, we want to train the parents to decrease
Coerciveness and negative responses to unwanted behaviors
Low levels of parental monitoring, exposure to violence, and harsh and inconsistent discipline are environmental risks for
Conduct Disorder
Conduct disorder can be. Comorbidity of
ODD
Repetitive and persistent behavior pattern in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate social norms or rules are violated
Conduct Disorder
The major characteristic of Conduct Disorder (CD) is aggression to
People/animals
With CD, we need to specify whether the onset is
- ) Childhood (prior to age 10)
- ) Adolescent (no symptoms prior to 10)
- ) Unspecified
Characterized by reduced emotional empathy, impaired decision making, and increased threat sensitivity
CD neurocognitive dysfunction
The major clinical comorbidities of CD are
ADHD, ODD, Depression, and Anxiety
Have been shown to have medium to large effect size on aggression, apart form the effects of ADHD with CD
Psychostimulants
Show a large effect size in CD patients from dispersal nonaggression with increase risk for metabolic effects
Second-generation antipsychotics
Is closely connected to externalities conduct disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since the age of 15
Antisocial personality disorder
Characterized by failure to conform to social norms, deceitful ness, and impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
Antisocial Personality Disorder
In order to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, the patient must be at least
18
-Evidence of CD prior to age 15
Recurrent failure to resist the impulse to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value
Kleptomania
With kleptomania, stealing is not committed to express
Anger
