exam 2 ODD

Question 1

Conduct problem
behaviors

Answer 1

age-inapropriate actions and attitudes that violate societal norms and personal or property rights of others

Question 2

Essential features of ODD

Answer 2

frequent and persistent pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness

Question 3

vindictive

Answer 3

having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

Question 4

coercive cycle

Answer 4

parent makes request

child refuses

parent yells

child escalates

more yelling

parents gives up

Question 5

Covert conduct problem
behavior

Answer 5

not obvious behavior: whispering mean things

Question 6

overt conduct problem behavior

Answer 6

obvious behavior: yelling out in class

Question 7

Destructive conduct
problem behavior

Answer 7

breaking things

Question 8

Non-destructive conduct
problem behavior

Answer 8

not breaking things

Question 9

Conduct Disorder

Answer 9

same as ODD, but includes more severe behaviors such as aggression, property destruction, theft, deceit, but does not have the emotional category

Question 10

Life-course persistent
(LCP) path

Answer 10

begins early and persists into adulthood

more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial when an adult

Question 11

Adolescent limited path

Answer 11

begins at puberty and ends in young adulthood

less extreme antisocial behavior

often related to temporary situational outcomes

Question 12

Multifinality

Answer 12

The idea that a single risk factor or experience can lead to multiple outcomes

Question 13

equifinality

Answer 13

the idea that there are multiple ways to reach a final goal, or that a given end state can be achieved through many different means

Question 14

Do children need to have both behavioral features and mood features to get an ODD diagnosis? Which feature
(i.e., behavioral or mood) is most often always present?

Answer 14

yes, both behavioral and mood must be present

behavioral is most often present

Question 15

What are the three subsets of potential symptoms for ODD (hint: they are all part of criteria A)?

Answer 15

angry/irritable mood (loses temper, easily angered)

argumentative/defiant behavior (argues with authority figures, defies requests and rules)

vindictiveness (has been spiteful or vindictive at least 2x in the past 6 months)

Question 16

Describe a scenario that illustrates a coercive cycle, what each participant (i.e., parent and child) in the cycle
learned, and how this will impact future behavior.

Answer 16

parent tells child to clean up toys, child refuses, parent yells, child escalates, parent yells again, parent gives up.

parent learns that by giving in, they get the child to stop escalating, child learns that by escalating their behavior, they get what they want.

Question 17

Provide three ambiguous behaviors that can be observed in a classroom. For each behavior, explain why a child
may be engaging in each beahvior if they 1. Have ADHD and if they 2. have ODD

1) dosent listen to directions

Answer 17

ADD: forgetful, easily distracted

ODD: refusal to comply with requests

Question 18

Provide three ambiguous behaviors that can be observed in a classroom. For each behavior, explain why a child
may be engaging in each beahvior if they 1. Have ADHD and if they 2. have ODD

2) peers dislike sitting next to them because they are distracting

Answer 18

ADD: fidgeting, inability to stay seated, excessive talking

ODD: deliberate attempts to annoy others

Question 19

Provide three ambiguous behaviors that can be observed in a classroom. For each behavior, explain why a child
may be engaging in each beahvior if they 1. Have ADHD and if they 2. have ODD

3) aggression towards peers

Answer 19

ADHD: inability to appropriately control their body due to hyperactivity

ODD: proactive aggression, intended to upset or hurt others

Question 20

Which disorder (ADHD or ODD) is more biologically based and which is more impacted by the environment?

Answer 20

ADHD is more biologically based and ODD is more impacted by the enviornment

Question 21

Compare and contrast the development of the disorder and outcomes associated with the disorder for ADHD
and ODD.

Answer 21

ODD: symptoms appear during preschool years, covert conduct begins during elementary school, LCP and AL paths, with treatment can go away

ADHD: before age 4, symptoms are hard to distinguish, most identified during middle childhood, adhd stable through early adolescence, symptoms ebb and flow, but are felt throughout the lifetime

Question 22

differential diagnoses for ODD

Answer 22

conduct disorder, adhd, depressive and biopolar disorders, disruptive mood dysrregulation disorder, internment explosive disorder, intellectual disability, language disorder, social anxiety disorder

Question 23

comorbid disorders for ODD

Answer 23

adhd, conduct disorder, anxiety and major depressive disorder, substance use disorder