Exam 11: Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Children with conduct disorder may have neurological deficits in those brain systems responsible for planning and controlling behavior and processing

Describe the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder, according to the DSM-5.

Because of his father's antisocial behaviors, Jake's has had difficulties keeping good jobs.His family moves to a poor neighborhood and has much financial difficulty.Jake begins to hang out with the other young men who display aggression and antisocial behaviors.This is an example of:

Limited prosocial emotions, like lack of remorse or guilt for ones actions, lack of empathy, and lack of concern for performance at school or work, are specifiers for ________ disorder in the DSM-5.

Recurrent aggressive outbursts and frequent verbal and physical aggression is typical of:

Tabitha's school counselor observed her at recess and later pointed out situations where she acted aggressively or misbehaved.The counselor is in the stage of teaching her to:

A child diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder is most likely to perform which of the following behaviors?

As many as ________ percent of people with antisocial personality disorder also abuse alcohol and illicit drugs.

Dodge and Pettit developed a model of how aggressive children process information differently from others.They argue that aggressive children are more likely to:

Melvin has broken into someone's car, cons others, and has shoplifted several times before.These behaviors are criteria for conduct disorder under

While the conduct problems of some youth diminish with age, many children with conduct disorder continue to violate social norms in adolescence and adulthood in a pattern called ________ behavior.

If a therapist and a child are discussing how to respond to another child that has cut in line in the cafeteria, the therapist is in the stage of helping the child:

Nadia excludes a few girls from play, gossips about them, and gangs up with her friends to cyber bully them.These are examples of

Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Tobias's therapist has been working with his parents to develop a system of reinforcement and punishment to control his aggressive behaviors.His therapist is taking a ________ approach.

All of the following statements are true regarding people with antisocial personality disorder EXCEPT:

What are the characteristics of antisocial personality disorder? What biological factors may be involved in its development?

Oppositional defiant disorder differs from conduct disorder in that in oppositional defiant disorder children tend to:

Discuss the biological influences on intermittent explosive disorder.Based on this, what types of therapies might be most effective?

Which of the following statements is true regarding treatment for antisocial personality disorder?