Exam 11: Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

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.

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Some researchers argue that antisocial behavior in girls isn't rare, it just takes another form such as engaging in:

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What are the common treatments for conduct and oppositional defiant disorders?

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▪ The treatment for conduct disorder is most often cognitive-behavioral therapy, focusing on changing children's ways of interpreting interpersonal situations and helping them control their angry impulses. Parents are taught methods to control their children's behavior with appropriate punishments and reinforcements. Antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, and stimulant drugs also are sometimes used to treat conduct disorder.

Mauricio is in a bar with his friends when someone bumps into the stool his girlfriend is sitting on. He perceives this as a direct affront to his machismo and that the other man wants to fight. According to Dodge and Pettit, he is having and issue with his:

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Question 4

Deliberately annoying peers, blaming others for your mistakes and refusing to do what your mom asks are all examples of what category of criteria for oppositional defiant disorder?

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Question 5

Luc bullies other kids, initiates fights, and has date raped his girlfriend. These behaviors are all criteria for conduct disorder under _____.

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Question 6

According to one theory, chronic low arousal is an uncomfortable state and leads to stimulation seeking. The direction stimulation seeking takes-toward antisocial activities or toward more neutral activities-may depend on:

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Question 7

In terms of conduct disorder, _____.

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Question 8

Raine et al. found that differences in the brains between males and females with antisocial personality disorder accounted for the differences in the number of antisocial symptoms they had. Specifically, it was differences in the volume of the:

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Question 9

Dodge and Pettit argue that aggressive children don't think like non-aggressive children. Describe their model and then apply it to an example of a child being hit with a baseball at PE.

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

Which of the following factors may account for the higher rate of conduct disturbances in boys than in girls?

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Question 12

Which of the following statements is true regarding the biological factors involved in conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder?

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Question 13

Estella's therapist has her repeat phrases to help her avoid reacting negatively to situations. Her therapist's use of self-talk is trying to:

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Question 14

Define psychopathy/sociopathy and the overlap with antisocial personality disorder.

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Question 15

Humberto often loses his temper, argues with his teacher and parents, and his parents report he is vindictive. He is not aggressive toward people or shoplifts but he is hostile in general. Humberto is likely to have a _____.

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Question 16

Research has shown that males with high levels of the hormone _____ are more likely to demonstrate aggressive behavior than males with lower levels.

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Question 17

Which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked to poor impulse control and aggression in people diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder?

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

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 a specifier for _____ disorder in the DSM-5.

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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.

Some researchers argue that antisocial behavior in girls isn't rare, it just takes another form such as engaging in:

What are the common treatments for conduct and oppositional defiant disorders?

Mauricio is in a bar with his friends when someone bumps into the stool his girlfriend is sitting on. He perceives this as a direct affront to his machismo and that the other man wants to fight. According to Dodge and Pettit, he is having and issue with his:

Deliberately annoying peers, blaming others for your mistakes and refusing to do what your mom asks are all examples of what category of criteria for oppositional defiant disorder?

Luc bullies other kids, initiates fights, and has date raped his girlfriend. These behaviors are all criteria for conduct disorder under _____.

According to one theory, chronic low arousal is an uncomfortable state and leads to stimulation seeking. The direction stimulation seeking takes-toward antisocial activities or toward more neutral activities-may depend on:

In terms of conduct disorder, _____.

Raine et al. found that differences in the brains between males and females with antisocial personality disorder accounted for the differences in the number of antisocial symptoms they had. Specifically, it was differences in the volume of the:

Dodge and Pettit argue that aggressive children don't think like non-aggressive children. Describe their model and then apply it to an example of a child being hit with a baseball at PE.

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

Which of the following factors may account for the higher rate of conduct disturbances in boys than in girls?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the biological factors involved in conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder?

Estella's therapist has her repeat phrases to help her avoid reacting negatively to situations. Her therapist's use of self-talk is trying to:

Define psychopathy/sociopathy and the overlap with antisocial personality disorder.

Humberto often loses his temper, argues with his teacher and parents, and his parents report he is vindictive. He is not aggressive toward people or shoplifts but he is hostile in general. Humberto is likely to have a _____.

Research has shown that males with high levels of the hormone _____ are more likely to demonstrate aggressive behavior than males with lower levels.

Which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked to poor impulse control and aggression in people diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder?

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

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 a specifier for _____ disorder in the DSM-5.

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