Exam 11: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

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

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:

Discuss the most common treatments for intermittent explosive disorder.

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

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:

Which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked, in a small number of studies, to the impulse of aggressive behavior in people diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder?

Discuss the biological influences on antisocial personality disorder. What are the types of therapies that might be effective to treat these biological factors?

Deliberately annoying peers, blaming others for one's mistakes, and refusing to do what is asked by parents or teachers are examples of the _____ criterion for oppositional defiant disorder?

Oppositional defiant disorder has a high rate of comorbidity with _____.

A child diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder is most likely to:

Jonas's therapist has been working with him on identifying triggers for explosive outbursts and appraising situations in ways that don't provoke aggression. His therapist is taking a _____ approach.

The age of onset for intermittent explosive disorder is:

Approximately _____ percent of individuals diagnosed with childhood-onset conduct disorder engage in criminal behavior and drug abuse as teens.

The Dodge and Pettit model of aggressive thinking suggests that a cycle of interaction builds aggressive, antisocial behavior. Which of the following best reflects the order of this cycle?

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

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

Dahlia's therapist has her keep a diary of her feelings and behaviors. They then discuss hypothetical situations and how she would react. Her therapist is trying to:

As babies, children who develop conduct disorder tend to have been _____, at least as reported by their parents.

Zain has had a delinquency issue since he was a young child; he moves in with Noelle who has no symptoms of conduct disorder. It is likely that:

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