Suggested response:
Symptoms of significant emotional dysregulation are seen in oppositional
defiant disorder and not in conduct disorder;
Individuals with oppositional defiant disorder do not typically display
significant aggression toward people or animals nor do they typically destroy
property, steal, or lie;
However, keep in mind that if criteria are met for both disorders then the
individual may receive both diagnoses.
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Suggested response:
Aggression to people and animals for example:
Bullies, threatens or intimidates others
Initiates physical fights
Used a weapon that causes serious harm to others like a knife, gun,
broken bottle and so forth
Physically cruel to people
Physically cruel to animals
Stolen while confronting such as mugging, purse snatching extortion,
armed robbery
Forced someone into sexual activity
Destruction of property for example:GRAY
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Deliberately set fire intending to cause serious damage
Damaged/destroyed another's property (other than setting a fire)
Deceitfulness or theft for example:
Breaking into someone's house, building, or car
Lies to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligations, or the
proverbial con artist
Stolen things of nontrivial value without confrontation such as
shoplifting but without breaking and entering or forgery
Serious violations of rules for example:
Stays out of night (despite parental prohibitions) beginning before age
13
Run away from home
Truant and starting before age 13
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Suggested response:
This class of disorders includes conditions involving problems in the selfcontrol
of emotions and behaviors.
What distinguishes these disorders is that these problems are manifested in
behaviors that violate the rights of others (such as aggression or the
destruction of property) and/or that bring the individual into significant
conflict with societal norms or with authority figures;
Given the specific diagnosis, the underlying causes of the problem in the selfcontrol
of emotions and behaviors varies.
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