Psychology 2320A/B Lecture 6: Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Conduct Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Classification: odd and cd very similar to each other, dsm-5: oppositional defiant disorder. An extreme of behaviour seen in past preschool and adolescent/teen years. Angry/defiant/vindictive behaviour lasting at least 6 months. Losing temper, argumentative, defiant, blames others, touchy, angry. Behaviours must be more frequent than normative for age. Rated for severity (pervasively negative or only negative with family) Was developed b/c there is a lot of evidence that early onset of these kinds of behaviours are a very good negative predictor of course and outcome. Extremely noncompliant kids with poor emotional control - negativistic, disobedient, hostile toward authority. Validity is disputed: characterizes many preschoolers and teens to some extent. Poor parent-child fit: dsm-5: conduct disorder. Persistent & repetitive pattern of violating norms and rules lasting at least twelve months, including: Serious violation of rules (e. g. , truancy, staying out all night) Kids with these traits are very at risk: categories vs dimensions. Dsm insists that you either have it or not.