PSYC 366 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Emotional Dysregulation, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 366
• Professor: Jodi Bain

Document Summary

Behaviours used to classify conduct disorder (cd) fall into the 4 main categories of: aggression toward animals, destruction of property without aggression toward people or animals. Cd usually appears in early of middle childhood as oppositional defiant disorder. Areas deep in the brain, especially the amygdala and insula, appear to exhibit abnormal function reflected in overall decreased in resting state connectivity, and smaller overall size. However, they might form attachments with individuals who provide unstable environments (lets me stay up late, no rules etc. : cd seen in approx. 2-3% (some reports up to 9-11%: study from surrey on youth crimes found all crimes being committed by only about 4% of youth re-offending. One of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behaviour, and hyperactivity (over-activity) Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive: most symptoms (6 or more) are in hyperactivity-impulsivity categories.