PSY 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Birth Weight, Behavioral Activation, Heredity
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Conduct problems norms, and personal or property rights of others. From annoying minor behaviors to serious antisocial behaviors. Age inappropriate actions attitudes that violate family expectations, societal. Must be 18 for antisocial personality disorder. Conduct problems most costly mental problem in north american. Account for 50% of all crime in the us. About 5% of children show antisocial behavior early. Mean iq with kids with conduct problems is 8 pts lower than average. Young kids with conduct problems have poor social skills and poor problem. These deficits present before conduct problems solving abilities. Family problems are among strongest and most consistent correlated. Leads to verbal and physical aggression with peers. Often rejected by peers, although some are popular. Specific disturbances in parenting practices and family functioning siblings. High levels of conflict are common in the family especially between. Personal illness, drug overdoses, stds, substance abuse, physical. Substance use and adolescent antisocial behaviors are strongly.