Question

Describe the defining symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.

Answer 1

Defining symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) -

• age-inappropriate amounts of stubbornness, irritable, defiant, disobedient, hostile
• oppositional, or defiant and often justify their behavior, problems interacting with others.

Defining symptoms of Conduct Disorder - 

• age-inappropriate actions and attitudes that violate family expectations, societal norms, and the personal or property rights of others.
• aggressive actions that cause or threaten harm to people or animals, non-aggressive conduct that causes property damage, major deceitfulness or theft, and serious rule violations. State types of aggression- verbal aggression physical aggression, hostile aggression and proactive aggression.