A 12-year-old child has been the neighborhood bully for several years. The parents say, "We can't believe anything our child says." Recently, the child shot a dog with a pellet gun and set fire to a trash bin outside a store
The child's behaviors are most consistent with:
a. conduct disorder CD.
b. attention deficit ADHD.
c. defiance of authority.
d. anxiety over separation from a parent.
ANS: A
The behaviors mentioned are most consistent with the DSM-IV-TR criteria for CD: aggression against people and animals; destruction of property; deceitfulness; rule violations; and impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning. The behaviors are not consistent with ADHD and separation anxiety and are more pervasive than defiance of authority.
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