A 12-year-old boy has been the neighborhood bully for several years. His peers avoid him. His
mother says she cannot believe a thing he tells her. Recently he was observed shooting at several
dogs with a pellet gun.
Yesterday he was caught setting fire to a dumpster outside a supermarket. A
nurse could assess his behaviors as being most consistent with
a. conduct disorder.
b. attention deficit.
c. anxiety over separation from parent.
d. defiance of authority.
A
The behaviors mentioned are most consistent with DSM-IV-TR criteria for conduct disorder, for
example, 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 attention deficit and separation anxiety and are more pervasive than defiance of
authority.
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