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Abnormal Psych Ch11
Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
10/04/2023

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conduct disorder
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syndrome marked by chronic disregard for the rights of others, including specific behaviors such as stealing, lying, and engaging in acts of violence
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childhood-onset conduct disorder
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a conduct disorder characterized by aggression, destructiveness, deceitfulness, and rules violation beginning before age 10 that tends to worsen with age
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adolescent-onset conduct disorder
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a conduct disorder characterized by aggression, destructiveness, deceitfulness, and rules violation beginning after age 10
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life-course-persistent antisocial behavior
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a form of conduct disorder involving aggression, destructiveness, deceitfulness, and rules violation that persists into adulthood
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psychopathy
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set of broad personality traits including superficial charm, a grandiose sense of self-worth, a tendency toward boredom and need for stimulation, pathological lying, an ability to be cunning and manipulative, and a lack of remorse
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oppositional defiant disorder
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syndrome of chronic misbehavior in childhood marked by belligerence, irritability, and defiance, although not to the extent found in a diagnosis of conduct disorder
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antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)
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pervasive pattern of criminal, impulsive, callous, and/or ruthless behavior, predicated on disregard for the rights of others and an absence of respect for social norms
intermittent explosive disorder disorder characterized by (a) several episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property, (b) a degree of aggressiveness grossly out of proportion to the situation, and (c) symptoms not better explained by another mental disorder (such as antisocial personality disorder), the effects of substances, or a medical condition (e.g., a head trauma)
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