Chapter 11: Disruptive, Impulse-control, and Conduct Disorders

conduct disorder

syndrome marked by chronic disregard for the rights of others, including specific behaviors such as stealing, lying, and engaging in acts of violence

childhood-onset conduct disorder

a conduct disorder characterized by aggression, destructiveness, deceitfulness, and rules violation beginning before age 10 that tends to worsen with age

adolescent-onset conduct disorder

a conduct disorder characterized by aggression, destructiveness, deceitfulness, and rules violation beginning after age 10

life-course-persistent antisocial behavior

a form of conduct disorder involving aggression, destructiveness, deceitfulness, and rules violation that persists into adulthood

psychopathy

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

oppositional defiant disorder

syndrome of chronic misbehavior in childhood marked by belligerence, irritability, and defiance, although not to the extent found in a diagnosis of conduct disorder

antisocial personality disorder (conduct disorder chapter)

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)