Deck 16: Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Question 1

All of the following are true regarding oppositional behavior or the diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) EXCEPT:.

A) Symptoms of ODD tend to precede the development of conduct disorder.
B) Some oppositional behavior may be viewed as typical or expected between the ages of 2 and 4.
C) Children with ODD tend to refuse adult requests for cooperation and fail to help when asked
D) It occurs much more often in boys than girls.

Answer 1

It occurs much more often in boys than girls.

Question 2

Regarding treatment for children with the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD):

A) Therapists should only work with the child in individual therapy because parents will interfere with treatment.
B) Later interventions in a child's life are better than earlier interventions.
C) Therapists must be patient while also firm and capable of developing appropriate behavioral strategies.
D) Medications that are specifically targeted to the symptoms of ODD should be used.
E) All of the above are important aspects of treating ODD.

Answer 2

Therapists must be patient while also firm and capable of developing appropriate behavioral strategies.

Question 3

Parent management training (PMT):

A) Is a cognitive behavioral approach that teaches parents how to maintain discipline and provide positive reinforcement.
B) PMT reduces arguments, aggression, and oppositional behaviors and increases prosocial behavior.
C) In PMT, parents learn to give directions in a way that encourages their children to cooperate.
D) All of the above are true of PMT.

Answer 3

All of the above are true of PMT.

Question 4

Physical aggression is NOT a requirement for the diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder.

Question 5

Regarding intermittent explosive disorder (IED):

A) Unlike conduct disorder, the outbursts in IED are premeditated.
B) The outbursts usually last less than 30 minutes and usually occur in response to a mild/moderate provocation from a friend or family member.
C) It is the most common diagnosis given to children under the age of 6.
D) Currently, there is no evidence of a neurological or genetic base.

Question 6

Conduct disorder:

A) Is a less severe diagnosis than oppositional defiant disorder.
B) Has a specifier in DSM-5 of "with limited prosocial emotions" that is especially geared for those who end up feeling great remorse for their actions, empathy for their victims, or feel shame.
C) Can include harm to animals.
D) Usually leads to a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder later in life.

Question 7

Which of the following factors can contribute to conduct disorder symptoms?

A) Caregivers with conduct disorder, multiples changes in caregivers, or ineffective/inconsistent parenting.
B) Co-occurring ADHD.
C) Exposure to violence or involvement with delinquent peer groups.
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an empirically supported treatment for conduct disorder?

A) Group therapy.
B) Cognitive behavior treatment (CBT).
C) Parent management therapy.
D) Functional family therapy.

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding the diagnosis of pyromania?:

A) The primary diagnosis of pyromania is actually one of the most common mental health disorders.
B) Pyromania involves tension or affective arousal prior to setting a fire followed by gratification, pleasure, or relief afterward.
C) Pyromania can include fires set to cover up a crime, to seek revenge, or to commit a terrorist act.
D) Pyromania can be diagnosed when fire setting occurs during a manic episode, in conjunction with a delusion, or when the person is intoxicated.

Question 10

Kleptomania:

A) Occurs more frequently in men than women.
B) Is usually accompanied by a lack of remorse or guilt for the theft.
C) Increases during economic challenges because of those who shoplift to provide for their family.
D) Involves recurrent, unpremeditated theft that is often done to reduce or relieve negative affect (e.g., tension).