Sam is chronically getting in trouble at school. He fights with other boys, has destroyed school property, and cheats on his assignments. Sam also has been arrested by the local police for setting fires and stealing. Sam most likely would be diagnosed with ____.

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Sam's behaviors, such as fighting, destroying property, cheating, setting fires, and stealing, are characteristic of conduct disorder, which is diagnosed in children and adolescents who display a persistent pattern of violating the rights of others or major societal norms or rules. Antisocial personality disorder is an adult diagnosis and cannot be diagnosed in children. Temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria and oppositional defiant disorder involve different symptomatology, primarily emotional dysregulation and oppositional behaviors, respectively, without the severe violations of the rights of others seen in conduct disorder.

Sam Is Chronically Getting in Trouble at School