Everyone in the sixth grade and throughout the entire school knows Carl is a bully.He likes his reputation and calls himself "the enforcer." He gets a kick out of being cruel to small animals and has used a baseball bat as a weapon.He was referred to the mental health center for an evaluation.When the report is returned to the school,what diagnosis is likely to have been made?

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Carl's behavior is consistent with the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder, which includes aggression towards people and animals, destruction of property, and a disregard for rules and the rights of others. This diagnosis is more appropriate than juvenile delinquency, which refers to legal involvement, or oppositional defiant disorder, which involves non-violent oppositional behavior. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may co-occur with conduct disorder, but it does not fully explain Carl's harmful behavior.

Everyone in the Sixth Grade and Throughout the Entire School