Other Childhood Disorders

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Other Childhood Disorders

• Conduct Disorder
• Aggression to people and animals
• Destruction of property
• Deceitfulness or theft
• Serious violations of rules
• 3 signs within 12 months
• 1 sign within 6 months

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Other Childhood Disorders

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Argumentative
• Especially to family members
• Not often displayed outside of home
• Less severe than conduct disorder
• Rarely problems with law, but problems at home
• Rarely accepts responsibility

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Other Childhood Disorders

• Tourettes Disorder
• Involuntary jerky movmement beofre age 18
• Motor
• vocal (10)

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Other Childhood Disorders

• Encopresis (Not due to a general medical
  condition)
• Enuresis (Not due to a general medical condition)

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Other Childhood Disorders

• Separation Anxiety Disorder
• Excessive anxiety
• 4 wks in response to separation from home or an
  attachment figure
• Somatic sx
• GI
• Dizziness
• Fears of danger to attachment figures

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Other Childhood Disorders

• Childhood Depression
• Similar to adult depression
• Age-specific signs
• Separation anxiety
• School phobia
• Males aggressive behavior, withdrawal
• Many believe its symptoms are masked by
  age-specific signs
• Cognitive level affects self-report scores