11:2 Diagnosable​ Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

Using what you know about diagnostic​ criteria, explain some common features associated with oppositional defiant​ disorder, conduct​ disorder, intermittent explosive​ disorder, pyromania, and kleptomania.


Question 1: What are the similarities and differences of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct​ disorder?

​Hint: Consult your textbook as well as the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.


Question 2: What are the similarities and differences of pyromania and​ kleptomania?

​Hint: Consult your textbook as well as the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.


Question 3: Explain the diagnostic features of intermittent explosive disorder.

​Hint: Consult your textbook as well as the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders