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big1devin

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A 15-year-old is referred to the mental health clinic by juvenile court after an arrest for vandalism and running away from home six times. The teen has been physically abusive to the mother and defiant to the father.
 
  The adolescent's problem is most consistent with criteria for: a. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  b. adolescent depression.
  c. conduct disorder.
  d. autistic disorder.

Question 2

Problems associated with anxiety include compulsions, phobias, separation anxiety disorder, overanxious disorder, and avoidant disorders. These problems are often present in
 
  1. adults.
  2. all ages.
  3. children.
  4. adolescents.



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Answer to Question 1

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Conduct disorders are manifested by a persistent pattern of behavior in which the rights of others and age-appropriate societal norms are violated. The patient's clinical manifestations do not coincide with criteria of the other disorders.

Answer to Question 2

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Problems with anxiety in childhood include compulsions, phobias, separation anxiety dis-order, overanxious disorder, and avoidant disorders.



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