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segrsyd · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

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 ____.

a. antisocial personality disorder
b. conduct disorder
c. temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria
d. oppositional defiant disorder

Question 2

Donald, age 13, refuses to obey his parents and blames others for his mistakes, but he does not engage in vandalism or other criminal acts. If Donald were to be diagnosed with a mental disorder, it would likely be ____.

a. conduct disorder, adolescent onset type
b. attention deficit/hyperactive disorders
c. separation anxiety disorder
d. oppositional defiant disorder