PSYC 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Conduct Disorder, Melatonin, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Psyc 208, 003 week 5 lecture 1. The simultaneous presence of 2+ chronic or acute diseases or conditions within one person: relationship between the conditions may be direct, related, associated, or other. In mental health, impact of comorbidity considered to lead to more problematic outcomes. Hyperactivity and impulsivity: on the go, blurts out answers, trouble waiting turn. Clear evidence of functional impairment: 5% of children, 2. 5% of adults. Description: multi faceted rather than unitary construct. Pattern of angry, irritable mood: losing temper, easily annoyed. Argumentative / defiant behavior: defies rules, blames others, deliberately annoys others. Recurrent behavioral outbursts (2x/week: verbal aggression, physical aggression, reaction out of proportion, not intentional, must be 6+ years old. Prevalence in asd population (1-10%: aggression towards animals and people, destruction of property, deceit / theft, serious violation of rules. New to dsm-5: severe and recurrent temper tantrums (3-4x/week) Irritability and anger: age onset before 10. Risk of developing seizures increases with age in asd.
