PSYB32H3 Chapter 15: chapter 15
Document Summary
Childhood disorders are often organized into two domains: externalizing disorders and internalizing disorders. Externalizing disorders are characterized by such behaviors as aggressiveness, noncompliance, overactivity, and impulsiveness; they include attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. Internalizing disorders are characterized by such behaviors as depression, social withdrawal, and anxiety and include childhood anxiety and mood disorders. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a persistent pattern of inattention,hyperactivity, and impulsivity that is more frequent and more severe than what is typically observed in children of a given age. Conduct disorder is sometimes a precursor to antisocial personality disorder in adulthood, though many children carrying the diagnosis do not progress to that extreme. It is characterized by high and widespread levels of aggression, lying, theft, vandalism, cruelty to other people and to animals, and other acts that violate laws and social norms. Mood and anxiety disorders in children share similarities with the adult forms of these disorders.
