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CONDUCT DISORDER

1: What is Conduct Disorder:- Children with conduct disorder repeatedly violate the personal or property rights of others and the basic expectations of society. A diagnosis of conduct disorder is likely when symptoms continue for 6 months or longer. Conduct disorder is known as a “disruptive behaviour disorder” because of its impact on children and their families, neighbours, and schools. Another disruptive behaviour disorder, called oppositional defiant disorder, may be precursor of conduct disorder. A child is diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder when he or she shows signs of being hostile and defiant for at least 6 months. Oppositional defiant disorder may start as early as the preschool years, while conduct disorder generally appears when children are older. Oppositinal defiant disorder and conduct disorder are not co-occurring conditions. 2:0 What are the signs of conduct disorder:- · Aggressive behaviour that harms or threatens other people or animals. · De

EMOTIONAL & BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS

1:0 Emotional & Behavioural Disorders:- What is normal ? What is aberrant ? Notice the differences in definitions and notice that for each definition there is a unique way of measuring normal and aberrant. There is no single, standard way of meaning social or emotional functioning. Judgments are always required to determine whether or not behaviour is “abnormal”. What may be considered deviant behaviour in one culture may actually be the norm in another. 2:0 Seriously Emotionally Disturbed:- The term serious emotional disturbance means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects educational performance. a) An inability to learn, which cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors; b) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers. c) Inappropriate types of behaviour or feelings under normal circumstances

SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER

1:0 Separation Anxiety: Most of us can recall a childhood incident or nightmare where we suddenly realized we had become separated from a parent or parents and could not find them. Memories of that terror of feeling lost and alone, and the enormous sense of relief at finding them again, stay with us long after the event. For a short while afterwards we were probably anxious about getting lost again and stayed a bit closer than usual to our parents until the incident faded away. It is normal for all children to experience some anxiety when they are away from their parents. This is called separation anxiety and it is a protective mechanism which slowly disappear as children grow older. Some degree of separation anxiety is normal even in adults. We usually call it homesickness. 2:0 Separation Anxiety Disorder: Some children experience feeling of fear and high anxiety constantly. For them, every minute of the day is filled with the terrible possibility that they might be separated from the