Essay on Conduct Disorder

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Conduct disorder refers to a set of problem behaviours exhibited by children and adolescents, which may involve the violation of a person, their rights or their property. How does this disorder affect the health of young people? While conduct disorder has no visible or physical symptoms, it has great affect on adolescent’s mental health. Recurring symptoms of conduct disorder are mainly cruel and aggressive behaviour, such as arsonism, lying, vandalism, truancy and illicit drug abuse. Sufferers will often run away from home, and become hard to control, as they are not concerned with others feelings. What effect does this disorder have on teenagers relationships with their peers, family and teachers? Adolescents suffering from conduct disorder will associate themselves with other disobedient teenagers who act in the same way as them. They will separate themselves from their parents and family, by running away or moving out of home. Their relationships with their family are badly compromised because this disorder causes teens to make no efforts to hide their behaviour, and they are not concerned with the feelings of others. They are most likely to not do well at school and not attend school regularly. What are the causes contributing to Conduct Disorder? This disorder is most commonly found amongst adolescents with troubled past experiences (mainly child abuse) and family issues, which can include parents with drug and/or alcohol addictions and family conflicts. It can also be caused by genetic defects and often arise out of situations of poverty. How does this disorder affect the school and work life of adolescents? Resources: www.aacap.org- an American organisation governed by many qualified physicians with medical doctorates. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus- a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine Conduct Unbecoming, E
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