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Behavioral Disorders Template Assignment
Behavioral Disorders Template Assignment
Instructions: Complete each of the following three tables found on pages 1–3 of this template.
| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | |
| Symptoms of Inattention and Impulsivity | List the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) symptoms under the category, “inattention.”
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. |
| Symptoms of Hyperactivity | List the DSM symptoms under the category, “hyperactivity and impulsivity.”
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. |
| Gender Differences | Identify at least two gender differences in the prevalence or types of ADHD.
1. 2. |
| Possible Causes | Identify at least three possible causes of ADHD.
1. 2. |
| Evidence-Based Treatments | Identify at least two treatments proven effective by research.
1. 2. |
| Sources | List your sources or references here (at least two academic sources are required). Be sure to include in-text citations within your responses in the table.
1. 2. |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) | |
| Symptoms | List the DSM symptoms of ODD.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. |
| Gender Differences | Identify at least two gender differences in the prevalence or types of ODD.
1. 2. |
| Possible Causes | Identify at least two possible causes of ODD.
1. 2. |
| Evidence-Based Treatments | Identify at least two treatments proven effective by research.
1. 2. |
| Sources | List your sources or references here (at least two academic sources are required). Be sure to include in-text citations within your responses in the table.
1. 2. |
| Conduct Disorder (CD) | |
| Symptoms of Violation of the Basic Rights of People, Animals, Social Norms, or Rules | List the DSM symptoms (specific examples of each type of behavior) under the categories, “aggression to people and animals,” “destruction of property,” “deceitfulness or theft,” and “serious violations of rules.”
Aggression to people and animals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Destruction of property 8. 9. Deceitfulness or theft 10. 11. 12. Serious violations of rules 13. 14. 15. |
| Gender Differences | Identify the gender difference in the prevalence of conduct disorder (whether boys or girls are more likely to receive the diagnosis). Which of the behaviors listed above are more common in boys? Which of the behaviors listed above are more common in girls?
1. 2. 3. |
| Evidence-Based Treatments | Identify at least two treatments proven effective by research.
1. 2. |
| Sources | List your sources and references here (at least two academic sources are required). Be sure to include in-text citations within your responses in the table.
1. 2. |
| Anna’s Diagnosis of ADHD: Agree or Disagree? |
| Instructions: Anna, the five-year-old described in M2: Assignment 1, was diagnosed with ADHD. Decide whether or not you agree with the diagnosis. In at least 300 words, explain your reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with the diagnosis below. Support your decision with information from academic sources and cite those sources in APA format. |
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