Question

A child will not obey his mother. When threatened with punishment, he swears, throws things, and threatens to break everything in the house. His outbreaks seem to be restricted to his parents, but he is almost completely unmanageable. This is an example of: A. childhood schizophrenia. B. conduct disorder. C. oppositional defiant disorder. D. juvenile delinquency.

Answer 1

This is an example of ODD or Oppositional Defiance Disorder.

This is a diagnosis where a child just blatantly disobeys and has issues with being told what to do by anyone; especially authority figures.