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“Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.” – Socrates, 425 B.C.
When disruptive mood disorder in children becomes consistently hostile and defiant it may qualify for a diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder or ODD. Children with oppositional defiant disorder are argumentative, defiant, angry, irritable, and occasionally vindictive. (APA 2013, 2012)
As many as ten percent of children qualify for a diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder. (Mash & Wolfe, 2010; Merikangas et al., 2010) They may argue repeatedly with parents and teachers, ignore rules and requests, and deliberately annoy others, while exhibiting great anger and resentment. This disorder appears more in boys than girls prior to puberty, but becomes common in both boys and girls after puberty.
A more severe problem, coupled with exhibitions of aggression, cruelty and criminal behavior would quality for a diagnosis of conduct disorder.
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