Conduct and Operational Defiant Disorders In Preschool Children: A Review of Current Literature
Shayna C. Gordon-Jones
Capella University
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature involving preschool children’s social development and if it is effected by the presence of a conduct disorder or operant defiant disorder. Literature was evaluated depending on credibility, timeliness, accuracy, citations and references, point of view, and relevance to research question. .If the source was deemed eligible, it was included in the review. This paper reviewed the themes of characteristic behaviors of disruptive disorders, disruptive disorders and social skills, and if preschool disruptive disorders can serve as predictor of adolescent disruptive disorders. Evidence suggest that disruptive disorders can impact social and emotional development in preschool with a continuation through adolescence but if properly identified in …show more content…
Because the DSM-IV categorizes Conduct Disorders and Operant Defiant Disorder under school-age children, there are many who wonder whether it is valid to assign a psychopathic diagnosis of disruptive behavior to a preschool child. There is a multitude of evidence that suggests otherwise and is in support of early intervention (starting around age 3-5) to be the best preventative measure for school age children diagnosis of disruptive
Shayna C. Gordon-Jones
Capella University
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature involving preschool children’s social development and if it is effected by the presence of a conduct disorder or operant defiant disorder. Literature was evaluated depending on credibility, timeliness, accuracy, citations and references, point of view, and relevance to research question. .If the source was deemed eligible, it was included in the review. This paper reviewed the themes of characteristic behaviors of disruptive disorders, disruptive disorders and social skills, and if preschool disruptive disorders can serve as predictor of adolescent disruptive disorders. Evidence suggest that disruptive disorders can impact social and emotional development in preschool with a continuation through adolescence but if properly identified in …show more content…
Because the DSM-IV categorizes Conduct Disorders and Operant Defiant Disorder under school-age children, there are many who wonder whether it is valid to assign a psychopathic diagnosis of disruptive behavior to a preschool child. There is a multitude of evidence that suggests otherwise and is in support of early intervention (starting around age 3-5) to be the best preventative measure for school age children diagnosis of disruptive