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Oppositional Defiance Disorder – ODD
Oppositional Defiance Disorder or ODD, no formal psychological diagnostic label could offer a more or better description of this disruptive behavioural occurrence. Even in layman’s’ terms the core of this behavioral issue with troubled teens jumps right out at you. Oppositional: from the opposing side, opponent, and think stand-off. Defiance – defy, non-compliant disregard, lack of respect, Disorder or non-normal behaviour. When an adolescent child/teenager has developed a distinct and recurring, ever-present, almost default pattern of behavior marked by extreme hostility, open defiance, aggression, and resentment, oppositional defiant disorder, ODD might be at play. ODD can disrupt home and family life, other relationships, and academic performance. An adolescent with oppositional defiance disorder or oppositional defiant disorder, often believes they have a perfect right to be and act so angrily and tend to blame parents or other authority figures for the behavior, claiming teachers, friends, or parents are unreasonable and oppressive, claiming to be the victim here, turning a blind eye to any personal accountability and ownership. Blame is used to justify unacceptable negative behavior, often defying parents by purposely breaking the rules and challenging any limits, boundaries and rules they are given. Signs of oppositional defiance disorder often begin to show during early adolescence (ages 7 to 13). It is most often first on the scene in the environment where they feel most comfortable and know their boundaries and they will only risk this mis-behavior at home which may confuse and frustrate parents. Mistakenly parents often feel they are the cause of the defiance and the bad behaviour is somehow their fault. Another warning sign might be others/teachers will start to complain about your child's attitude in class or on the playground, aggression and bullying of others are common (iii) Possibly friends will disappear or stop calling. Intervention is possible and necessary. It involves behavior modification techniques. To ignore the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder, ODD can result in the adolescent with ODD falling seriously behind academically speaking, losing ground in social activity, isolating them further and damaging their ability to succeed and contribute meaningfully as a functional member of society. |
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