SNOMED Terms

 

• Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct

• Antisocial personality disorder

• Intermittent explosive disorder

• Narcissistic personality disorder

Goals

 

• Accept responsibility for own behavior and keep behavior within the acceptable limits of the rules of society.

• Develop and demonstrate a healthy sense of respect for social norms, the rights of others, and the need for honesty.

• Improve method of relating to the world, especially authority figures; be more realistic, less defiant, and more socially sensitive.

• Come to an understanding and acceptance of the need for conforming to prevailing social limits and boundaries on behavior.

• Maintain consistent employment and demonstrate financial and emotional responsibility for children.

Behavioral Definitions

 

• An adolescent history of consistent rule-breaking, lying, stealing, physical aggression, disrespect for others and their property, and/or substance abuse resulting in frequent confrontation with authority.

• Failure to conform with social norms with respect to the law, as shown by repeatedly performed antisocial acts (e.g., destroying property, stealing, pursuing an illegal job) for which he/she may or may not have been arrested.

• Pattern of interacting in a confrontational, aggressive, and/or argumentative way with authority figures.

• Little or no remorse for causing pain to others.

• Consistent pattern of blaming others for what happens to him/her.

• Little regard for truth, as reflected in a pattern of consistently lying to and/or conning others.

• Frequent initiation of verbal or physical fighting.

• History of reckless behaviors that reflect a lack of regard for self or others and show a high need for excitement, fun, and living on the edge.

• Pattern of sexual promiscuity; has never been totally monogamous in any relationship for a year and does not take responsibility for children resulting from relationships.

• Pattern of impulsive behaviors, such as moving often, traveling with no goal, or quitting a job without having secured another one.

• Inability to sustain behavior that would maintain consistent employment.

• Failure to function as a consistently concerned and responsible parent.

Diagnoses

 

• Alcohol Dependence

• Cocaine Dependence

• Polysubstance Dependence

• Adjustment Disorder With Disturbance of Conduct

• Conduct Disorder

• Intermittent Explosive Disorder

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Narcissistic Personality Disorder

• Diagnosis Deferred

• No Diagnosis