| Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a pattern of | | | | the pubescent years. Most children tend to be |
| negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting at least | | | | disagreeable, disobey parents, or disregard authority |
| 6 months. Negative behavior include short-temper, | | | | when they are tired, famished, or stressed. Children |
| argues often with adults, actively defies or refuses to | | | | with ODD have the same behavior even if they are |
| comply to adults' request or rules, often deliberately | | | | not tired, hungry or stressed which gets in the way of |
| annoys people, often blames others for his own | | | | learning and a child's ability to form relationships with |
| mistakes or misbehavior, is often touchy or easily | | | | others. Some common symptoms include frequent |
| annoyed by others, is often angry and resentful, and is | | | | temper tantrums, habitual arguing for no particular |
| often spiteful or vindictive. The causes of ODD are not | | | | reason, and non-compliance to logical orders and even |
| yet recognized but there are two important | | | | do things in contrast of what they are told to do. They |
| hypotheses which explain the development of | | | | try to be annoying to people around them. |
| Oppositional defiant disorder in a child. Developmental | | | | Children with the disorder often hold other people |
| experts imply that ODD begins during a child's toddler | | | | responsible for their actions and will most likely get into |
| stage. | | | | discussions very easily. They have anxiety issues, use |
| A child who suffers Oppositional defiant disorder has a | | | | impolite language, pick up on the awful qualities of |
| greater challenge in gaining knowledge because their | | | | others and are deliberately very rude. These are some |
| attention is distracted by the defiance of authority | | | | symptoms of children with Oppositional defiant disorder |
| especially in school which interferes with acquiring skills | | | | and when you notice these signs & symptoms in |
| to do things independently. Another theory of the | | | | your own children, or think that your child has this state, |
| causes of ODD is the subdued disciplinary methods | | | | get a schedule with a child psychiatrist for them to be |
| used by experts and parents alike. The use of | | | | able to get the proper Oppositional defiant disorder |
| unresponsive disciplinary actions strengthens | | | | treatment before it gets worse. Proper Oppositional |
| oppositional behavior in a child. Parents should undergo | | | | defiant disorder treatment and therapy sometimes |
| Parent management training which focuses on | | | | include the use of certain drugs that will be able to |
| teaching parents of children with ODD more effective, | | | | affect the child's behavior within a week's time, and for |
| specific techniques for handling the child's opposition | | | | even more severe cases, it may also take a few |
| and defiance. | | | | months. Stimulant medication is indicated only when |
| Most people with Oppositional defiant disorder are kids | | | | oppositional defiant disorder coexists with |
| and teenagers and include 23% of school-aged | | | | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. No study at |
| children. Symptoms of children with the disorder are | | | | present is available on the utilization of other psychiatric |
| seen as early as the age of 2 or 3yrs, and throughout | | | | drugs in the handling of oppositional defiant disorder. |