Intervention And Therapy In The Treatment Of Conduct Behavioural Disorder In Children

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSII

DECLARATIONIII

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction1

Discussion of the Nature of Conduct Disorder1

Definition of DSM3

Definition of ICD4

Types of Disorders4

Problem Statement8

Background of the Research9

Aims and Objectives10

Research Question10

Rationale10

Outline of the Study11

CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY12

Introduction12

Philosophical Framework or Paradigm13

Social Constructivist Theory16

Phenomenology18

Rationale for a Qualitative Study20

Rationale for a Phenomenological Study21

Research Question23

Role of the Researcher24

Researcher Bias25

Quality and Verification26

Reliability/Dependability26

Validity27

Ethical Considerations29

Summary30

CHAPTER 3: RESULT OF THE REVIEW32

Concept and forms34

Social consequences34

Explanations34

Psychosocial risk37

Intervention and therapy37

Conceptual definition40

Parenting style41

Relationships43

Intervention and therapy44

Types of behaviours45

The underlying theme of evolutionary development46

The problem of the abnormality47

Importance for the disorder49

CHAPTER 4: IMPLICATION OF THE RESULT50

Disorder (Conduct disorder)53

Disorder Subtypes54

Prevalence56

Symptoms associated with conduct disorder58

Conduct disorders in schools60

Implications Arising from Conduct Disorder61

Oppositional Defiant Disorder62

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)62

Disorders of the state of mind62

Antisocial Personality Disorder62

Disorder Treatments63

Training for parents63

Community Therapy63

Family Therapy64

Social skills training and problem solving64

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

“Many children are seen to be suffering from the various types of conduct disorders. Studies have indicated that the disorders in childhood period are linked to many types of academic, social, and familial impairments, and these disorders are most likely to continue to exist if they are not treated well in time (Westenberg, 2007, 471-483). They are apt to influence children to formulate anxiety disorders later in adolescence. Clearly, the ability to intervene early to treat these disorders would be beneficial (Westenberg, 2007, 471-483).. This chapter emphasises the main points related to the subject of conduct disorders dominating amongst the children between the ages of 10-18 living across the world. It analyzes the causes, treatments and the preventions of the personality disorders amongst children and suggests possible and logical recommendations for the cure of such personality conflicts.

Discussion of the Nature of Conduct Disorder

There are several disorders, which exist among the children of growing age, and later, turn into the permanent personality disorders creating problems for them. Just like other learning disabilities and shortcomings in a child's potential, it is sometimes very difficult to discover and diagnose the learning abilities. This is because such disorders rarely present any physical discrepancies or symptoms in the body which might be identifiable or measurable. Therefore, the identification and diagnosis of the normal conduct disorders is performed by observing and examining the varying patterns of ...