Oppositional Defiant Disorder Case Study Essay
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Case Study and Research
Samantha L. Carlo
Suffolk County Community College
PSY 213, Exceptional Child
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Case Study and Research
Abel Keller is an English-speaking and physically healthy four-year-old boy. He lives with his mother and eighteen-year-old sister, and attends preschool during the week. Abel’s mother works seven days a week and he is supervised on the weekends by a nanny. His current nanny began working for the family fairly recently; the two nannies prior to her both worked for less than two months before quitting. Abel’s parents have been divorced for two years. His mother is his primary care-giver and his father sees him infrequently. Lately, Abel’s mother and preschool teacher have been unable to cope with his disruptive and distressing behaviors. Abel’s teacher estimates that his disruptive behaviors began at the beginning of the school year, which was approximately eight months ago; his mother says that the behaviors began roughly one year ago and have been increasing in severity and frequency since then. Abel’s sister has also voiced concerns …show more content…
Their research responds to this insufficiency by assessing supposed key components in the genesis of antisocial behaviors: social-cognitive development and moral emotions (Dinolfo & Malti, 2013). The study analyzes a sample of 128 four- and eight-year-old children with ODD and investigates the links between the symptoms of ODD and interpretative understanding, or theory of mind skills, in children (Dinolfo & Malti, 2013). The research of Dinolfo and Malti (2013) also analyzes ODD symptoms in relation to sympathy and moral emotion attribution (MEA), and examines the mediating role that each of these may have on each others’
Samantha L. Carlo
Suffolk County Community College
PSY 213, Exceptional Child
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Case Study and Research
Abel Keller is an English-speaking and physically healthy four-year-old boy. He lives with his mother and eighteen-year-old sister, and attends preschool during the week. Abel’s mother works seven days a week and he is supervised on the weekends by a nanny. His current nanny began working for the family fairly recently; the two nannies prior to her both worked for less than two months before quitting. Abel’s parents have been divorced for two years. His mother is his primary care-giver and his father sees him infrequently. Lately, Abel’s mother and preschool teacher have been unable to cope with his disruptive and distressing behaviors. Abel’s teacher estimates that his disruptive behaviors began at the beginning of the school year, which was approximately eight months ago; his mother says that the behaviors began roughly one year ago and have been increasing in severity and frequency since then. Abel’s sister has also voiced concerns …show more content…
Their research responds to this insufficiency by assessing supposed key components in the genesis of antisocial behaviors: social-cognitive development and moral emotions (Dinolfo & Malti, 2013). The study analyzes a sample of 128 four- and eight-year-old children with ODD and investigates the links between the symptoms of ODD and interpretative understanding, or theory of mind skills, in children (Dinolfo & Malti, 2013). The research of Dinolfo and Malti (2013) also analyzes ODD symptoms in relation to sympathy and moral emotion attribution (MEA), and examines the mediating role that each of these may have on each others’