Question

When people first meet 14-year-old Micah, they find him to be an attractive, charming young man. But Micah's adoptive parents, his teachers, and his schoolmates know otherwise. Micah is a chronic liar, manipulator, and bully. In the past four years he has been caught several times vandalizing other people's property in his neighborhood and at his school. He has been arrested twice for shoplifting and was also caught trying to cash a forged check. Based on this information it is probably safe to say that Micah would be diagnosed as having:

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is conduct disorder.

Explanation:

An extreme behavioral and emotional disorder, which can take place in teens and children is known as a conduct disorder. An individual with this disorder demonstrates a pattern of violent and disruptive behavior and exhibit issues in following rules.  

A behavior is considered to be a conduct disorder when it is existing for a prolonged time and when it violates the rights of others, goes against the accepted norms of behavior and hampers the life of the family.  

Some of the common symptoms of the disorder are aggressive behavior, destructive behavior, violation of rules, and deceitful behavior.