Question

Your friend is looking over your shoulder while you are reading in your abnormal psychology textbook about conduct disorders. Your friend says, "Conduct disorder just sounds like another term for juvenile delinquency." Is your friend correct or incorrect?
a. Correct: these two terms describe the same condition.b. Incorrect: people with conduct disorders do not usually break the law.c. Incorrect: conduct disorder is diagnosed in children, not adolescents.d. Incorrect: juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not a psychological diagnosis.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Incorrect: juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not a psychological diagnosis.

Explanation:

In abnormal psychology, a conduct disorder is a mental disorder diagnosed in childhood or adolescence that consists in a repetitive pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others are violated. These people constantly violate social norms and engage in antisocial behaviors.

Juvenile delinquency is the act of participating in acts against the law, these acts are made by minors. However, this term has to do with law and not with abnormal psychology. Juvenile delinquents do not necessarily have a psychological diagnosis.

Therefore, the correct answer would be: d. Incorrect: juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not a psychological diagnosis.