Hopefully this should help you
http://gcc.glendale.edu/fire/Documents/ClassMaterials/Ropes/Ropes-VFA08.pdf
Knots start on page 35
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This is an example of ODD or Oppositional Defiance Disorder.
This is a diagnosis where a child just blatantly disobeys and has issues with being told what to do by anyone; especially authority figures.