Starry, Starry Night.

Starry, Starry Night. The famed artist Vincent van Gogh suffered from severe bouts of depression and eventually took his own life at the age of 37, dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In one of his self-portrait (0:18), van Gogh strikes a melancholy pose that allows the view to sense the deep despair he had endured.

Difference between Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD)

So many things to study for tomorrow's test, and I'm playing with my blog. Might as well do a little post  to make my study more fun.

<Abnormal psychology in a changing world>; Jeffery S.N, Spencer A.R, Beverly G

Pearson Int'l 7th Edn

Conduct Disorder (CD) - A psychological disorder in childhood and adolescence characterized by disruptive, antisocial behavior
- involves more outright delinquent behavior, such as truancy, stealing, lying, and aggression.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) - A psychological disorder in  childhood and adolescence characterized by excessive oppositionality or tendencies to refuse requests from parents and others.
- more closely related to non delinquent  (negativistic ro oppositional)  conduct disturbance
- typically develops earlier than CD, may lead to the development of antisocial behavior and conduct disorder at the later ages.
- characterized by negativistic and oppositional behavior in response to directives from parents, teachers, or other authority figures.
- Children with ODD may act spitefully or vindictively towards others, but do not typically show the cruelty, aggressivity, and delinquent behavior associated with conduct disorder