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Oppositional Disorder

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Child Behavior Therapy Casebook

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Disobedient, negativistic, and provocative opposition to authority is the essential feature of Oppositional Disorder (APA, 1980). The oppositional attitude is directed toward family members and teachers. Parents are the most frequent target of the child’s maladaptive responses.

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  • American Psychiatric Association. (1980). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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  • Gross, A. M. (1985). Oppositional behavior. In M. Hersen & C. G. Last (Eds.), Behavior therapy casebook (pp 304–317). New York: Springer.

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Gross, A.M. (1988). Oppositional Disorder. In: Hersen, M., Last, C.G. (eds) Child Behavior Therapy Casebook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0993-2_14

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