Discussion 10 Assessing Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders

Review the case study on of Jeremy and respond to the following using headings to match content in each bullet point:

· Compose three open questions you would want to ask Jeremy and his mother during your assessment that will invite them to expand upon their perspective of the presenting problem. Consider ways to phrase questions that will help you assess the biological and social risk factors for conduct and oppositional defiant disorders. Provide a brief rationale for each question.

· Identify a potential diagnosis for Jeremy including the psychosocial and environmental problems (V and Z codes) that would be important to provide a holistic description of the context of the focus of treatment.

· Include any information you learned from using the Differential Diagnosis tool.