BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
Conduct disorders are a set of behaviours, with diverse forms of behaviour, which are not always defined clinical entities, that have as common elements: disturbing others and/or breaking accepted social norms.
Some of the behaviours that occur in this type of disorder (aggressiveness, opposition, disobedience and defiance) are often found in children as part of their development. Therefore, we can say that it is not unusual to find defiant or oppositional behaviour throughout the "normal" developmental cycle of any child and in most cases, if there are no added risk factors, the parents' own education and other socialising agents such as the school, tend to redirect these manifestations towards more normalised behaviour.
However, there is a group of children in whom this behaviour is persistent over time and presents a magnitude or frequency that does not correspond to what is expected for their age or culture. This is when we may be dealing with a clinical disorder.
Behavioural and behavioural disturbances are often associated with other disorders (ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, mental retardation) or as warning signs in learning disorders, childhood depression or anxiety.
That is why it is important to carry out a good analysis, to detect the causes of disruptive behaviour and to intervene early.