What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?

This video describes Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Oppositional Defiant Disorder is characterized by losing one’s temper, defying authority figures, annoying others, blaming others, and vindictive behavior. The severity specifier for Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is based on the number of settings where the disturbance is present. Conduct Disorder is thought of as more severe than Oppositional Defiant Disorder is most instances. Conduct Disorder has aggressive and destructive components that are not in the definition of Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Oppositional Defiant Disorder has a emotional dysregulation component not observed in Conduct Disorder.