Stanley, a 10-Year-Old Boy, Shows a Continual Pattern of Behaviors

question 15

Multiple Choice

Stanley, a 10-year-old boy, shows a continual pattern of behaviors in which he picks fights with other children, breaks classroom rules, and skips school.Stanley was recently caught shoplifting from a local store.Which disorder fits this pattern of behavior?

• A) Attention deficit disorder
• B) Conduct disorder
• C) Oppositional defiant disorder
• D) Major depressive disorder

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Definitions:

Satiety

The feeling of fullness or satisfaction that signifies the end of eating, regulated by hormonal signals in response to food intake.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that regulate fundamental bodily functions, including temperature, hunger, and thirst.

Leptin

A hormone produced by fat cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.

Somatostatin

A hormone that inhibits the release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary gland and also suppresses the release of various other hormones within the body's gastrointestinal system.