An 11-Year-Old Diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder Becomes Angry Over

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Multiple Choice

An 11-year-old diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder becomes angry over the rules at a residential treatment program and begins shouting at the nurse.What might be the best method to defuse the situation?

• A) Say to the child,"Tell me how you're feeling right now."
• B) Take the child swimming at the center's pool.
• C) Administer an anxiolytic medication.
• D) Call staff to seclude the child.

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Definitions:

Phenotypic Variation

The differences in appearance and behavior among individuals of the same species, due to genetic and environmental influences.

Genetic Differences

Variation in the DNA sequence among individuals of the same species or between different species.

Evolutionary Change

A process through which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Directional Selection

A mode of natural selection where an extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes, causing the allele frequency to shift over time.