Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders (Objectives)

Question 1

describe clinical manifestations of oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, pyromania, and kleptomania

Question 2

compare your feelings with those of someone else in your class about working with a person who has an impulse control disorder

Question 3

describe biological, cognitive, and environmental factors related to the development of impulse control disorders

Question 4

formulate 3 nursing diagnoses for impulse control disorders and identify patient outcomes for each

Question 5

identify person-centered nursing interventions for each of the impulse control disorders

Question 6

identify pharmacotherapy and psychological therapies used for oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and intermittent explosive disorder