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DSM 5 Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) criteria Individual Treatment Plan
By (Student Name)
Affiliation (School)
Course Title & Code
Instructor/Tutor
Date
, 2
Individual Treatment Plan Assignment
Summary description of the client and presenting issue
Arthur is a 43-year-old man, a divorced father of 3 children. He is worried about his 17-
year-old daughter’s behavioral trajectory. She has been acting out lately- coming home late, past
her curfew. She also continues hanging out with friends that his father disapproves of. Arthur
has tried to reach out to Kimmy’s mom for support, but she is uncooperative in protest to his
divorce. Kimmy has demonstrated utter defiance, and efforts to correct her via punishment have
been futile. She has disregarded the punishments and instructions and continues to sneak out of
home. She is irritated by his father, and considers his involvement as intrusive of her personal
space. She has started engaging in deceit. She lies to his father about her whereabouts and peers
she has been hanging out with.
DSM diagnosis of the problem
The issues Kimmy demonstrates meet the Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) criteria.
The disorder is characterized by:
Engaging in arguments with adults or figures of authority
Refusal to comply with what an adult asks.
Questioning instructions and negating directions provided
Being annoyed by rules provided by authority figures
Deliberately doing things to upset or annoy others, particularly adults.
Maladaptive behaviors, such as deceit and obsession with desires to be left alone
Appropriate Evidence
Kimmy demonstrates a majority of the above-stated criteria. She engages in tantrums and
defiance towards her father. She refuses to comply with her father’s instructions. For instance,
DSM 5 Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) criteria Individual Treatment Plan
By (Student Name)
Affiliation (School)
Course Title & Code
Instructor/Tutor
Date
, 2
Individual Treatment Plan Assignment
Summary description of the client and presenting issue
Arthur is a 43-year-old man, a divorced father of 3 children. He is worried about his 17-
year-old daughter’s behavioral trajectory. She has been acting out lately- coming home late, past
her curfew. She also continues hanging out with friends that his father disapproves of. Arthur
has tried to reach out to Kimmy’s mom for support, but she is uncooperative in protest to his
divorce. Kimmy has demonstrated utter defiance, and efforts to correct her via punishment have
been futile. She has disregarded the punishments and instructions and continues to sneak out of
home. She is irritated by his father, and considers his involvement as intrusive of her personal
space. She has started engaging in deceit. She lies to his father about her whereabouts and peers
she has been hanging out with.
DSM diagnosis of the problem
The issues Kimmy demonstrates meet the Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) criteria.
The disorder is characterized by:
Engaging in arguments with adults or figures of authority
Refusal to comply with what an adult asks.
Questioning instructions and negating directions provided
Being annoyed by rules provided by authority figures
Deliberately doing things to upset or annoy others, particularly adults.
Maladaptive behaviors, such as deceit and obsession with desires to be left alone
Appropriate Evidence
Kimmy demonstrates a majority of the above-stated criteria. She engages in tantrums and
defiance towards her father. She refuses to comply with her father’s instructions. For instance,
