Glossary C
Glossary C
conduct disorder (CD) refers to a form of disruptive behavior disorder in which the child exhibits an early, persistent, and extreme pattern of aggressive and antisocial acts that involve the infliction of pain on others or interference with others’ rights through physical and verbal aggression, stealing, vandalism, truancy, or running away.
- Conduct problems (antisocial behavior) : conduct problems (antisocial behavior) refers to age-inappropriate actions and attitudes that violate family expectations, societal norms, and the personal or property rights of others.
Conduction disturbances refer to a slowing or blockage of the wave of depolarization in the heart, examples are: first-degree AV block, or bundle branch block.
- Conductive deafness (middle-ear deafness) : Conductive deafness (middle-ear deafness) refers to hearing loss that occurs if the bones of the middle ear fail to transmit sound waves properly to the cochlea