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Title: Temperament and personality as potential factors in the development and treatment of conduct disorders.
Author: David Center
Publication: Education & Treatment of Children (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 2003
Publisher: Family Services of Western Pennsylvania
Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Page: 75(14)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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Temperament and Conduct Disorders 1
Running head: TEMPERAMENT AND CONDUCT DISORDERS
Temperament and Personality as Potential Factors in the Development and Treatment of Conduct Disorders
David Center and Dawn Kemp Georgia State University
Accepted for publication in Education and Treatment of Children
Temperament and Conduct Disorders 2
Abstract The development of Conduct Disorder (CD) in children and adolescents is examined from the perspective of Hans Eysenck's biosocial theory of personality. The theory views personality as a product of the interaction of biologically based temperament source traits and socialization experiences. Eysenck’s antisocial behavior (ASB) hypothesis about the development of antisocial behavior is discussed. Intervention suggestions for antisocial behavior based on Eysenck's theory are presented. The possible interaction of temperament based personality profiles with the interventions for CD identified as well established or as probably efficacious using criteria developed by the American Psychological Ass