Externalizing Disorder Symptoms

**Semantic type:** Sign or Symptom

**Definition:** Impulsive, disruptive, or aggressive behaviors that typically emerge in childhood or early adolescence and are associated with significant functional impairment. Child and adolescent externalizing disorders include conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

**Synonyms:** - Externalizing Behaviors - Externalizing Disorder Behaviors - Externalizing Symptoms - Externalizing Symptoms