Temper Tantrums

A variety of children's behaviors are distressing to parents and often very difficult to manage. These can include biting, temper tantrums, breath-holding spells, and hitting. Biting Biting often is the first behavior that provokes major concern and a demand for solutions. The same child who might be excused for hitting may well end up isolated from peers and at risk of being barred from child care for biting. The situation is aggravated by increased parental fears of infection (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hepatitis, tetanus, rabies). The initial biting episode often occurs when the child is teething, with parents being the first bitten; they mistakenly may think it is a cute game. A typical scenario is when one child wants the toy of another and bites in frustration. Many parents do not respond until the possibility of penalties that affect them arise. All adults must be encouraged to have a rule that interrupts the behavior with a strong "No, we never bite people because it hurts them," which can be extended to include pets and stuffed animals. With children in this age group, longer, more complex explanations only provide additional attention and reward behavior that you are trying to stop. Interruption and prevention before the biting occurs is important.

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Diphenylhydantoin in Children With Severe Temper Tantrums

Archives of General Psychiatry ◽

10.1001/archpsyc.1970.01750010082015 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 80 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Andrew Looker

Keyword(s):

Temper Tantrums

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Droperidol in the Management of Hyperactivity, Self-Mutilation and Aggression in Mentally Handicapped Patients

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/030006058000800105 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 31-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

M E Burns

Keyword(s):

Side Effects ◽

Case History ◽

Concomitant Administration ◽

Behavioural Disorders ◽

Mentally Handicapped ◽

Self Mutilation ◽

Personality Changes ◽

Temper Tantrums

An assessment of the efficacy of long-term oral droperidol in the control of hyperactivity, self-mutilation, aggression and temper tantrums has been made by reference to the case history notes of sixteen mentally handicapped patients. Behavioural disorders were greatly improved in four patients, and improved in six, and two experienced accompanying marked beneficial personality changes. In all but two patients Parkinsonian side-effects were prevented by the concomitant administration of orphenadrine or benzhexol.

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Psychosocial Intervention with a Case of Conduct Disorder

Bengal Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.51332/bjp.2016.v21.i2.24 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 19-22

Author(s):

Arkita Pal ◽

Soma Saha ◽

Tumpa Sen

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Conduct Disorder ◽

Conduct Problems ◽

Psychosocial Intervention ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Good Choice ◽

Clinical Concern ◽

Physical Attack ◽

Temper Tantrums

In this particular case of conduct disorder, it has been evident that a persistent negative attitude and social elimination of mental illness has prevailed throughout history but general people still poorly understand it. Children’s conduct behaviors have been an extensive societal worry and reflected to be indications of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. Children with conduct problems exhibit variety of troublesome and rule violating behaviors extending from annoying but relatively minor behaviors such as complaining, temper tantrums to more severe forms of rebellious behavior such as destruction, theft, and physical attack. Given this diversity, this is useful to make clinical concern to deal with behavioral divergences. In this present case, it has been inevitably shown that psychosocial management could be a good choice for a better outcome.

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