DSMD CHILD

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1. Annoy others?
2. Fail to participate in activities?
3. Say that others were picking on him/her?
4. Become disruptive or get in trouble while he/she was playing?
5. Appear discouraged or depressed?
6. Say that people were against him/her (spreading rumors, planning harm, etc.)?
7. Initiate or pick fights?
8. Not show joy or gladness at a happy occasion?
9. Have difficulty making or keeping friends?
10. Have temper tantrums?
11. Appear unemotional or without feelings?
12. Exploit or take advantage of others?
13. Hurt (hit, bite, kick), push or physically threaten others?
14. Provoke others into hitting or attacking him/her?
15. Fail to show pride in his/her accomplishments?
16. Appear unconcerned about how others felt toward him/her?
17. Have difficulty playing or working quietly?
18. Remain alone or isolated?
19. Suddenly change moods?
20. Appear uncomfortable or anxious with others?
21. Act unpredictably?
22. Avoid physical contact with others?
23. Appear unaware of how others felt toward him/her?
24. Show an interest in violence, death, accidents, etc.?
25. Refuse to go to school?
26. Destroy or damage property?
27. Act impatient?
28. Withdraw from or avoid social contacts?
29. Talk too much?
30. Resist or refuse to do what was asked of him/her?
31. Fail to control his/her anger?
32. Complain of being treated unfairly?
33. Have a blank expression?
34. Act without thinking (impulsively)?
35. Demand attention from adults?
36. Have difficulty following rules?
37. Become easily upset?
38. Become irritable?
39. Refuse to speak?
40. Tell lies?
41. Become easily upset or angry when frustrated?
42. Act bossy or dominate others?
43. Jump from one thing to another while talking or doing things?
44. Refuse to participate in activities that used to be enjoyable?
45. Cheat or steal?
46. Appear angry?
47. Hold a grudge?
48. Blame others for his/her own actions?
49. Swear or curse?
50. Threaten or attempt suicide?
51. Sulk or pout?
52. Insist on doing things his/her own way?
53. Argue with adults?
54. Show no interest in adult approval or praise?
55. Have difficulty sleeping?
56. Fidget or appear restless?
57. Show a strong fear of rejection?
58. Urinate in a place other than the toilet?
59. Act preoccupied by his/her thoughts (daydream)?
60. Refuse to eat?
61. Have considerable and sustained interest in sexual activities?
62. Show an exaggerated fear of getting hurt in physical activities (play, sports, etc.)?
63. Eat excessively?
64. Get easily distracted?
65. Become easily overexcited?
66. Express fears that were unreasonable?
67. Appear obsessed or preoccupied with a specific object or idea?
68. Appear sleepy or tired during the day?
69. Request the help of adults when not necessary?
70. Hurt or injure himself/herself?
71. Appear overly high in mood?
72. Say negative or critical things about himself/herself?
73. Interact with strangers inappropriately (touch them, ask many questions, etc.)?
74. Become distressed when separated from parent/guardian?
75. Repeatedly make odd movements?
76. Appear bossed or dominated by peers?
77. Fail to pay attention to others or things in his/her environment?
78. Complain of physical problems (headaches, nausea, dizziness, etc.)?
79. Speak in a disorganized way that did not make sense?
80. Repeat words spoken in his/her presence in an automatic (parrot-like) fashion?
81. Show unreasonable fear of strangers?
82. Act extremely jealous?
83. Overreact to changes in the environment or in his/her routine?
84. Make up or use words in a strange way that had no meaning to others?
85. Eat or attempt to eat inedible objects (dirt, pins, garbage, sticks, etc.)?
86. Insist on following a fixed routine?
87. Rock back and forth while sitting or standing?
88. Make strange facial expressions?
89. Show no interest in more than one activity?
90. Appear distressed about being a boy/girl?
91. Run away from home?
92. State that he/she had special powers or was someone else (other than in play)?
93. Mumble or make unusual vocal noises?
94. Appear confused by things happening around him/her?
95. Demand physical contact from others?
96. Have a bowel movement in a place other than the toilet?
97. Have difficulty separating facts from fantasy?
98. Engage in inappropriate sexual activities?
99. Make himself/herself throw up?
100. Use alcohol or drugs?
101. Have trouble concentrating?
102. Hurt or torture animals?
103. Get taken advantage of by others?
104. Set or threaten to set a fire?
105. Pull out his/her hair?
106. Have hallucinations (report hearing, seeing, etc., things that were not there)?
107. Get startled or act jumpy?
108. Fail to complete activities or assignments?
109. Get overly upset if he/she made a mistake?
110. Cling to adults?
111. Show a lack of fear of getting hurt in dangerous activities?
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