For a child or teen to be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder the behavior has to occur more frequently and
intensely than behavior that is typically observed in individuals of a comparable age and developmental level.
Not exact matches
For better or for worse, people often possess «less
than ideal» character qualities or
behaviors that make working with or for them
intensely challenging.
Intensely aware of, but disturbed by, the pattern of self - segregation among young Korean American evangelicals, Ecklund is less interested in understanding the roots of their religious
behavior than in analyzing its consequences for American civic life.
For instance my own son showed clear - cut attachment
behavior and strong baby separation anxiety much earlier and more
intensely than the «average» baby (you can read about my personal experiences here).