Which of the following is a diagnostic criterion for the diagnosis of conduct disorder?
A)Multiple behaviors have to occur over a period of one year.
B)Behaviors have to occur before the age of 13.
C)Individuals must exhibit five or more of the aberrant behaviors,such as truancy,running away,fire setting,cruelty to animals,or excessive fighting.
D)None of these choices are correct.

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The diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder do not specifically require that behaviors occur before the age of 13, nor do they mandate a one-year period or a minimum of five specific behaviors like truancy or fire setting. The criteria focus on a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated.

Which of the Following Is a Diagnostic Criterion for the Diagnosis