Alan is 12 years old and often stays out late at night despite his parents grounding him; he also runs away from home, stays out overnight, and often doesn't go to school.These behaviors are all criteria for conduct disorder under

A) aggression toward people and animals.
B) destruction of property.
C) deceitfulness or theft.
D) serious violations of rules.

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Alan is displaying behaviors that are considered serious violations of rules, such as staying out late at night despite being grounded, running away from home, staying out overnight, and not going to school. These behaviors are all indicative of conduct disorder, which falls under the category of serious violations of rules. While the other criteria listed (aggression toward people and animals, destruction of property, and deceitfulness or theft) can also be symptoms of conduct disorder, they are not present in the given scenario.

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