Since the age of two, michael has had a history of acting out. as a child, michael’s acting out consisted of disrespecting his parents. by the age of 12, he was skipping school and hanging out with older boys in the neighborhood. by the time he was 15, he started using drugs and alcohol. michael was consistently uncooperative with his parents. he was hostile to all authority figures, including teachers and police officers. he would frequently lose his temper and blame everyone else for his misbehavior. what mental disorder was most likely the appropriate diagnosis for michael? a. schizophrenia b. mood disorder c. bipolar disorder d. oppositional disorder

The answer is D. Oppositional disorder

Oppositional disorder refers to a form of the psychological disorder that makes people develop the needs to be completely hostile/deviant to the people that they perceived as a figure of authority.

This type of disorder commonly occurs if the victims grow up in a chaotic environment that cause them to feel that they have no control over what's going on in their life. The hostile and deviant behaviors toward the authority are their effort to get the perception that they are in control of something.

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