EXCERPT FROM THE ESSAYConduct disorder is a mental disorder that is characterized by aggressive and hostile conduct towards human beings as well as other living things, thus making them not follow the rules. In children, symptoms of conduct disorder begin before they are ten years old, and in this period, physical difficulties and aggression in peer relations are the main signs. On the other hand, the symptoms in adolescents begin after the age of ten. The causes that contribute to the disorder include genetic factors, socioeconomic factors and environmental factors. The paper then discusses conduct disorder among children and young people highlighting the symptoms of the disorder as well as its interventions. Many children and young people tend to have conduct related challenges at some point in their life. The disorder occurs when the issues are long-lasting, goes against the established norms, violates the rights of other people, and disrupts the children's and young person's day to day life. When a child or the young person has the conduct disorder, it impacts everybody in the family, and life tends to become very nerve-wracking (Pilling 56). The various factors that lead to conduct disorder include genetic, biological, social, and psychological factors.  The disorder varies from one person to the nest depending on their age and the seriousness of the condition. There are various symptoms of conduct disorder and fall in different categories. The first sign is aggressive behavior (Singh 60).  These conducts threaten and may result in physical harm to people [Show Less]