Conduct disorder is one of many disorders seen in adolescents. This disorder can have a substantially negative impact on the individual's life if parents, family members or teachers do not intervene. Conduct disorder is complex, and there are many risk factors that play a role in the development of this disorder. These risk factors range from the prenatal environment to family influences. The positive aspect is that there are protective factors that can decrease the chances of an individual developing a conduct disorder. However, it is important to realize that the future outcome of young people with this disorder varies from person to person. Individuals diagnosed with conduct disorder have repeatedly exhibited behaviors considered aggressive. Furthermore, these behaviors do not respect the rights of other people or go against what society considers appropriate behavior for that particular age. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) placed these problem behaviors into four categories; aggression towards people or animals, destruction of things, deception or theft and serious violations of the rules. Aggression towards people or animals can include bullying or threatening others, or physically harming animals such as abusing them. Purposely setting someone's house on fire is an example of property destruction while lying to others to get what you want is an example of deception or theft. The final area of ​​performance would be whether the adolescent stays out past curfew regardless of what parents say or is consistently absent from school (Mash & Wolfe, 2013). There are many factors that can influence or increase the risk of an adolescent developing conduct disorder... middle of paper... resilient children are able to adapt and grow using coping strategies (such as knowing when to ask for help), have a sense of personal control over their human abilities and are able to learn from mistakes rather than feel helpless” (Liabo & Richardson, 2007, p. 27-28). The results of research by Petras, Schaeffer, Ialongo, Hubbard, Muthen, Lambert, Poduska, and Kellam (2004) indicated that children considered to be at greater risk of developing a conduct disorder, but who lived in an area that did not have levels high levels of criminal behavior were less likely to give in to this type of behavior. The same study also found that individuals were less likely to be arrested if they had parents who regularly kept an eye on them, even if the youth was aggressive. The bottom line is that not all children at risk of developing a conduct disorder will be diagnosed with it.