Oppositional Defiance

Oppositional Defiance is a pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness lasting at least 6 months as evidenced by angry/irritable mood, often losing temper, often touchy or easily annoyed, often angry and resentful, argumentative/defiant behavior, often argues with authority figures, often actively defies or refuses to comply with requests from authority figures or with rules, often deliberately annoys others, often blames others for his or her mistakes or misbehavior, and often exhibits vindictiveness.