What has become known as Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), once was categorized with a range of other, similar behaviors in the classification of sociopath, and delinquency. However, as psychology has been able to define and categorize increasingly specific forms of behavior, ODD has begun to receive some very individualized attention. Over the past two decades, the research into this behavioral disorder which becomes very apparent within the school system. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and outlook for this problematic disorder. 7-pages, bibliography lists 4 sources