Jess provides a great example. In the end, I'd say it depends on the kid doing it.
To some kids, it is just doing something they aren't supposed to do (they are being naughty and don't have a full grasp of their actions) for others it is something pathological.
In Jess's case, especially given the abuse by his mother, I go with the latter.
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