Chapter 7 Children with Behavior Disorders

A condition including one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree, which adversely affects educational performance; an inability to learn, an inability to build satifactory interpersonal relationships, inappropriate types of behavior, a general mood of unhappiness or depression, and a tendency to devleop fears assocatied with personal or school problems.

A term used by some states instead of "serious emotional distrubance' to classify children with behavior and emotional disorders.

How often a behavior occurs in a given time period.

The strength or magnitude of a behavior.

The length of time a behavior lasts.

Behavior considered normal for a particular age.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association, forth edition. A classification system for behavior and emotional disorders.

Overtly expressed behavior directed toward others or the environment.

Self-directed behavior, such as withdrawal, avoidance, or compulsiveness

A condition determined by difficulty in focusing on information, sustaining attention, and hyperactive behavior.

An observation form that allows teachers, parents, and psychologists to rate patterns of behavior.

Be administered to students with behavior problems in order to identify strategies that are positive and replacement behaviors that can serve the same function as the problem behaviors. (IDEA Amendments, 1997)

An empirically based individual program to address problem behavior that contains positive behavior support strategies designed to teach appropriate behavior.

Preventive and positive interventions designed to create and maintain a supportive and successful environment.

Skills involves teaching children to pay attention to, monitor, and record their own performance. i.e. children record on a piece of paper every time they talk without raising thier hand. Alternatively, children can record a mark for every five minutes they exhibit appropriate behavior such as time-on-task or time without fighting.