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Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Austin Lee - Coggle Diagram
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Austin Lee
Symptoms
Externalizing behaviors have direct or indirect effects on other people; examples include aggression, defiance, stealing, and general lack of self-control
Students with externalizing behaviors are more likely to be referred for evaluation and possible special services : :
Internalizing behaviors primarily affect the student with the disorder; examples include severe anxiety or depression, exaggerated mood swings, withdrawal from social interaction, and eating disorders
Can be just as much risk for school failure
Some result from environmental factors: stressful living conditions, child maltreatment, or family alcohol or drug abuse.
Biological causes may also be involved (e.g. Bipolar disorder- usually inherited and is characterized by excessive mood swings)
As much risk involved for failure in school, these disorders also affect social lives - may lead to social failure
Students may gravitate towards those few who accept them, which may sometimes be a "bad crowd" with pathways to drug abuse and/or criminalization
Adapting Instruction
Show an interest in student's well-being and personal growth
Give students a sense that they have some control over their circumstances
Make sure that students are learning basic skills
Be alert for signs that a student may be contemplating suicide (as teachers, we must take any of these warning signs seriously and seek help immediately from trained professionals, such as school psychologists or counselors)
Sudden withdrawal from social relationships
Increasing disregard for personal appearance
Dramatic personality change (e.g. sudden elevation in mood)
Preoccupation with death and morbid themes
Overt or veiled threats (e.g. "I won't be around much longer")
Actions that indicate putting one's affairs in order (e.g. giving away prized possessions
Creating a Productive Classroom Environment
Make expectations for behavior clear and specific
Specify and follow through on consequences for appropriate and inappropriate behaviors
Give feedback about specific behaviors rather than general areas of performance
Try to anticipate problems and nip them in the bud
Common characteristics
Frequent absences from school
Deteriorating academic performance with increasing age
Often, but not always, below-average intelligence
Low self-esteem
Aggressive or withdrawn behaviors
Little or no empathy for others' distress
Significant substance abuse