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Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) | the terminology proposed by the national mental health and special education coalition to replace the federal terminology " emotional disturbance" |
| conduct disorder | a disorder characterized by overt, aggressive, disruptive behavior or covert antisocial acts such as stealing, lying, and fire setting may include both overt and covert acts |
| Externalizing Behavior | acting out behavior: aggressive or disruptive behavior that is observable as behavior directed towards others. |
| Internalizing behavior | acting-in behavior, anxiety, fearfulness, withdrawal and other indications of an individuals mood or internal state. |
| comorbidity | co-occurrence of two or more conditions in the same individual. |
| schizophrenia | a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves: may seem like they have lost touch with reality: symptoms start between the age of 16-30 |
| aggression | behavior ghat intentionally causes others harm or that elicits escape r avoidance responses from others. |
| enuresis | urinary incontinence; wetting oneself |
| encopresis | bowel incontinence: soiling oneself |
| zero tolerance | a school policy, supported by federal and state laws, that certain things will be punished regardless of any excuse. ex. having possession of any weapon or drug on school property. |
| functional behavior assessment | evaluation that consists of finding out the consequences antecedents and setting events that maintain inappropriate behaviors |
| manifestation determination | determination that a students misbehavior us or is not a manifestation of a disability. |
| behavioral intervention plan | creating proactive and positive interventions and avoiding punishment |
| positive behavioral intervention and support | systematic use of science of behavior to find ways of supporting desirable behavior rather than punishing the undesirable behavior: positive reinforcement |
| interim alternative educational setting (IAES) | a temporary placement outside general education for students whose behavior is extremely problematic, but in which their education is continued. |
| time out | removing a child temporarily from the environment to one less stimulating and enjoyable |