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Tyler Pollock Ch.8
Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emotional or behavioral disorders | The terminology proposed by the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition to replace the federal terminology "emotional disturbance". |
| externalizing behavior | Acting-out behavior; aggressive or disruptive behavior that is observable as behavior directed toward others. |
| internalizing behavior | Acting-in behavior; anxiety, fearfulness, withdrawl, and other indications of an individual's mood or internal state. |
| comorbidity | Co-occurence of two or more conditions in the same individual. |
| schizophrenia | According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves; people with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with reality. |
| aggression | Behavior that intentionally cause others harm or that elicts escape or aviodance responses from others. |
| encopresis | Bowel incontinence ; soiling oneself. |
| enuresis | Urinary incontinence; wetting oneself. |
| manifestation determination (MD) | Determination that a student's misbehavior is or is not a manifestation of a disability. |
| functional behavioral assessment (FBA) | Evaluation that consists of finding out the consequences (what purpose the behavior serves), antecedents (what triggers the behavior), and setting events (contextual factors) that maintain inappropriate behaviors. |
| positive behavioral intervention plan (BIP) | A plan for changing behavior with an emphasis on positive reinforcement procedures. |
| positive behavioral intervention and support (PBIS) | Systematic use of the science of behavior to find ways of supporting desirable behavior rather than punishing the undesirable behavior; positive reinforcement procedures that are intended to support a student's appropriate or desirable behavior. |
| 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. |