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Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emotional and behavior 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, withdrawal, and other indications of an individual's 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 usually start between 16 to 30. |
| aggression | behavior that intentionally causes others harm or that elicits escape or avoidance responses from others. |
| enuresis | urinary incontinence; wetting oneself |
| encopresis | bowel incontinence; soiling 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, antecedents (what triggers behavior), and setting events (contextual factors) that maintain inappropriate behaviors. |
| 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 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 |
| zero tolerance | a school policy that certain things will be punished regardless of any excuse. |
| positive behavior intervention plan (BIP) | A plan for changing behavior with an emphasis on positive reinforcement (rewarding) procedures |