ALSE 511: Emotionally and Behaviourally Disturbed Child Term Paper 2022

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Emotionally and behaviourally disturbed child
Introduction
The term emotional and behavioural disturbance referred to a classification of disability
that is used in educational settings. This classification allows educational institutions for
providing special education as well as associated services to the students who display both
academic and social progress. In the following paragraph, the emotional disorder of a child will
be defined and analysed. Along with this a collaboration support plan in order to help the child to
recover from the disorder will also be provided in the following paragraph.
Discussion
Definition of the emotional/Behavioural child
According to Bridges (2017), an emotionally or behaviourally disturbed child’s definition
cannot be specified due to the explanations that sought from various scientific angles. However,
as per researchers, a certain number of characteristics are common to the children since that
makes them conspicuous. In this paragraph certain characteristics of an emotionally or
behaviourally disturbed child that has been identified by Bower and are also included in the
American Legislation concerning the children with issues has been discussed.
 The first characteristic includes inability to learn that cannot be explained on the basis of
intellectual, sensory as well as health factors.
 The child develops inability to build as well as maintain satisfactory interpersonal
relationship with the peers as well as the educators
 The child conduct abnormal or inappropriate behaviours under normal circumstances

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 The child develops a general sensitive mood of unhappiness or depression
 The child demonstrates the tendency to develop fear or physical symptom related to
personal or school issues. It may even include schizophrenia. However, this term is no
applicable for children who have been socially maladjusted, unless their emotional
disturbance has been determined.
Chief emotional and behavioural deviations
According to Noonan, Burns and Violato (2018), emotional life an behaviour of a child is
intertwined inextricably. This it is highly unlikely for a child with emotional disturbance not to
demonstrate any behavioural issues and vice versa. It is highly evident from the above mentioned
definition of a emotionally and behaviourally disturbed child, the emotional disturbance of a
child possess the potential to affect the individual’ area beyond emotion. The child’s physical,
social as well as cognitive skills get affected by his or her emotional disorders. According to Qi
et al. 2019, mental illness can be defined as a medical condition that possess the potential to
disrupt the thinking, feeling, mood along with the ability of the child to relate to daily
functioning. Thus, in a nutshell, emotional disorder, diminish the capability off the child to cope
with ordinary demands of life.
The major emotional and behaviour deviations associated with the emotionally and
behaviourally deviated child include:
 Demonstration of hyper activity that includes short attention span and impulsiveness
 Demonstration of aggression or even self injurious behaviours like fighting and acting out