1PEDAGOGY: Q AND A
Question 1
Disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) is a condition where children repeatedly show
ongoing patterns of uncooperative and obstinate behavior. Disruptive behavior disorder patterns
can range from indifference to hostility (Quay and Hogan 2013). Their disruptive behavior
disorder also affects hugely to the people who be around them, such as, teachers, peers,
caregivers and family members. Children who have been diagnosed with such disorders can be
stubborn, unnecessarily obstinate, disobedient and irritable in nature. On the other hand, behavior
of concern can be described as when someone (preferably children) does things that hurt
themselves, other people or things (Graham and Reynolds 2013). While comparing behavior of
concern with disruptive behavior, it is not necessary that behavior of concern would be
disruptive in nature. Rather, it could be somewhere in the middle of indifference and hostility
which makes a child unpredictable and vulnerable.
Question 2
A disruptive behavior becomes a behavior of concern when
1. the child crosses the ethical limitations of misconduct, which means, from behavioral
and psychological manifestation of aggressiveness, they become physically aggressive
which can harm his/her caregivers, family, teachers and peers. Such incidents happen
when a child goes through Conduct Disorder (CD).
2. When a child indicates an abnormal uncooperative attitude towards his/her mothers,
fathers or caregivers in the simple day-to-day activities such as eating meals, going to the
bed, doing homework or school works and so on. Uncooperative attitude is a part of

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