Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 19, 2008
When looking at creating a classroom for the emotionally disabled or the oppositional defiant child, one must look at the classroom as a symbol of both safety and danger. The classroom for the behavior challenged child is wrought with dangers, but also is a safe haven for them in the mist of their emotionality during [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
Students that have emotional disabilities can exhibit behaviors that can many teachers pulling out their hair in frustration. When a teacher feels they can not reach the child, they feel frustrated and ready to give up. Most teacher colleges do not equip new teachers with the skills they need to help these tortured souls and [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
ADHD means attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. You know what paying attention is because your parents and teachers tell you to listen to them every day. Paying attention is concentrating on a subject so much that you exclude other topics from your thoughts. Deficit means that that something is less than it needs to be. If [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
When you idealize someone you put them on a psychological pedestal. That means you raise them above normal standards. This fantasy becomes the rules you gauge others by. Many times people idealize someone’s beauty, which is a big part of drawing people (figure art). When you idealize the bad boy or bad girl image, values [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
ADD means attention deficit disorder. This is a disorder that causes someone to have trouble concentrating, they are easily distracted, but more than someone who is creative and tends to think about creative ideas. If a student has ADD he will have trouble pay attention to his studies. Of course, this causes him to have [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
Anger issues or anger reactions are distinct from other psychological problems some children have. The child’s anger is intense and quick to explode in these cases. Anger reaction and ADHD can occur at the same time, but also apart from each other. It can also occur with learning disabilities or separately. The term anger overload [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
When looking at creating a classroom for the emotionally disabled or the oppositional defiant child, one must look at the classroom as a symbol of both safety and danger. The classroom for the behavior challenged child is wrought with dangers, but also is a safe haven for them in the mist of their emotionality during [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 10, 2008
When dealing with a child with an emotional disability a parent must be aware of the manipulations and the lying that goes on with the disability in some of these children. Some children with emotional disabilities will tend to be sick or not feel well so they don’t have to go to school. Of course [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 7, 2008
If a child has an emotional behavior problem and it is associated with a mental illness or a mental condition, the term used today is emotionally disabled or emotionally disturbed. This label not only identifies the child of having some sort of mental condition but it is puts a negative twist on what the child [...]
Posted by: dkrainwater on: October 7, 2008
The definition of emotionally disabled can be different from doctor to doctor or from school district to school district. If you have concerns that your child is emotionally disabled or emotionally disturbed there are some telltale signs that may validate your suspicion. Watch your child in social situations and see if your child has a [...]
