Disadvantages Of Labeling Children Book Report

Emotional and Behavior Disturbance, could present itself in the classroom in many different ways, because, the term “EBD” is often referred to as an umbrella term, no two children who exhibits behaviors of EBD are going to act the same. For instance, students who have the mental disorder Anxiety many exhibit internalized behavior, this would include low-self-esteem, a tendency to self-harm, withdrawn and sad. However, a student with Opposition Defiant Disorder may exhibit external behaviors, they may intentionally irritate classmates and staff, they could also suffer from hyperactivity, impulsiveness, aggression,

The IDEA lists 13 different disability categories which children and young adults aged 3-year-olds to 21-year-olds may be eligible for services. Emotional disturbance is one of the 13 disability categories under the IDEA and is the label Sarah was served under. Under the IDEA, emotional disturbance means a condition revealing inability to learn which cannot be clarified by other factors; difficulty building or maintaining reasonable interpersonal relationships with classmates and teachers; unsuitable types of conduct or emotions under ordinary conditions; and general persistent mood of unhappiness or depression.). Sarah met three criteria to be served under the ED label which included her 4 years of behaviors out of the norm, the severity of

Every parent who has a child suffering from a psychological disorder that affects their behavior dreads a new school year. This means new teachers not aware of the disorder, more parent-teacher conferences, and more pressure to medicate the child. The most common and well known behavioral disorders are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

In the article, Are Labels Good for Kids, Gwen Senokossoff told a story about how her son Mathew was diagnosed with ADHD and CBD after their family moved to a new town. Gwen talked about how, in the beginning, before Mathew was diagnosed with his disabilities, how difficult it was for everyone to deal with and make sense of his behaviors. After she took Mathew to be evaluated by a physician and was diagnosed with his disabilities, she claimed that it was so much easier to get him help. Once they knew what Mathew was dealing with by labeling him they were able to get him medications that calmed him and helped with his mood. They were also able to get him therapy and create behavior plans that included setting goals to help him along the way. In the long run, being labeled really helped get Mathew’s conditions under control and made a positive difference in his life.

While Reading the book, Lost at School, written by Ross W. Greene, one can appreciate the clear focus and overall direction for teaching different students with maladaptive behaviors. For teachers, those children present the greatest obstacle in education. A student’s mental health problems allude to the challenges in teaching. It’s hard enough to keep a large group of adolescents on task in the first place, let alone when there may be one or more children with maladaptive behaviors in a single class, who have a hard time regulating their focus levels like the typical student. The number of disruptive students has seemingly increased through the years. Now studies show that, “About 10 percent of the school population—9 to 13 million children—struggle with mental health problems. In a typical classroom of 20, chances are good that one or two students are dealing with serious psychosocial stressors relating to poverty, domestic violence, abuse and neglect, trauma, or a psychiatric disorder. These children represent the most challenging students in our classrooms today.” (Rappaport and Minahan) To combat those alarming statistics, Ross Greene’s informational book talks about how to improve a child’s behavior, while embracing the patience it takes to effectively communicate with such children.

Bias against individuals with a mental illness label can be traced back to early childhood, therefore, many parents hesitate to seek out help for their children just for them to have a characterization of not being well mentally. Others tend to focus on the challenging behaviors instead of the positive characteristics of someone receiving a diagnosis of a learning, behavioral, or emotional disorder. Many continue to suffer in silence, because they do not want to be see noted for their mental illness diagnosis, but for who they are and what they can accomplish. For examples, when an adult or child has been categorized as having a learning, behavior, or emotional problems (Austism, ADHD, manic-depressive) a label can be detrimental, because there are many degrees of disability and ability that gets lost with a generic label that affects educational and social possibilities. Professionals have to be careful over labels given out, because a mere diagnosis is complex, and can have many ramifications on the patient receiving it. In the article, “Mental Illness is Too Broadly Defined,” University Provost Steven E Hyman’s (Professor of Neurobiology and former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health) statement about how psychiatry defines and measures mental illness is, “We have no equivalent of a blood-pressure cuff or blood test or brain scan that is diagnostic (Mental Health, 2007).” Hyman’s statement is just

In conclusion, stigmatization of mental illness is a serious issue, but it will be solved through awareness. We should care about this problem as a society because it affects a lot of people and is an ongoing problem. Also, giving this problem our attention works to ensure the mentally ill have an equal chance to take part in society. If we don’t draw our eyes to the stigma around emotional disorders, we are deeming it okay to discriminate against others. For these reasons, youths should not have to deal with marks of disgrace around their mental health

Using sociology, will look more into stigmatization and its meaning as well as how gender may pay a role in it while psychology will look more into labeling and its meaning as well as a person’s self-esteem. Stigma is the negative label that can change a person’s self-concept and social-identity which demonstrates how it effects people’s decision on whether to go seek the help they need. As well as gender, (def). With psychology, we can examine the labelling theory which is people who apply a name to a behaviour. The label can have negative connotation or be applied to a person which related to the people who are afraid to be labelled as mentally ill if they seek counselling. Also will examine their self-esteem of how they see themselves knowing what they will be labelled

The act of labelling of EBD creates specific expectations for both the teacher and student. Indeed, some students have states that because they have a label and reputation for their behaviour, it has affected their subsequent actions and behaviours (Wise, 2000). Meanwhile, teachers may fail to discriminate the types of behavioural difficulties, as it groups all disorders and behaviours under the same category (Satterly Roig, 2011). This will severely impact the services and resources that teachers provide to students with behavioural

Some negative aspects when labeling someone with psychological disorders would be that a person may not be viewed for who they are but, what their diagnosis is. Individuals may be looked at negatively and their positive attributes are most likely to be looked passed. Another negative aspect would be that medications may come with serious side effects that can do harm to a person's health. All medications are known to have side effects. Stimulants that are commonly used by individuals with ADHD may cause insomnia, suppressed appetite and growth, and other side effects that can affect child and adolescent development. An individual who is diagnosed with a psychological problem may be treated differently because of their label. It may be worse for children because they have yet to develop their

These interventions included 2 major tiers to enhance all behavior disabled students. Tier 1 included an implementation of activities that were implemented across the school for emotional behavior students. According to (Wehby & Kern 2014), this tier included the core school-wide expectations implemented in both classroom and non-classroom settings; opportunities to acknowledge and reinforce appropriate behavior, consistent responses when students fail to adhere to expectations; and a data-monitoring system for determining responsiveness to Tier 1 supports (Sugai & Horner, 2009). Tier 1 was known for describing the intensive behavior intervention that were being tailored toward emotional behavior students. Tier 2 encompass small-group of students to support the intervention programs, which were made to integrate vaild methods. These methods and procedures were made to help emotional behavior students progress self-control strategies in areas they lack such as social relationships, as well as improving academic performance to enhance student growth and

Behavior disorder is defined as “Any of various forms of behavior that are considered inappropriate by members of the social group to which an individual belongs.” (The American Heritage Stedman 's Medical Dictionary, 2015) Due to its broad definition, methods of identification, diagnosis, and treatments are varied and controversial. After my son was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in November of 2012, I recognized a stigma within the community surrounding behavior disorders that made it difficult to find the appropriate support for my son and my family. This paper will discuss the causes of behavior disorders, methods for proper identification, and problems that can arise in the home, school, and community of a child with a behavior disorder.

It is important to not mix emotion in with the behaviors, as it might make the child react even worse. When discussing adolescent behaviors, it is important for psychiatrists or doctors to note every symptom observed. The child's behavior just might be something that has no fault in the parents. "Behavior disorders can vary in children. In 2011, approximately 16% of children had a behavior disorder. Behavior disorders can be cases of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder), ODD (oppositional defiant disorder), or various forms of autism. When dealing with a behavior disorder, it is important to know how to handle each disorder and to not make the child feel incompetent. The result of making a child feel like less than what they are, can be detrimental to their development and

The abstract of this particular paper is surrounding the chronic illness topic that I chose for this class and the defined assignments. I chose Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder as the topic and chronic illness that I wanted to research this term. This particular paper is going to look at the experience and treatments for individuals with autism. The paper will discuss the treatment and stigmatizing influences on people and their lives, no matter if it is a young child or an adult. Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder is a chronic health illness that encompasses not only the child but the family their whole lives.

All papers published in this journal relate to the education of students with behavioral and emotional disorders through reports of theoretical papers and original investigations.