Emotional and Behavioral

Disorder (EBD)

Reason of inconsistency in universal definition

Disordered behavior is social construct. There is no clear agreement as to the
criteria and parameters of normal adaptive behavior and good mental health.

Different theories of emotional disturbance use concepts and terminology

that do not present a clear meaning of the condition.

Measuring and interpreting disordered behavior across time and setting is

difficult, exact, and costly endeavor.

Cultural influence, expectations and norms across ethnic and cultural groups
are often quite different.

Reason of inconsistency in universal definition

Frequently and intensity of disordered behavior is difficult to measure and
control in view of the fact that children behave inappropriately at times.

Disordered behavior sometimes occurs in conjunction with other disabilities

such as mental retardation and learning disabilities.

Factors

Intensity
Pattern

Duration
Rate
Latency

Intensity
It refer to the severity of the childs problems.

Pattern
It means the time when the problem occurs.

Duration
It refer to the length of time the childs problem has been present

Rate
It refer to the frequency of the occurrences of the behavior per standard unit
of time.

Latency
It refer to the time that elapses between the opportunity to respond and the
beginning of the behavior.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA 1997)
1. A condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristcs over a
long period of time (chronicity), and to a marked degree (severity), which
adversity affects educational performance (difficulty in school).
an inability to learn which cannot explained by intellectual, sensory, and health factors;
an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and
teachers

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA 1997)
inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.
a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school
problems.

Council for Children with Behavioral

Disordered (CCBD 1989)
1. Behavioral or emotional responses in school programs so different from
appropriate age, cultural, or ethnic norms that they adversely effect
educational performance.

2. EBD can co-exist with other disabilities

3. This category may include children or youth with schizophrenia, affective
disorders, anxiety disorders, or who have other sustained disturbances of
conduct, attention, or adjustment when they adversely affect educational
performance in accordance with section 1.

Classification of EBD

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV

Quays Statistic Classification

Direct Observation and Measurement

Degree of Severity

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders IV
1. The persons experience significant pain or distress, an inability to work or
play