48. What is the percentage of students receiving special education services, under the
category of emotional or behavioral disorders, compared with the total number of
students receiving special education services?
A) 1%
B) 2.5%
C) 6.4%
D) 8%
49. Graphic organizers, content diagrams, semantic maps, advance organizers, guided notes,
and study guides are considered
A) Mnemonic strategies
B) Self-monitoring strategies
C) Content enhancements
D) Curriculum-based measurement
50. Which of the following is not a part of the Council for Children with Behavioral
Disorders (CCBD) definition of emotional or behavioral disorders?
A) Characterized by behaviors that adversely affect educational performance
B) Behaviors occur only in one setting
C) Unresponsive to direct intervention
D) None of the above
51. Students with emotional or behavior disorders commonly experience all of the following
except
A) Difficulty staying on topic
B) Use fewer words and/or sentences
C) Use language inappropriate to social conversation
D) Spelling
52. _______ is a behavioral self-control strategy; students compare their performance to a
criterion, record their efforts, and obtain reinforcement if appropriate.
A) Mnemonic strategy
B) Content enhancement strategy
C) Self-monitoring strategy
D) None of the above
53. Deficits in social skills can lead to all of the following except:
A) Alienation
B) Poor interpersonal relationships
C) Academic failure
D) Success with independent living
54. The involuntary confinement of a student to a room or area from which he or she is
physically prevented from leaving is
A) Physical restraint
B) Exclusion
C) Child maltreatment
D) Seclusion
True/False
55. All students with emotional or behavioral disorders exhibit acting-out, aggressive
behaviors.
A) True
B) False
56. Autism is categorized as an emotional disturbance according to the most recent federal
definition.
A) True
B) False
57. Males tend to be at more risk for developing externalizing disorders.
A) True
B) False
58. The inclusion of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in public schools is a
relatively recent phenomenon.
A) True
B) False
59. The identification of students with an emotional or behavioral disorder is consistent from
state to state.
A) True
B) False
60. Over time, punishment procedures are generally ineffective.
A) True
B) False
61. Positive behavior support tends to respond reactively to problem behaviors.
A) True
B) False
62. PL 108-446 requires IEP team members to consider using positive behavior support when
writing an IEP for students with disabilities who exhibit problematic behavior in school.
A) True
B) False
63. Most students with an emotional or behavioral disorder receive instruction in the general
education classroom.
A) True
B) False
64. Behavioral interventions and cognitive-behavioral interventions differ in that behavioral
interventions focus on the students’ self-regulatory behavior.
A) True
B) False
65. Reactions of those who encounter students with emotional or behavioral disorders are
often more debilitating than the disability itself.
A) True
B) False
66. Hitting others and sexual behavior are examples of behaviors that deviate from nearly all
cultural norms.
A) True
B) False
67. Sigmund Freud was a vital early influence in the mental hygiene movement.
A) True
B) False
68. Research suggests that academic interventions may result in higher academic
achievement as well as improved behavior.
A) True
B) False
69. A landmark study by Rubin and Balow (1971) found that more than 50% of school-age
children were perceived by their teachers to have behavior problems at some point during
their elementary years.
A) True
B) False
70. Biological factors such as injury, infection, lead poisoning, and poor nutrition, may
influence the development of emotional or behavioral disorders.
A) True
B) False
71. Suicide among depressed youth is not a major concern in our society.
A) True
B) False
72. Children who evidence resiliency experience long-term negative consequences from
exposure to environmental risk factors.
A) True
B) False
73. Autism became a separate disability category in 1990.
A) True
B) False
74. The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders definition of emotional or behavioral
disorders has been incorporated into IDEA 2004.
A) True
B) False
75. The prevalence of emotional or behavioral disorders is difficult to determine because the
definition of emotional or behavioral disorders is not clear.
A) True
B) False
76. Research suggests that children who evidence resiliency do not experience long-term
negative consequences from exposure to environmental risk factors.
A) True
B) False
77. Students with emotional or behavioral disorder typically have no academic deficits.
A) True
B) False
78. Children typically outgrow emotional or behavioral disorders by the time they reach
adulthood.
A) True
B) False
Short Answer
79. Differentiate between a disturbing behavior and a disturbed behavior.
80. Provide two reasons why the Mental Health and Special Education Coalition advocates
for the change in the federal definition from the term serious emotional disturbance to
emotional or behavioral disorder.
81. List problems that have been associated with child maltreatment.
82. What are four attributes of resilient children?
83. Explain what research suggests regarding the application of punishment procedures.
84. List three areas where students with emotional or behavioral disorders fare worse than
typically developing peers within the school environment.
85. Three initiatives have strengthened the assessment process for determining the
occurrence of an emotional or behavioral disorder. List these practices.
86. List three management interventions for supporting students with emotional or behavioral
disorders in the classroom.
87. What are the five strategies provided for use during instructional delivery?
88. Ms. Griffen is a new teacher and wants to establish effective rules for her classroom. List
Essay
89. Multiple environmental and biological risk factors contribute to the development of an
emotional or behavioral disorder. Discuss three risk factors that are common to your
region.
90. Describe the three levels of intervention within positive behavior support. Provide
example interventions within each level.
91. Select three assessment practices for identifying the presence of an emotional or
behavioral disorder. Describe each practice and discuss strengths and weaknesses for
each.
92. Explain why students with emotional or behavioral disorders receive instruction in
settings other than the general education classroom.
93. There are multiple barriers to the provision of appropriate services for students with
emotional or behavioral disorders. List the three barriers discussed in the chapter and
describe how they affect student outcomes.
94. Identify and define the four dimensions of behavior. Give an example of each.
95. What are some possible reasons why there is a low level of identification of children ages
3 to 5 as having an emotional or behavioral disorder?
96. Explain how a teacher’s classroom arrangement can be considered a proactive means of
preventing acting-out behaviors.
97. Discuss the impact that crisis prevention and management programs have on teachers.
98. Briefly explain the “wraparound plan” approach to transition.