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Koppitz, Elizabeth Munsterberg – Behavioral Disorders, 1977
Because children with learning or behavior disorders tend to have multiple difficulties, assessment should include the areas of inner control, intersensory integration, reasoning, emotional adjustment, social adjustment, and developmental and social background. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances

Lee, Steven W.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
The Child Behavior Checklist and related forms were completed for 171 boys referred for school-based assessment resulting from academic and/or behavioral problems. Adolescents consistently underreported behavioral problems relative to parents and teachers regardless of subsequent diagnosis. Implications of these discrepancies in school-based…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis

Weinberg, Lois A. – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
This discussion concludes that personal choice cannot be used to distinguish between students with serious emotional disturbances or social maladjustment, a distinction required by federal legislation. Literature supporting this conclusion is reviewed, focusing on conduct problems and disorders, choosing maladjusted behavior, choosing a serious…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making