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By: Brittany DonaldsonBy: Brittany Donaldson

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Melissa KeatingMelissa Keating

DefinitionDefinition Emotional Disturbance:Emotional Disturbance: Condition Condition

in which an individual has in which an individual has significant difficulty in the social significant difficulty in the social and emotional domain, so much and emotional domain, so much so that it interferes with learning.so that it interferes with learning.

CharacteristicsCharacteristicsof Emotional Disturbanceof Emotional Disturbance

Inability to form and maintain Inability to form and maintain interpersonal relationshipsinterpersonal relationships

Extreme Reactions or unresponsiveExtreme Reactions or unresponsive Tendency towards DepressionTendency towards Depression Can be aggressiveCan be aggressive Symptoms vary from person to personSymptoms vary from person to person Average in intelligenceAverage in intelligence

Implications in the Implications in the ClassroomClassroom

IEP should address behavioral as well IEP should address behavioral as well as academic goals.as academic goals.

Provide students with PBS or Positive Provide students with PBS or Positive Behavioral support (classroom Behavioral support (classroom routine)routine)

Teachers should have strategies for Teachers should have strategies for calming students downcalming students down

Implement a team Implement a team

Meet JoonMeet Joon Very artistic and intelligentVery artistic and intelligent Witnessed death of parentsWitnessed death of parents Cannot be alone, but she is difficult to Cannot be alone, but she is difficult to

“manage”“manage” Routine is important to herRoutine is important to her She talks to herself and hears voicesShe talks to herself and hears voices Likes to be alone when she paintsLikes to be alone when she paints Sensitive to loud noisesSensitive to loud noises Prone erratic behaviorProne erratic behavior Slightly aggressiveSlightly aggressive Cannot control emotions, almost burnt the Cannot control emotions, almost burnt the

house down.house down.

Movie analysisMovie analysis Introduction to clipIntroduction to clip Show clipShow clip We chose this clip becauseWe chose this clip because

Illustrates extreme reactionsIllustrates extreme reactions Socially isolatingSocially isolating Thrown of routineThrown of routine Cannot be soothedCannot be soothed

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