After reading Chapter 9, you should be able to:

9.1 Describe the issues surrounding the definition of emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.2 Compare clinically derived and statistically derived systems for classifying emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.3 Explain how society has historically dealt with persons with emotional or behavioral disorders.

 9.4 Identify biological and psychosocial risk factors of emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.5 Outline two approaches for preventing emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.6 List the learning and social characteristics typical of students who exhibit emotional or behavioral disorders.

 9.7 Describe contemporary approaches for assessing pupils with emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.8 Discuss academic and behavioral interventions often used with individuals with emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.9 Explain how assistive technology benefits students with emotional or behavioral disorders.

9.10 Summarize educational services for persons with emotional or behavioral disorders across the life span.

9.11 Identify contemporary issues surrounding students with emotional or behavioral disorders.