emotional disturbance
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- noun
- /ɪˈmoʊʃənl dɪsˈtɜːrbəns/
- Formal
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trastorno emocional
- Students with significant behavioral difficulties, including those with emotional disturbance (ED), have among the poorest social and academic outcomes of any group of students.
- serious emotional disturbance
- severe emotional disturbance
- disability of emotional disturbance
Examples
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Children with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional disturbance (ED) were no more likely to show unusual subtest configurations than the control group.
Academic text (1998) -
Alan was eligible under the category of "emotional disturbance" in the 9th grade.
Academic text (2006) -
Abstract: Students with severe emotional disturbance (SED) present one of the most challenging populations for school psychologists.
Academic text (1991) -
RTI has been recommended as an approach in making eligibility decisions for students with emotional disturbance (Gresham, 1991) and learning disabilities (Gresham, 2002).
Academic text (2004) -
All students qualified for special education services, with the majority of students meeting the state special education criteria for emotional disturbance, but additional diagnoses for students in the school included autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder.
Academic text (2015) -
Many students diagnosed with emotional disturbance require additional support in their education.
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The special education team assessed him for emotional disturbance to determine his eligibility for services.
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Children facing emotional disturbance may struggle with academics due to their behavioral challenges.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally built from 'emotional' (relating to feelings) and 'disturbance' (a disorder or upset), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer it refers to an emotional problem or disorder. While the entry denotes a specific legal classification in U.S. education, that administrative nuance does not prevent learners from deriving the core meaning from the constituents.
Etymology
Emotional disturbance in U.S. schools is an official label for when a child's emotional problems or difficult behavior upset learning, like a loud noise in class that stops work, so the child may get 'special help' to learn.