Explosive Child

Explosive Child

Explosive Children, or Explosive Kids, are children described as being over frustrated or having chronically inflexibile behaviour. A child with this behaviour will be recognized with very frequent and unexplained temper outbursts. They will have severe noncompliance which can be a physical and a psychological arrestment to his environment. First described in [ cite book
last = Greene | first = Ross W. | authorlink = Dr. Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. | title = The Explosive Child | publisher = Harper | date = 2005, 2001, 1998 | pages = 298 | isbn = 0-06-077939-X ] by Dr. Ross W. Greene, the terms Explosive Kids or Explosive Children was also used a few times in The Oprah Winfrey Show [cite episode | title = Explosive Children | airdate = 2000-02-19 | episodelink = http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2000/tows_past_20000218.jhtml | series = The Oprah Winfrey Show | People = Oprah Winfrey ] .

Classification

The term is used in popular culture but is not officially categorized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The child identified as being an Explosive child can be also classified as Bi-polar or diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Intermittent explosive disorder, Tourette's disorder, Asperger's disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder.

Treatment

Unofficial treatment is recognized but the Collaborative Problem Solving model explains how to handle behavioral problems of these children.

References

External links

* [http://www.explosivechild.com/ Center for Collaborative Problem Solving]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Child pornography laws in the Netherlands — are among the measures in that country against commercial sexual exploitation of children. Contents 1 1984 police raids 2 2002 legislation 3 Significant rise in illegal websites …   Wikipedia

  • Child and Parent Resource Institute — is a provincially operated regional resource centre located in London, Ontario, Canada. CPRI provides highly specialized (tertiary) diagnostic assessment, consultation, education (through the Madeline Hardy School), research, and short term… …   Wikipedia

  • Child suicide bombers in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict — In the Israeli Palestinian conflict, Palestinian militant groups have recruited minors to attack Israeli targets, both military and civilian, especially during the Second Intifada. In some cases these attacks have been suicidal in nature. This… …   Wikipedia

  • Explosive belt — An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, Bomberpilot Jacket, suicide vest or shaheed belt) is a vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers. Explosive belts are usually packed with nails, screws, bolts, and …   Wikipedia

  • Improvised explosive device — Ammunition rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad in November 2005 …   Wikipedia

  • List of recurring child characters on Ned's Declassified — This is a list of recurring kid characters from the American teen sitcom, Ned s Declassified School Survival Guide. Secondary characters Seth Powers (Played by Alex Black Seasons 1 3). Seth Powers is a nice but often not so bright jock who is… …   Wikipedia

  • Collaborative Problem Solving — (CPS) is a behavior management approach developed for children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. The CPS approach originated by Dr. Ross W. Greene in his book, The Explosive Child (1998; 2001; 2005; 2010), then described again in …   Wikipedia

  • CPS — may refer to any of the following.Companies, associations, and other organisationsAustralia*Corporate Protective Services, Sydney based GPS monitoring company *Chatswood Public School, a school in Sydney.Canada*Calgary Police Service, the police… …   Wikipedia

  • United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

  • List of Torchwood characters — The following is a list of characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. Main articles Captain Jack Harkness Main article: Jack Harkness Captain Jack Harkness,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”