If You Have a Child in Your First-Grade Classroom Who

question 33

Multiple Choice

If you have a child in your first-grade classroom who appears to be extremely withdrawn and isolated, a good approach in working with the child might be to

• A) respect the child's obvious preference to work alone.
• B) move the child's desk close to yours and away from the other students' desks.
• C) try to coax the child into playing house with one of the other students.
• D) provide the child with assignments that can be worked on independently.

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Definitions:

Bipolar Disorder

A mental condition defined by dramatic mood oscillations, including intense emotional peaks (mania or hypomania) and troughs (depression).

Dissociative Identity

A psychological condition formerly known as multiple personality disorder, characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.

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Panic Attack

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