Steven Is a Little Impatient in School

question 12

Essay

Steven is a little impatient in school. He blurts out answers before the teacher calls on anyone. He gets upset waiting his turn in class and on the playground. He yells at other children that he feels are trying to get ahead or do something before him. Choose either self-instructional training or pair therapy for enhancing social reasoning and describe how this technique might be used to help Steven.

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Definitions:

Decentralization

The dispersion of functions, powers, people, or things away from a central location or authority.

Dominant Defensiveness

Characterizes a behavioral response in which individuals assert control or superiority excessively to protect themselves from perceived threats or criticism.

Submissive Behavior

Actions characterized by a willingness to yield to the control or authority of others, often demonstrated through body language or deferential conduct.

Cognitive Infocommunications

An interdisciplinary field that focuses on the study and design of systems for human-computer interaction and communication, integrating cognitive science and information communication technologies.