Children Who Regularly Have Fits of Anger, Tantrums, and Defiance

question 57

True/False

Children who regularly have fits of anger, tantrums, and defiance need to know that the adults who care for them will react with instantaneous outrage.

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Definitions:

Applause

The act of clapping hands together to show appreciation or approval, typically in response to a performance or speech.

Criticism

The evaluation of merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where an unwanted behavior or response is replaced with a more desirable one by associating the behavior with a positive action or feeling.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus, leading to fear responses when the neutral stimulus is presented alone.