Explosive Child

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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 [1] by Dr. Ross W. Greene, the terms Explosive Kids or Explosive Children was also used a few times in The Oprah Winfrey Show [2].

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Treatment

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Greene, Ross W. (2005, 2001, 1998). The Explosive Child. Harper, 298. ISBN 0-06-077939-X. 
  2. ^ "[Children]". The Oprah Winfrey Show. 2000-02-19.

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