Question

Externalizing disorders are characterized by __________.
a. marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors
b. children's failure to control their behavior according to the expectations of parents, peers, teachers, and/or legal authorities
c. regular trouble organizing activities
d. recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive and that cause marked anxiety or distress in negotiating the external environment

Answer 1

The answer is letter b. children's failure to control their behavior according to the expectations of parents, peers, teachers, and/or legal authorities. Externalizing Disorders is a failure to control behavior in accordance with the authority that leads to difficulties in child's external world and Notice by teachers or parents.