ABSTRACT
The etiology of emotional disturbance usually involves the interaction of multiple factors rather than a one-to-one relationship between single cause and single effect. Several factors have been suggested as important in the development of the emotionally disturbed personality, including the possibility of genetic causation. Vital in the teaching of the emotionally impaired child is the establishment of a good teacher-student relationship. The emotionally deviant child may exhibit aggressive, hostile behavior; may have temper tantrums; may employ foul and obscene language; or may be violent toward others in the class. Strategies to modify the educational curriculum for emotionally impaired children include approaches as diverse as behavior modification and psychoeducational, ecological, and psychodynamic alterations. It is apparent, then, that the total program for educating these children is one that will pick aspects of treatment from many different theories of personality and methods of teaching.
