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2. Positive or negative consequences that make a behavior more likely to be repeated.
6. Physical or emotional harm that disrupts a child's sense of security and creates a strong environmental risk for EBD.
8. A model situating behavior within the broader social and environmental context.
11. Family patterns of communication, conflict resolution, and self-regulation that shape emotional health.
12. A lack of food, supervision, or emotional care that deprives children of resources needed for healthy growth.
16. Age-mates whose rejection or bullying can increase vulnerability to anxiety and aggression.
18. A stress hormone that affects how children respond to daily challenges.
21. A model asserting that observable actions are shaped by environmental contingencies.
22. The principle of ignoring attention-seeking behaviors to reduce their frequency.
24. Inherited traits that have a significant effect on the development of emotional and behavioral disturbances.
25. One of the most powerful socioeconomic factors contributing to EBD by creating material hardships and stress.

1. Relating to brain development, where irregularities can create difficulties in emotional regulation.
3. The theorist who advanced the social-cognitive theory.
4. A way of learning shaped by results, such as rewards and punishments.
5. A lack of proper dietary nutrients during prenatal development that can disrupt brain growth.
7. The external surroundings, including the family system and peer groups, that shape development.
9. A type of conditioning shaping behavior through associations between neutral and significant stimuli.
10. A consequence that makes behaviors less likely to occur again.
13. The theorist who explained classical conditioning through neutral and significant stimuli.
14. Demonstrating actions that children acquire by observing peers, parents, or media figures.
15. Harmful substances that, through prenatal exposure, can disrupt brain growth.
17. The theorist most famously associated with operant conditioning.
19. The ability to overcome challenges, promoted by protective factors like strong communities and stable caregivers
20. Chronic psychological or financial tension that worsens risks for emotional and behavioral problems.
23. A psychological response to a deeply distressing event that overwhelms a child’s ability to cope.