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Discover LudwigThe phrase "defiant behavior" is correct and can be used in written English
It describes behavior that is bold, disobedient, or challenging in response to authority or rules. It can be used in various contexts, such as describing a child's behavior, a protest, or a political statement. Example: The student's defiant behavior towards the teacher led to his suspension from school.
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The Arab world found Kuwait's defiant behavior toward Iraq in the months preceding the crisis incomprehensible.
A wailing baby is nothing compared with the defiant behavior and tantrums common among toddlers.
The problem is that Mr. Bush's approach is still too deferential given China's reprehensible and defiant behavior.
Cocaine exposure may also increase the frequency of defiant behavior and poor conduct, according to Dr. Lester's analysis.
Principal components analysis produced a 33-item measure comprising four subscales: Positive Development, Oppositional Defiant Behavior, Antisocial Behavior and Emotional Difficulties.
There were emergency shelters, foster homes, group homes, a brief trial with her mother and short stays in psychiatric care because of defiant behavior.
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The relative diagnostic utility of child and parent reports of oppositional defiant behaviors.
OBJECTIVES: (1) To determine the frequency of occurrence of oppositional defiant behaviors in the general population with a view to establishing empirical frequency cutoffs for the evaluation of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
This suggests that the component of preschool bullying not shared with other preschool difficult behaviors is specifically associated with aggressive conduct problems, and not with oppositional defiant behaviors.
The validity of the QCD was examined with attention deficit, hyperactivity/impulsiveness, and oppositional defiant behaviors, which are all major aspects of child-care difficulties for parents.
Boys often display more externalizing problems, such as aggressive and defiant behaviors, and therefore tend to be clinically referred by teachers more often than girls [ 11].
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