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The phrase "a behavior problem" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing issues related to someone's actions or conduct, particularly in educational or psychological contexts.
Example: "The teacher expressed concern about a behavior problem that was affecting the student's performance in class."
Alternatives: "conduct issue" or "behavioral issue".
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"I was considered a behavior problem, something of a dolt".
"You would have a behavior problem because they were bored to death".
All too often, a "behavior problem" is viewed as residing exclusively in the child.
"If you get C's and D's and are not a behavior problem, you are a wonder child.
For decades this disorder has been seen as essentially a behavior problem of children who were hyperactive and had difficulty in listening.
Enrolled at the age of 5 in the exclusive Spence School, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, she's "aggressive, pulling hair,... laughing during lessons and talking out of turn" — enough of a behavior problem that the school suggests she see a psychiatrist to determine the cause of her maladjustment, which is never adequately addressed in "Gone to the Crazies".
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"But it's not a dolphin behavior problem," she said".It's a people behavior problem".
Overconfidence is a huge behavior problem for investors.
Those with an added behavior problem — attention-deficit disorder, substance abuse, explosive anger — were more likely to act on thoughts of self-harm, the study found.
Horn and Packard (1985) reported that both internalizing behavior problems and attention-distractibility (an externalizing behavior problem) predicted scholastic achievement during elementary school.
Communicating ahead of a crisis or behavior problem will help you handle it better than if you have to react to a problem that has already occurred.
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