A mental health nurse has assessed a child and determined that the child exhibits "behavioral challenges.". When the school nurse explains this to a teacher, the best description would be:
1. The child may exhibit physical outbursts.
2. The child may exhibit violence toward others.
3. The child may be defiant or have tantrums.
4. The child will need special interventions for learning.
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1. Physical outbursts are not descriptive of what the child exhibits.
2. Violence toward others is not defined as a behavioral challenge.
3. Defiance and tantrums describe the characteristics of behavioral challenges.
4. Interventions may be needed, but do not describe the types of behavioral challenges the child exhibits.
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