Children who display impulsive or unruly behavior and experience high conflict with others are showing ____.

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The described behavior indicates externalizing problems, where the child's emotional and behavioral difficulties are manifested outwardly and disrupt their relationships with others, including defiance, aggression, and impulsivity. Internalizing problems, on the other hand, are characterized by inwardly-focused behaviors, such as anxiety, depression, and withdrawal. "Existential problems" and "incomplete dominance problems" are not relevant categories in developmental psychology.

Children Who Display Impulsive or Unruly Behavior and Experience High