Social and emotional problems that interfere with a student's ability to Make use of educational opportunities are considered:

• A. Learning disabilities
• B. Delinquency
• C. Disabilities
• D. Behavioral disorders

Answer: (C)

Social and emotional difficulties that interfere with a student’s ability to take advantage of educational opportunities are viewed as disabilities because they represent an impairment that limits participation in the learning environment and may require educational supports or services. While learning disabilities target specific cognitive-processing challenges and delinquency describes delinquent behavior, the broad category of disabilities covers emotional and behavioral challenges that impede schooling. Behavioral disorders are a related concept and can be considered a type of disability, but the term that best captures the wide range of social-emotional barriers described in the prompt is disabilities.