Learning Characteristics – Explain the term Emotional and Behavioral Disorder (EBD). What are the social/behavioral and learning characteristics of students identified as having an emotional and behavioral disorder? Based on Jace's behavioral/learning characteristics, would you classify him as having EBD? Why or why not? Emotional and behavioral disorder occurs when you have difficulty relating to peers and also an inability to learn. Also, having inappropriate behaviors and being unhappy or depressed. They usually have unreasonable fears. Jace probably suffers from emotional and behavioral disorders because he has difficulty relating to his peers. Furthermore, he tends to scare all his peers and seems to be depressed. He also has behaviors that are inappropriate for normal circumstances, such as getting upset over a small change in the day when this is a normal event in life and most other students do it. don't act the same way