The article mentioned that callous-unemotional children, such as Michael, have calculated misbehaviors that use the situation to their advantage. However, his behavior in the article tells a different story. Normal children behave well to avoid aversive social emotions, but Michael should also behave well since then he would be able to gain his parents’ trusts and use that as his advantage. He would realize that lashing out is not the best action since it does not bring him any advantage. Since Michael was still unable to control his behavior, it means that Michael was unable to control his emotion as well, especially towards his siblings. It is also interesting to know that his problem started shortly after his brother was born. Therefore,
