Different types of cry seen in children: 
Sometimes, the different types of cries can be an asset in diagnosing the behaviour of a child.
Following four types of crying are usually seen in children (Elsbach, 1963). 
OBSTINATE CRY
• Loud, high pitched. 
• Siren like wail. 
• External response to anxiety. 
HURT CRY
• Loud & more frequent. 
• Tears rolling down on the cheeks. 
• Without the child making any resistance to treatment procedure. 
COMPENSATORY CRY
• No cry at all. 
• Sort of coping mechanism to an unpleasant stimuli. Not high or low —It's MONOTONOUS. 
• No tears. 
FRIGHTENED CRY
• Sharp shrilled, extremely high pitched cry. 
• Torrent of tears with convulsive breath catching sobs. 
 KEY CONCEPT: 
Compensatory Cry 
• It is not a cry at all. 
• It is a sound that child makes to drown out the noise for example a drill. 
• Usually the cry sound is slow, monotone. 
• It is a sort of coping mechanism to unpleasant auditory stimuli, finding himself uncomfortable in the situation. 
[Ref : Textbook of Pedodontics by Shobha Tendon, 2nd Ed P:130,131]