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Initial Discussion: Behavior Rating Scales
ABCL
ABCL is a behavior rating score used for patients aged 18 to 69 years old. When using
ABCL as a behavior rating score the patient's partner or any other close adult is used as a
respondent who offers the required information to the clinician ("Behavior rating scales," 2016)
ABCL profiles include substance use, empirically based syndromes, adaptive functioning,
externalizing, internalizing and total problems ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). It also contains
critical items scales which consist of items the clinician is particularly concerned with in the
patient ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). The ABCL behavior rating scale can be used in
assessing an adult patient's behavior when the patient is not fully aware of his or her behavior
and hence the need to use someone closest to the patient to provide the behavioral analyst with
the required information. ABCL can be used to diagnose and derive conditions such as Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Problems (ADHD), Anxiety problems, Depressive problems and antisocial
personality disorders ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). These conditions can be derived out of the
data provided by the person close to the adult patient
PRS
PRS is used to assess various behavioral aspects including both clinical (problem) and
adaptive (healthy) behaviors in a home setting ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). The scale is used
for preschool children form ages 2 to 5, children from ages 6 to 11 and teenagers from the age of
12 to 21 ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). The assessment involves the child's parents or
caregivers to complete a form provided by the clinician where they provide the required
information ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). The PRS form contains 134 to 160 items which
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rate specific behaviors using a four point scale of frequency which ranges from never to almost
always ("Behavior rating scales," 2016). This form of assessment can be utilized when
investigating the behavior of a child while at home. The PRS can be used to assess the daily
living activities, social skills, leadership, and functional communication, Aggression, Anxiety,
Depression and ADHD
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References
Behavior rating scales. (2016, September 27). Retrieved from
https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/counseling-psychology/personality.
assessment/behavior-rating-scales/