The Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist
Last Updated: Aug 16, 2013 | By Ed Donner
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Psychologist Thomas Achenbach developed a series of questionnaires that evaluate children’s behavioral and emotional functioning social problems and competencies! The most commonly used questionnaire the Child Behavior Check "ist CBC" is used for children from ages si# to $%! Teachers or parents rate the child or the child rates himself and several standardi&ed scores are calculated that identify if the child manifests clinically significant problems! 'ersions of the CBC" are also available for children ages $!( to five years for youth bet)een the ages of $$ and $% and for young adults ages $% to *+! The varied forms of these questionnaires list $++ to $$* problem behaviors!
'alidity The CBCL and its va!iants a!e idely used a!und the !ld #! clinical and !esea!ch pu!pses and have been t!anslated int ve! / languages% They have been used in ve! 6,000 p!#essinal publicatins and a!e cnside!ed t be valid and !eliable indicat!s # child!ens behavi!al and e$tinal #unctining% ne # the use#ul #eatu!es # the CBCL uestinnai!es and thei! sc!ing syste$ is they all #! the c$pa!isn # !atings by di##e!ent bse!ve!s, such as $the!, #athe!, #athe!, teache! and child%
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,nternali&ing Behavior ust unde! nethi!d # the CBCL uestins evaluate inte!nali@ing behavi!: behavi!s he!e child!en di!ect e$tins and #eelings ina!d% Th!ee "inds # inte!nali@ing behavi!s $easu!ed by the CBCL include s$atic c$plaints, anius+dep!essed behavi! and ithd!an behavi!% =$atic p!ble$s include ti!ed, aches, nausea,
v$iting, headaches, di@@iness and c$plaints abut s"in, st$ach ! eye p!ble$s% Child!en ith signi#icant $edical issues, including #! ea$ple, lung disease, tend t sc!e high n the inte!nali@ing subscale and pa!ticula!ly n the s$atic p!ble$s subscale # the CBCL, !ep!ts &sychs$atic;edicine%!g% 8ithd!an behavi!s a!e add!essed by uestins !ega!ding scial ithd!aal, shyness, sta!ing, sul"ing and sadness% &!ble$s ith aniety+dep!essin a!e identi#ied by uestins !ega!ding c!ying, #ea!, lneliness, ne!vusness, !thlessness, suspiciusness, guilt, #ea! and !!ies% Child!en h btain clinically high sc!es n the anius+dep!essed scale a!e li"ely t have dep!essin ! aniety dis!de!s, ntes the A!chives # 7isease in Childhd%
E#ternali&ing Behavior =$e child!en tend t di!ect e$tinal p!ble$s uta!d int agg!essive ! delinuent behavi!% These a!e cnside!ed ete!nali@ing behavi!s% 7elinuent ete!nali@ing behavi!s ass essed by the CBCL include cheating, lying, setting #i!es, sea!ing, t!uancy, stealing and vandalis$% The CBCL assesses seve!al types # agg!essive behavi!s, including b!agging, a!guing, sc!ea$ing, shing ##, attentinsee"ing, teasing, being de$anding, th!eatening behavi! and displaying a te$pe!% Child!en h btain high sc!es n the ete!nali@ing behavi! subscale # the CBCL tend t be diagnsed ith cnduct dis!de! ! ppsitinal de#iant dis!de! as de#ined in the A$e!ican &sychiat!ic Assciatins 7iagnstic and =tatistical ;anual # ;ental 7is!de!s, ! 7=;?D%
-ocial Attention and Thought Problems Achenbachs CBCL als assesses scial, thught and attentin p!ble$s% =cial p!ble$s include acting yung, being clingy, nt getting alng ith pee!s, clu$siness and p!e#e!!ing t play ith yunge! child!en% Thught p!ble$s include seeing ! hea!ing things, !epeating acts and st!ange ideas and behavi!% Child!en displaying these p!ble$s $ay have thught dis!de!s such as schi@ph!enia ! $ay have bsessive c$pulsive dis!de!% The CBCL assesses attentin p!ble$s ptentially indicative # the 7=;?D diagnsis # attentin de#icit hype!activity dis!de!, including cncent!atin di##iculties, p!ble$s sitting s till, i$pulsivity, day d!ea$ing, ne!vusness and p! pe!#!$ance in schl%
Additional Problem Behaviors The CBCL als assesses seve!al the! behavi!al p!ble$s, such as night$a!es, sleep p!ble$s, eating p!ble$s, accidents and tal"ing abut suicide% Additinal p!ble$s assessed include nailbiting, hining, speech p!ble$s, seual p!ble$s, pic"ing at s"in and $!e% These behavi!al p!ble$s $ay nt indicate any speci#ic diagnsis but a!e !thy t!eat$ent p!ble$s and can be sy$pt$atic # a va!iety # psychiat!ic, behavi!al ! e$tinal $aladies, including develp$ental ! e$tinal dis!de!s%
"imits Althugh cnside!ed use#ul as a sc!eening and !esea!ch tl, the CBCL des nt substitute #! a p!pe! diagnsis by a t!ained clinician%
