The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Chan and Baker’s article on the social validity of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) by exploring some of the advantages and limitations of this and similar tools designed to classify challenging behaviour.,The clinical use of the ABC and similar measures is discussed and contrasted with function-based approaches to assessment.,While classification tools such as the ABC have played an important role in developing the understanding of challenging behaviour, they focus exclusively on the individual exhibiting the behaviour and fail to take into consideration the context in which the behaviour occurs.,Considering behaviour in its social and environmental context can reduce the blame and stigma associated with challenging behaviour.

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评“异常行为清单的社会效度评估——社区”

本文的目的是通过探讨这种设计用于对挑战性行为进行分类的类似工具的一些优点和局限性，对 Chan 和 Baker 关于异常行为检查表 (ABC) 的社会有效性的文章进行评论。,临床应用ABC 和类似措施的讨论，并与基于功能的评估方法进行了对比。虽然诸如 ABC 之类的分类工具在发展对挑战性行为的理解方面发挥了重要作用，但它们只关注表现出该行为的个人并失败考虑行为发生的背景。在社会和环境背景下考虑行为可以减少与挑战性行为相关的指责和污名。