CSAMS Test, CSAMS: Questions With Correct Answers
What is not true when referring a clt to tx? Right Ans - Agree to provide
services at cost pre-determined
What are typical methods for using drugs? Right Ans - Smoking, snorting,
injecting, and edibles.
What are types of amnesia? Right Ans - Anterograde and Retrograde
What is a depressive disorder or another word for depression? Right Ans -
Dysthymia
What is normally prescribed as antiphyschotic? Right Ans - Zaprexa
A client with a mental disorder and a substance abuse problem is what type of
disorder? Right Ans - Co-occurring Disorders
What are the 4 AXIS Levels? Right Ans - I: Clinical
II: Personallity
III: Medical
IV: Life Stressors
What is the Max fee for A&D program? Right Ans - $400.00
What is the max fee for A&D program, when transferring to different county?
Sending and receiving? Right Ans - Sending county: $100.00; Receiving
county: $300.00.
Substance Abuse Levels (# of indicators). starting with 2 Disorder levels
Right Ans - 2-3: Mild Use Disorder.
4-5: Moderate Use Disorder.
6>: Severe Use Disorder.
Certificate of approval for Court administrated programs shall remain valid
for how many years? Right Ans - No longer than 4 years.
Continuing Education hours. Right Ans - 10 SAT hrs and 2 CJC hours.
,How many years are CSAMS credentials valid? Right Ans - 3 years.
Using alcohol socially or trying different drugs is considered what? Right
Ans - Experimentation.
Common ways to consume Heroin. Right Ans - Smoking, snorting, and
injecting.
What is binge drinking? Right Ans - 2-3 hour time span: Men- 5 drinks;
Women- 4 drinks.
Sources of legal authority when it comes to A&D case? Right Ans - 42 CFR,
HIPPA, State code
What drug is highly addictive, derivived from morphine, inkect, snorted, or
smoked Right Ans - Heroin
Written contract between client with specific goals, activities, and services
Right Ans - Individual Service Contract
SAT minimum basic education class. Right Ans - 10 hours/SA Information
Class.
Common method of consuming MDMA. Right Ans - Swallowing.
Signs of Overdose Right Ans - Dilated pupils, confusion, cold-clammy skin,
unconsciousness.
What do Xanax and Librium treat? Right Ans - Anxiety.
Can last up to 2 years, inability to think clearly, emotional overreaction,
physical coordination altered. Right Ans - Post Acute Withdrawal
What is Rohypnol? Right Ans - A depressant. A.ka. "roofies".
Unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting
thoughts or beliefs. Right Ans - Cognitive Dissonance
, t is impossible to hold 2 opposing principles at the same time Right Ans -
Cognitive discrepancy
What is the Relationship between drugs and living organisms. Right Ans -
Pharmacology
Fines for violating 42 CFR Part 2. Right Ans - $500.00 max for 1st offense;
$5,000.00 max for each subsequent offense.
Development of tolerance to one drug causes tolerance to related drugs.
Right Ans - Cross Tolerance
What is not a stage of change? Right Ans - Justification.
examples of stages of Change Right Ans - precontemplation, contemplation,
relapse
What is not an advanced technique to elicit motivation? Right Ans -
Utilizing Summarizations.
Drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.
(Ex: heroine, spice, THC, LSD, GHB, MDMA, ecstacy) Right Ans - Schedule I
Drugs
Drugs with a high potential for abuse; with use potentially leading to severe
psychological or physical dependence. (Cocaine, PCP, methadone,
hydrocodone, fentanyl, meth) Right Ans - Schedule II Drugs
Drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological
dependence. Schedule III drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule I and
Schedule II drugs but more than Schedule IV. (Anabolic steroids, codeine, and
hydrocodone products with aspirin and tylenol) Right Ans - Schedule III
Drugs
Drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. (Alprazolam,
clonazepam, diazepam) Right Ans - Schedule IV drugs
4 Quadrants Right Ans - I - less severe mental + substance
2- m > S
What is not true when referring a clt to tx? Right Ans - Agree to provide
services at cost pre-determined
What are typical methods for using drugs? Right Ans - Smoking, snorting,
injecting, and edibles.
What are types of amnesia? Right Ans - Anterograde and Retrograde
What is a depressive disorder or another word for depression? Right Ans -
Dysthymia
What is normally prescribed as antiphyschotic? Right Ans - Zaprexa
A client with a mental disorder and a substance abuse problem is what type of
disorder? Right Ans - Co-occurring Disorders
What are the 4 AXIS Levels? Right Ans - I: Clinical
II: Personallity
III: Medical
IV: Life Stressors
What is the Max fee for A&D program? Right Ans - $400.00
What is the max fee for A&D program, when transferring to different county?
Sending and receiving? Right Ans - Sending county: $100.00; Receiving
county: $300.00.
Substance Abuse Levels (# of indicators). starting with 2 Disorder levels
Right Ans - 2-3: Mild Use Disorder.
4-5: Moderate Use Disorder.
6>: Severe Use Disorder.
Certificate of approval for Court administrated programs shall remain valid
for how many years? Right Ans - No longer than 4 years.
Continuing Education hours. Right Ans - 10 SAT hrs and 2 CJC hours.
,How many years are CSAMS credentials valid? Right Ans - 3 years.
Using alcohol socially or trying different drugs is considered what? Right
Ans - Experimentation.
Common ways to consume Heroin. Right Ans - Smoking, snorting, and
injecting.
What is binge drinking? Right Ans - 2-3 hour time span: Men- 5 drinks;
Women- 4 drinks.
Sources of legal authority when it comes to A&D case? Right Ans - 42 CFR,
HIPPA, State code
What drug is highly addictive, derivived from morphine, inkect, snorted, or
smoked Right Ans - Heroin
Written contract between client with specific goals, activities, and services
Right Ans - Individual Service Contract
SAT minimum basic education class. Right Ans - 10 hours/SA Information
Class.
Common method of consuming MDMA. Right Ans - Swallowing.
Signs of Overdose Right Ans - Dilated pupils, confusion, cold-clammy skin,
unconsciousness.
What do Xanax and Librium treat? Right Ans - Anxiety.
Can last up to 2 years, inability to think clearly, emotional overreaction,
physical coordination altered. Right Ans - Post Acute Withdrawal
What is Rohypnol? Right Ans - A depressant. A.ka. "roofies".
Unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting
thoughts or beliefs. Right Ans - Cognitive Dissonance
, t is impossible to hold 2 opposing principles at the same time Right Ans -
Cognitive discrepancy
What is the Relationship between drugs and living organisms. Right Ans -
Pharmacology
Fines for violating 42 CFR Part 2. Right Ans - $500.00 max for 1st offense;
$5,000.00 max for each subsequent offense.
Development of tolerance to one drug causes tolerance to related drugs.
Right Ans - Cross Tolerance
What is not a stage of change? Right Ans - Justification.
examples of stages of Change Right Ans - precontemplation, contemplation,
relapse
What is not an advanced technique to elicit motivation? Right Ans -
Utilizing Summarizations.
Drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.
(Ex: heroine, spice, THC, LSD, GHB, MDMA, ecstacy) Right Ans - Schedule I
Drugs
Drugs with a high potential for abuse; with use potentially leading to severe
psychological or physical dependence. (Cocaine, PCP, methadone,
hydrocodone, fentanyl, meth) Right Ans - Schedule II Drugs
Drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological
dependence. Schedule III drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule I and
Schedule II drugs but more than Schedule IV. (Anabolic steroids, codeine, and
hydrocodone products with aspirin and tylenol) Right Ans - Schedule III
Drugs
Drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. (Alprazolam,
clonazepam, diazepam) Right Ans - Schedule IV drugs
4 Quadrants Right Ans - I - less severe mental + substance
2- m > S
