SBIRT (MOD 4-8) UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
MOD 4. What BEST describes a standard drink of alcohol? - CORRECT ANSWER - 14
grams of pure alcohol
MOD 4. Which of the following is NOT a widely used screening questionnaire for hazardous
substance use? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment
instrument (CIWA)
MOD 4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding sensitivity and specificity of screening
tests for at-risk substance use? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the screening test is highly
sensitive and you screen positive, you have a substance use disorder
MOD 4. Which of the following is NOT a principle of screening? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Patients will be discouraged when asked questions regarding their substance
use
MOD 4. Men and women differ in their criteria for hazardous drinking for the following reasons,
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER - Women have more risky behaviors when drinking
than men
MOD 5. Brief interventions can BEST be described as: - CORRECT ANSWER -A
practice that helps patients to think differently about their substance use and provides them with
the skills to reduce or discontinue consumption or change other concerning behavior patterns
MOD 5. All the following are features of brief interventions in practice, EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER - To be effective, brief interventions must be greater than 10 minutes.
MOD 5. Goals of a brief intervention can include all of the following, EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Help from the provider in deciding whether the patient should stop or just cut-
down.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
MOD 4. What BEST describes a standard drink of alcohol? - CORRECT ANSWER - 14
grams of pure alcohol
MOD 4. Which of the following is NOT a widely used screening questionnaire for hazardous
substance use? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment
instrument (CIWA)
MOD 4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding sensitivity and specificity of screening
tests for at-risk substance use? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the screening test is highly
sensitive and you screen positive, you have a substance use disorder
MOD 4. Which of the following is NOT a principle of screening? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Patients will be discouraged when asked questions regarding their substance
use
MOD 4. Men and women differ in their criteria for hazardous drinking for the following reasons,
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER - Women have more risky behaviors when drinking
than men
MOD 5. Brief interventions can BEST be described as: - CORRECT ANSWER -A
practice that helps patients to think differently about their substance use and provides them with
the skills to reduce or discontinue consumption or change other concerning behavior patterns
MOD 5. All the following are features of brief interventions in practice, EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER - To be effective, brief interventions must be greater than 10 minutes.
MOD 5. Goals of a brief intervention can include all of the following, EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Help from the provider in deciding whether the patient should stop or just cut-
down.
