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exam 1 WITH COMPLETE questions
& SURE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% GRADED AT A+ SCORE!!
1. Assessment - ANSWER ✔ An ongoing process through which the
counselor collaborates with the client and others to gather and
interpret information necessary for planning treatment and
evaluating client's progress.
2. Reliability of the instrument - ANSWER ✔ Has to do with the
consistency with which an instrument measures.
3. Validity of the instrument - ANSWER ✔ Has to do with what the
instrument measures and how it's used.
4. Screening instruments - ANSWER ✔ CAGE, DAST,MAST,SASSI
5. CAGE questionaire - ANSWER ✔ An answer to yes to one or
more questions for alcohol dependence. 4 questions 1. Have you
ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? 2.have people
ever annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? 3. Have you ever
, felt guilty about your drinking? 4. Have you ever had a drink first
in the morning to relieve the shakes?
6. DAST(drug abuse screening test) - ANSWER ✔ Adopted from
MAST. This self report instrument is used to detect abuse or
dependence on drugs other than alcohol. It provides a measure of
lifetime problem severity.
7. MAST(Michigan screening test) - ANSWER ✔ Requires yes/ no
questions answers to 25 questions . Scores indicate the absence of
alcohol dependence 0-3, possible substance dependence 4, or likely
alcohol dependence 5 or higher.
8. SASSI( substance abuse subtle screening inventory) - ANSWER ✔
This brief self report is designed to identify clients with high
probability of having a substance related disorder.
9. Tools of assessment - ANSWER ✔ Counselor's observations,
clinical interviews, laboratory test and instruments line tests and
self report inventories.
10. Bio psychosocial perspective - ANSWER ✔ There's
biological, psychological, and social causes of substance abuse
11. Biological factors - ANSWER ✔ Includes brain chemistry
problems that may be genetic.
, 12. Genetics - ANSWER ✔ Influence biochemistry and
biochemistry make some people vulnerable to addiction.
13. Psychological factors - ANSWER ✔ Includes cognitive
styles, personality traits, and early developmental experiences.
14. Social factors - ANSWER ✔ Includes poverty, oppression,
poorly developed social skills, and family dysfunction
15. Cultural relevance - ANSWER ✔ Take into account client's
social context and to not interpret client's behavior as pathological,
since it doesn't cause stress to client.
16. Clients are likely to cooperate with assessment - ANSWER
✔ If rapport has been established and the reason for assessment
procedure is clear
17. Rapport - ANSWER ✔ A comfortable working relationship,
with the client helps assure the client's trust and cooperation
18. Culturally sensitive language - ANSWER ✔ Using "people
first" language, communicates respect to clients. Example referring
to someone as a person with alcohol dependence rather than an
alcoholic.
exam 1 WITH COMPLETE questions
& SURE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% GRADED AT A+ SCORE!!
1. Assessment - ANSWER ✔ An ongoing process through which the
counselor collaborates with the client and others to gather and
interpret information necessary for planning treatment and
evaluating client's progress.
2. Reliability of the instrument - ANSWER ✔ Has to do with the
consistency with which an instrument measures.
3. Validity of the instrument - ANSWER ✔ Has to do with what the
instrument measures and how it's used.
4. Screening instruments - ANSWER ✔ CAGE, DAST,MAST,SASSI
5. CAGE questionaire - ANSWER ✔ An answer to yes to one or
more questions for alcohol dependence. 4 questions 1. Have you
ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? 2.have people
ever annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? 3. Have you ever
, felt guilty about your drinking? 4. Have you ever had a drink first
in the morning to relieve the shakes?
6. DAST(drug abuse screening test) - ANSWER ✔ Adopted from
MAST. This self report instrument is used to detect abuse or
dependence on drugs other than alcohol. It provides a measure of
lifetime problem severity.
7. MAST(Michigan screening test) - ANSWER ✔ Requires yes/ no
questions answers to 25 questions . Scores indicate the absence of
alcohol dependence 0-3, possible substance dependence 4, or likely
alcohol dependence 5 or higher.
8. SASSI( substance abuse subtle screening inventory) - ANSWER ✔
This brief self report is designed to identify clients with high
probability of having a substance related disorder.
9. Tools of assessment - ANSWER ✔ Counselor's observations,
clinical interviews, laboratory test and instruments line tests and
self report inventories.
10. Bio psychosocial perspective - ANSWER ✔ There's
biological, psychological, and social causes of substance abuse
11. Biological factors - ANSWER ✔ Includes brain chemistry
problems that may be genetic.
, 12. Genetics - ANSWER ✔ Influence biochemistry and
biochemistry make some people vulnerable to addiction.
13. Psychological factors - ANSWER ✔ Includes cognitive
styles, personality traits, and early developmental experiences.
14. Social factors - ANSWER ✔ Includes poverty, oppression,
poorly developed social skills, and family dysfunction
15. Cultural relevance - ANSWER ✔ Take into account client's
social context and to not interpret client's behavior as pathological,
since it doesn't cause stress to client.
16. Clients are likely to cooperate with assessment - ANSWER
✔ If rapport has been established and the reason for assessment
procedure is clear
17. Rapport - ANSWER ✔ A comfortable working relationship,
with the client helps assure the client's trust and cooperation
18. Culturally sensitive language - ANSWER ✔ Using "people
first" language, communicates respect to clients. Example referring
to someone as a person with alcohol dependence rather than an
alcoholic.
