CASAC / Assessment Domain Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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 progress.
Biopsychosocial perspective - ANSWER-This recognizes that there are biological,
psychological and social causes of substance abuse and dependence.
Biological factors - ANSWER-These include brain chemistry problems, which may
be genetic, making some people particularly vulnerable to addiction to certain
drugs once they try them.
Psychological factors - ANSWER-These include cognitive styles, personality traits,
and early developmental experiences that may contribute to a client's causes of
substance abuse and dependence.
Social factors - ANSWER-These include poverty, oppression, poorly developed
social skills, and family dysfunction that may contribute to a client's causes of
substance abuse and dependence.
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, Motivational interviewing - ANSWER-This is a style of interacting with clents,
used not only for assessment, but for all phases of treatment, that is particularly
helpful for reducing defensiveness and encouraging therapeutic collaboration
between the counselor and client. Uses the interpersonal process to enhance
clients' motivation to change, and encourages clients to move on to the next stage
of readiness for change.
Assessment Instruments - ANSWER-These aid in the identification of, and
treatment planning for substance related disorders.
Reliability - ANSWER-This refers to the consistency with which an assessment
instrument measures.
Validity - ANSWER-This refers to what an assessment instrument measures and
how it is used.
Screening Instrument - ANSWER-This distinguishes individuals who do not have
a disorder from those who might have one.
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) - ANSWER-The 10 items on
this instrument developed by the World Health Organization ask about frequency
of drinking, alcohol dependence, and problems caused by alcohol. Scores range
from 0 to 40 with a score of 8 or higher indicating the likelihood of harmful
alcohol consumption.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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 progress.
Biopsychosocial perspective - ANSWER-This recognizes that there are biological,
psychological and social causes of substance abuse and dependence.
Biological factors - ANSWER-These include brain chemistry problems, which may
be genetic, making some people particularly vulnerable to addiction to certain
drugs once they try them.
Psychological factors - ANSWER-These include cognitive styles, personality traits,
and early developmental experiences that may contribute to a client's causes of
substance abuse and dependence.
Social factors - ANSWER-These include poverty, oppression, poorly developed
social skills, and family dysfunction that may contribute to a client's causes of
substance abuse and dependence.
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, Motivational interviewing - ANSWER-This is a style of interacting with clents,
used not only for assessment, but for all phases of treatment, that is particularly
helpful for reducing defensiveness and encouraging therapeutic collaboration
between the counselor and client. Uses the interpersonal process to enhance
clients' motivation to change, and encourages clients to move on to the next stage
of readiness for change.
Assessment Instruments - ANSWER-These aid in the identification of, and
treatment planning for substance related disorders.
Reliability - ANSWER-This refers to the consistency with which an assessment
instrument measures.
Validity - ANSWER-This refers to what an assessment instrument measures and
how it is used.
Screening Instrument - ANSWER-This distinguishes individuals who do not have
a disorder from those who might have one.
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) - ANSWER-The 10 items on
this instrument developed by the World Health Organization ask about frequency
of drinking, alcohol dependence, and problems caused by alcohol. Scores range
from 0 to 40 with a score of 8 or higher indicating the likelihood of harmful
alcohol consumption.
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