LCSW Exam Quick Study: Substance Abuse – concise review and practice questions for clinical
social work exam
Substance Abuse Disorder - correct answer ✔✔problematic pattern of using alcohol or another
substance that results in impairment in daily life or noticeable distress, a person with this
disorder will often continue to use the substance despite consequences
Criteria for Substance Abuse Disorder - correct answer ✔✔1. Taking substance in larger
amounts or for longer than meant to
2. Wanting to cut down/stop but not being able to
3. Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from use
4. Cravings and urges to use the substane
5. Not managing responsiblites at work,home, or school because of use
6. Continuing to use when it causes relationship problems
7. Giving up important social, occupational, recreational activities because of use
8. Contininuing use when it creates danger
9. Continuing to use when known to have physical/psychological problem made worse by
substance
10. Needing more of substance to get desired effect (tolerance)
11. Development of withdrawl symptoms, relived by substance
Substance Intoxication - correct answer ✔✔Development of a reversible, substance specific
syndrome as a result of the result ingestion of a substance, must include maladaptive behavior
or psychological changes and specific sings of the substance's effects on the nervous system
Substance Withdrawl - correct answer ✔✔substance-spercific maladpative behavioral hange
with psychological and cognitive correlates, due to cessation or reduction of heave or prolonged
substance use
social work exam
Substance Abuse Disorder - correct answer ✔✔problematic pattern of using alcohol or another
substance that results in impairment in daily life or noticeable distress, a person with this
disorder will often continue to use the substance despite consequences
Criteria for Substance Abuse Disorder - correct answer ✔✔1. Taking substance in larger
amounts or for longer than meant to
2. Wanting to cut down/stop but not being able to
3. Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from use
4. Cravings and urges to use the substane
5. Not managing responsiblites at work,home, or school because of use
6. Continuing to use when it causes relationship problems
7. Giving up important social, occupational, recreational activities because of use
8. Contininuing use when it creates danger
9. Continuing to use when known to have physical/psychological problem made worse by
substance
10. Needing more of substance to get desired effect (tolerance)
11. Development of withdrawl symptoms, relived by substance
Substance Intoxication - correct answer ✔✔Development of a reversible, substance specific
syndrome as a result of the result ingestion of a substance, must include maladaptive behavior
or psychological changes and specific sings of the substance's effects on the nervous system
Substance Withdrawl - correct answer ✔✔substance-spercific maladpative behavioral hange
with psychological and cognitive correlates, due to cessation or reduction of heave or prolonged
substance use
