CASAC / Assessment Domain questions with correct answers
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. 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.
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