AAS Risk Assessment & Screening Tools 5

Question 1

Which brief screening tool asks only three questions and was validated for use with adolescents in non-psychiatric medical settings?

Accepted Answer

ASQ (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions)

Answer

The ASQ consists of four ultra-brief questions and has been validated in pediatric and adolescent medical settings for rapid suicide screening.

Question 2

The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) assesses which domains? (Select the BEST answer)

Accepted Answer

Lifetime ideation/attempts, frequency, communication of intent, and likelihood of future attempt

Answer

The SBQ-R's four items span lifetime ideation or attempts, past-year ideation frequency, threat communication, and self-rated likelihood of a future attempt.

Question 3

Which of the following findings during a risk assessment should prompt IMMEDIATE escalation of care regardless of other protective factors?

Accepted Answer

Active ideation with a specific lethal plan and access to means

Answer

Active ideation combined with a specific lethal plan and access to means represents high acute risk requiring immediate intervention such as hospitalization or crisis stabilization.

Question 4

In a psychological autopsy, information is gathered primarily from:

Accepted Answer

Multiple sources including family, friends, records, and collateral informants

Answer

A psychological autopsy synthesizes data from multiple informants and records to reconstruct the mental state and circumstances leading to a suicide.

Question 5

The Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) differs from a 'no-suicide contract' primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Is collaborative and skills-based, not a promise not to die

Answer

The SPI provides a personalized, skills-based action plan developed collaboratively, whereas no-suicide contracts are simple promises that lack empirical support.

(AAS) American Association of Suicidology Certification Practice Test

(AAS) American Association of Suicidology Certification Practice Test

AAS Risk Assessment & Screening Tools 5