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  1. According to the ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) criteria, treatment placement decisions are based primarily on:

    Answer: Multidimensional assessment across six dimensions of biopsychosocial functioning

    ASAM criteria use six dimensions—intoxication/withdrawal, biomedical, emotional/behavioral, readiness to change, relapse potential, and recovery environment—to guide placement.

  2. In Motivational Interviewing, OARS stands for:

    Answer: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries

    OARS represents the four core communication skills in MI: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries, used to build motivation and explore ambivalence.

  3. A counselor notices that their client with opioid use disorder frequently tests limits, cancels appointments, and accuses the counselor of not caring. From a psychodynamic lens, this may reflect:

    Answer: Transference of early attachment wounds onto the counselor

    Transference occurs when clients unconsciously redirect feelings and expectations from significant past relationships onto the counselor.

  4. Which of the following is a core assumption of the Biopsychosocial Model of addiction?

    Answer: Addiction results from the interaction of biological vulnerability, psychological factors, and social influences

    The Biopsychosocial Model recognizes that addiction is multi-determined, arising from biological, psychological, and social factors interacting together.

  5. In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the 'B' in the ABC model refers to:

    Answer: Beliefs

    In REBT's ABC model, A is the Activating event, B is the Belief about the event, and C is the emotional and behavioral Consequence—it is beliefs, not events, that drive consequences.

  6. A counselor working with a client who has a co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder decides to treat both conditions simultaneously. This approach is called:

    Answer: Integrated dual diagnosis treatment

    Integrated dual diagnosis treatment addresses both the substance use disorder and the mental health condition concurrently within the same therapeutic framework.

  7. Which harm reduction strategy involves providing people who inject drugs with sterile equipment to reduce transmission of bloodborne diseases?

    Answer: Syringe services programs

    Syringe services programs (SSPs) distribute sterile needles and syringes to reduce HIV, hepatitis C, and other infections among people who inject drugs.