Screening and Assessment Techniques Flashcards

The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) covers how many problem areas in its composite scoring?

Answer: 7

The ASI assesses 7 domains: medical, employment/support, alcohol, drug, legal, family/social, and psychiatric.

Which screening instrument is specifically designed to identify problem gambling that may co-occur with substance use disorders?

Answer: SOGS

The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is the most widely used validated tool for identifying problem gambling.

During a mental status examination, 'affect' refers to:

Answer: The observable outward expression of emotion

Affect is the outward, observable expression of emotion, whereas mood is the client's subjective internal experience.

A client scores 16 on the AUDIT. According to WHO guidelines, this score indicates:

Answer: Alcohol dependence likely

AUDIT scores of 16–19 suggest alcohol dependence is likely, and scores ≥20 indicate probable dependence requiring referral.

The CRAFFT screening tool is most appropriately used with which population?

Answer: Adolescents under 21

The CRAFFT (Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble) is validated specifically for screening adolescents for substance use risk.

Which of the following best describes 'concurrent validity' in the context of assessment tools?

Answer: The tool correlates well with other established measures of the same construct

Concurrent validity is established when a new measure correlates highly with a well-accepted existing measure of the same construct administered at the same time.

In the DSM-5, a diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder requires meeting at least how many criteria within a 12-month period?

Answer: 2

DSM-5 requires at least 2 of 11 criteria within 12 months to diagnose Alcohol Use Disorder (mild=2-3, moderate=4-5, severe=6+).