Substance Abuse and Addictions Counseling Flashcards

According to the DSM-5, which term replaced the separate diagnoses of 'substance abuse' and 'substance dependence'?

Answer: Substance use disorder

The DSM-5 combined the former abuse and dependence categories into a single spectrum diagnosis called Substance Use Disorder, rated as mild, moderate, or severe.

Prochaska and DiClemente's Transtheoretical Model of change identifies how many stages?

Answer: Six

The model includes six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination.

Which brief screening tool uses the acronym representing questions about Cutting down, Annoyance, Guilty feelings, and Eye-openers to assess alcohol use?

Answer: CAGE questionnaire

The CAGE questionnaire is a 4-item tool where each letter represents a screening question specifically designed for alcohol use disorder.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) was originally developed by William Miller primarily to treat which condition?

Answer: Alcohol problems

Miller developed MI in the early 1980s as a client-centered approach for working with individuals struggling with alcohol problems.

Which withdrawal syndrome is potentially life-threatening due to the risk of seizures and delirium tremens, requiring medical supervision?

Answer: Alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol withdrawal can progress to delirium tremens, grand mal seizures, and death, making medically supervised detoxification essential.

The biopsychosocial model of addiction holds that substance use disorders arise from:

Answer: The interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

The biopsychosocial model recognizes that addiction results from the interplay of biological vulnerability, psychological factors, and social/environmental influences.

In harm reduction counseling, the primary goal is to:

Answer: Reduce the negative consequences associated with substance use

Harm reduction aims to minimize the health, social, and economic harms of substance use without requiring abstinence as a prerequisite for assistance.