Assessment and Screening Flashcards
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Which validated screening tool is specifically designed to assess opioid misuse risk prior to prescribing opioid medications?
Answer: Opioid Risk Tool (ORT)
The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a brief, validated self-report instrument used in clinical settings to stratify patient risk for opioid misuse before initiating opioid therapy.
Which of the following best describes a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment?
Answer: An evaluation covering medical, psychological, social, family, and legal domains
A comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment gathers information across multiple life domains — biological, psychological, and social — to provide a holistic picture of the client's needs and strengths.
According to the DSM-5, substance use disorders are classified on a severity continuum with how many levels?
Answer: Three: Mild, Moderate, and Severe
The DSM-5 eliminated the abuse/dependence distinction and now classifies substance use disorders as Mild (2–3 criteria), Moderate (4–5 criteria), or Severe (6+ criteria).
The SOCRATES instrument is used in addiction assessment to measure which client characteristic?
Answer: Readiness, motivation, and ambivalence about changing substance use
SOCRATES (Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale) assesses a client's recognition of a problem, ambivalence, and readiness to take steps toward change.
The CIWA-Ar scale is a clinical tool used to assess the severity of which condition?
Answer: Alcohol withdrawal
The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-Ar) measures the severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms to guide medical management and determine the need for pharmacological intervention.
When a CAP professional determines a client's level of care using ASAM criteria, which dimension specifically examines the client's living situation and social supports?
Answer: Dimension 6: Recovery/Living Environment
ASAM Dimension 6 focuses on the Recovery/Living Environment, examining whether the client's home, social network, and community supports or hinders recovery.
Which of the following assessment principles is most consistent with a strength-based, person-centered approach?
Answer: Identifying client strengths and protective factors alongside problems
A strength-based, person-centered approach identifies both problems and protective factors or strengths, engaging the client as an active partner in the assessment process.