Deck 6: Assessment and Diagnosis of Addictions

Question 1

Data gathered from administering standardized tests can only be used for diagnostic purposes.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following three instruments are commonly used for substance abuse screening?

A)CAGE,AUDIT,ALAST
B)ASI,TWEAK,T-ACE
C)AUDIT,AUI,PAI
D)SASSI-3,MAST,CAGE

Answer 2

SASSI-3,MAST,CAGE

Question 3

Which of the following instruments is not a stand alone substance abuse screen but has a scale for screening substance abuse?

A)MAST
B)T-ACE
C)SASSI-3
D)MMPI-2

Answer 3

MMPI-2

Question 4

An instrument created using the criterion keyed approach is appropriate for clients who may attempt to "fake-good."

Question 5

Which of the following instruments has a version designed especially for adolescent substance abuse screening?

A)AUDIT
B)T-ACE
C)SASSI
D)CAGE

Question 6

Which of the following instruments is specially designed to screen substance use disorders in pregnant women?

A)CAGE
B)SMAST
C)TWEAK
D)AUDIT

Question 7

The purpose of screening is

A)to diagnose substance abuse disorder
B)to obtain insurance reimbursement
C)to determine if further drug and alcohol use assessment is warranted
D)to inform the client of the presence of a substance abuse disorder

Question 8

Face validity of an instrument refers to the style of questions on an instrument that enables the respondents to determine the purpose of the questions by merely reading the questions.

Question 9

A potential benefit of using standardized assessments as part of the diagnosis of substance abuse disorders is that it provides the clinician the opportunity to compare results with a normative group.

Question 10

Good reliability of an instrument is necessary but not sufficient when selecting a screen.