Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory
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The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (SASSI-3) is an assessment tool used to aid in determining if a client is at increased likelihood of having a substance use disorder, even if the individual does not acknowledge any associated symptoms.
1) When giving the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory- 3 - test, how hard would it be to determine if the client is being truthful if they are in denial of having any problems with substance or alcohol?
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This solution discusses the SASSI-3 in relation to faking and/or denial on the instrument.
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1) When giving the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory- 3 - test, how hard would it be to determine if the client is being truthful if they are in denial of having any problems with substance or alcohol?
The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (SASSI-3, Miller, Roberts, Brooks, & Lazowski, 1977) is a derivative of two previous substance abuse screening inventories—SASSI and SASSI-2. The SASSi-3. One part of the inventory has valid items with content validity capable of identifying honest self-reports. The other part of the inventory is focused on identifying self-reports that have been intentionally misleading or deceptive. That is the inventory is capable of identifying intentional or unintentional efforts to deny they have a ...
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