Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Self-Study Examination

Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions.  Remember, there's only one answer to each question.

1. No amount of alcohol, type of alcohol, or time to consume alcohol is safe during pregnancy.

a) true
b) false

2. The cognitive deficits and behavioral problems resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol…

a) are present only at birth.
b) resolve by age 3 years.
c) resolve by puberty.
d) are lifelong.

3. What percentage of sexually active women of childbearing age do not use contraception effectively and drink alcohol frequently or binge drink, putting them at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy?

a) 1%–2%.
b) 12%–13%.
c) 20%–40%.
d) 50%–75%.

4. The diagnosis of FAS includes which of the following criteria?

a) Documentation of all three facial abnormalities (i.e., smooth philtrum, thin vermillion, and small palpebral fissures).
b) Documentation of growth deficits.
c) Documentation of central nervous system abnormalities.
d) Documentation of mental retardation.
e) A, B, and C.

5. Which of the following statements is true?

a) One of the diagnostic criteria for FAS is mental retardation.
b) Persons who have been exposed to alcohol prenatally but whose physical condition is not consistent with the criteria for FAS might have substantial cognitive deficits.
c) All persons with FAS have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
d) Persons with FAS are likely to have speech and language impairments but not fine motor deficits.

6. A person should be referred for a complete multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation when…

a) all three facial features are present.
b) any concern is reported by a parent or caregiver that a child has or might possibly have been exposed to alcohol prenatally.
c) a child is living with an alcoholic parent, or the biological mother died as a result of alcohol-related disease or trauma.
d) all of the above.

7. The diagnostic process, especially the neuropsychologic assessment, should be part of a continuum of care that identifies and facilitates appropriate health-care, education, and community services.

a) true
b) false

8. Simple alcohol screening techniques that are most beneficial include…

a) measure of quantity.
b) measure of frequency.
c) measure of heavy episodic drinking.
d) measure of behavioral manifestations of risk drinking.
e) all of the above.