The ASRPT instrument is used for?

• A. To measure coping skills
• B. To role play client responses to situations that pose a threat of relapse
• C. To assess cognitive distortions
• D. To monitor withdrawal symptoms

Answer: (B)

The essence here is using simulated relapse-risk situations to practice and assess how a client responds. ASRPT is designed to present scenarios that could trigger relapse and have the client articulate or demonstrate their coping responses in that moment. This gives clinicians a window into the client’s coping repertoire, decision-making under pressure, and self-efficacy, and it provides a structured way to rehearse effective strategies—like urge management, refusal skills, and help-seeking—so these responses are more automatic outside therapy. It isn’t meant as a general measure of coping skills, a tool for identifying cognitive distortions, or a tracker of withdrawal symptoms; those areas are addressed by other instruments.