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mckennatimberlake

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What is GAF?
 
  a. An organization of practitioners who subscribe to eclectic psychological approaches.
  b. A judgment of how poorly or well the client is managing his or her life and the level of severity of psychological symptoms.
  c. A comparison of the clients present functioning to past functioning.
  d. An absolute measure of the clients level of functioning based on a test that is administered by a licensed psychologist.
  e. A list of general medical conditions.

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What does Axis V of the DSM-IV describe?
 
  a. More lasting and intractable problems of mental retardation and personality disorders.
  b. General medical conditions.
  c. All mental diagnoses except personality disorders and mental retardation.
  d. Problems that the client has with the outside world.
  e. An overall judgment of how poorly or well the client is managing his or her life and the level of severity of psychological symptoms.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

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Answer: e





 

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