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27 Cards in this Set
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Give GAF broad categories
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Superior Fxn (91)
No or min sx (81) Expectable Sx (71) Mild Sx (61) Moderate (51) Severe (41) Several areas impaired (31) All areas imparied (21) Some danger to self/others (11) Persistent danger (1) 0 = inadequate info |
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No symptoms
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91 to 100
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Absent or minimal symptoms ( e.g., mild anxiety before an exam
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81-90
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If symptoms are present, they are transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial. stressors ( e.g., difficulty concentrating after family argument )
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71-80
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Some mild symptoms ( e.g., depressed mood and mild insomnia )
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61-70
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Moderate symptoms ( e.g., flat affect and circumstantial speech, occasional panic attacks )
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51-60
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Severe symptoms ( e.g., suicidal ideation, severe obsessional rituals, frequent shoplifting )
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41-50
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Some impairment in reality testing or communication ( e.g., speech is at times illogical, obscure, or irrelevant )
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31-40
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Behavior is considerably influenced by delusions or hallucinations OR serious impairment in communication or judgment ( e.g., sometimes incoherent, acts grossly inappropriately, suicidal preoccupation )
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21-30
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Some danger of hurting self or others ( e .g., suicidal attempts without clear expectation of death; frequently violent; manic excitement )
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11-20
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Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others ( e.g., recurrent violence ) OR serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death
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1-10
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persistent inability to maintain minimal personal hygiene
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1-10
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occasionally fails to maintain minimal personal hygiene ( e.g., smears feces ) OR gross impairment in communication ( e.g., largely incoherent or mute )
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11-20
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inability to function in almost all areas ( e.g., stays in bed all day, no job, home, or friends )
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21-30
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major impairment in several areas, such as work or school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood ( e.g., depressed man avoids friends, neglects family, and is unable to work; child frequently beats up younger children, is defiant at home, and is failing at school )
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31-40
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any serious impairment in social, occupational or school functioning ( e,g., no friends, unable to keep a job )
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41-50
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moderate difficulty in social, occupational, or school functioning ( e.g., few friends, conflicts with peers or co-workers )
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51-60
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some difficulty in social occupational, or school functioning ( e.g., occasional truancy or theft within the household ), but generally functioning pretty well, has some meaningful interpersonal relationships
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61-70
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no more than slight impairment in social occupational, or school functioning ( e.g., temporarily falling behind in schoolwork )
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71-80
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good functioning in all areas, interested and involved in a wide range of activities, socially effective, generally satisfied with life, no more than everyday problems or concerns ( e.g., an occasional argument with family members )
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81-90
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Superior functioning in a wide range of activities, life's problems never seem to get out of hand, is sought out by others because of his or her many positive qualities.
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91-100
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Axis IV List
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Primary Support Group
Social Environment Education Problems Occupational Housing Economic Access to health services Legal system Other |
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Mnemonic for axis IV
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O PLEASE
Occupational/Other Primary Support Group Legal problems Educational Accessibility Social Environment Economic |
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Mild MR?
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50-55 to 90
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Moderate
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35-40 to 50-55
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Severe
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20-25 to 35-40
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Profound
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Less than 25 or 20
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