Question

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

Patients A, B, C, and D all have similar symptoms and situational stressors. The major difference is that patient A’s Axis V rating scale is 77, patient B’s is 92, patient C’s is 15, and patient D’s rating scale is 32.

Which of the patients would be given a more severe diagnosis?
A.
Patient A
B.
Patient B
C.
Patient C
D.
Patient D

Answer 1

C. Patient C

The Axis V (GAF) score rates overall psychological, social, and occupational functioning — lower scores indicate more severe impairment. Patient C's score of 15 is the lowest, reflecting the most severe dysfunction.