Flashcards: Axis I through Axis V Global Assessment Functioning (GAF)Scale
All 5 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Axis 1 | Clinical Disorders including: Disorders usually diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence (Autism, ADHD, Etc.) Delirium, dementia and other cognitive disorders (Dementias, Alzheimer's Disease, etc.) Mental disorders due to a general medical condition Substance-related disorders (such as alcohol or drugs) Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Mood disorders (Depression, Bipolar) Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders (Conversion Disorder, Hypochondriasis, etc.) Factitious disorders Dissociative disorders (Dissociative Identity Disorder, etc.) Sexual and gender identity disorders Eating disorders (Anorexia, Bulimia, etc.) Sleep disorders (Insomnia, Sleep Terrors, etc.) Impulse-control disorders (Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Kleptomania, etc.) Adjustment disorders |
| Axis 2 | Examples: Paranoid personality disorder Borderline personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder Dependent personality disorder Mental retardation |
| Axis 3 | Listed here are general medical (physical) concerns that may have a bearing on understanding the client's mental disorder, or in the management of the client's mental disorder |
| Axis 4 | Psychosocial and Environmental Problems Problems with the primary support group (divorce, abuse, deaths, births, etc.) Problems related to social environment (retirement, living alone/ friendships, etc.) Educational problems (illiteracy, academic problems, conflict with teachers, etc.) Occupational problems (unemployment, difficult work conditions, job dissatisfaction, etc.) Housing problems (homelessness, unsafe neighborhood, problems with neighbors, etc.) Economic problems (poverty, insufficient finances, etc.) Problems with access to health care services (inadequate health care |
| Axis 5 | Global Assessment of Functioning |