Jamal's client is presenting with symptoms consistent with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Jamal assesses for the severity and frequency of his client's anxiety and diagnoses him as having a mild symptoms of GAD as opposed to indicating that he definitely has GAD or definitely does not. Jamal's conceptualization of his client's disorder as a matter of degree rather than simply as being "present or absent" is consistent with________.
A) dynamic assessment
B) functional assessment
C) categorical assessment
D) dimensional assessment

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Jamal's approach of considering the severity and frequency of his client's anxiety is consistent with a dimensional assessment. A dimensional assessment is an approach that considers psychological problems as matters of degree rather than simply being present or absent. This approach allows for a more nuanced understanding of a client's difficulties, which can guide treatment planning and interventions. The other options, dynamic, functional, and categorical assessments, may also be useful in the assessment and treatment of mental health concerns, but they are not specifically related to Jamal's approach of considering the severity and frequency of his client's symptoms.

Jamal's Client Is Presenting with Symptoms Consistent with Generalized Anxiety