Jennifer is a college student seeing a psychologist in the university counseling center for test anxiety.The only other symptoms she reports are occasional verbal arguments with her boyfriend of 2 years.In the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic system,Jennifer's GAF would appear on Axis __________ as approximately __________.

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In the DSM-IV-TR, the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score is reported on Axis V. Jennifer's situation, involving test anxiety and occasional verbal arguments with her boyfriend but otherwise functioning well, suggests a relatively high level of functioning. A GAF score of approximately 85 indicates that while there are some symptoms (e.g., test anxiety), they are transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial stressors, with only slight impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning.

Jennifer Is a College Student Seeing a Psychologist in the University