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Title

DSM Axis

Description

DSM

Total Cards

Subject

Psychology

Level

Undergraduate 3

Created

02/11/2008

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Additional Psychology Flashcards

Term

Axis 1

Definition

Clinical Syndromes

Term

Axis 2

Definition

Personality Disorders or Mental Retardation

Term

Axis 3

Definition

General Medical Conditions
including those which may possibly be the underlying cause of an Axis I condition

Term

Axis 4

Definition

Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
again, including those which may be involved with an Axis I condition

Term

Axis 5

Definition

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale
basically, a “quick and dirty” rating of how well one functions overall