Answer: C - The GAF is a scale of 1-100 with 100 being no symptoms. A score of 70 might indicate your client is mildly depressed or anxious, but overall, he is maintaining his current level of functioning with people at school, home, or work. He also maintains meaningful relationships. There is no imminent danger to himself or others. You may not find that he has superior functioning, but he is moving, like many, into transparent symptoms. The Gaf is an assessment of social, psychological, and mental function, and is not necessarily tied to substance abuse markers. However, a counselor could anticipate substance abuse would be correlated with a lower score.
