After an evaluation with a psycologist, I got a number with the initials "GAF".  I would like to know what that stands for.
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Global Assessment of Functioning.  \n\nConsider psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum of mental health-illness. Do not include impairment in functioning due to physical (or environmental) limitations. \n  \n\nCode (Note: Use intermediate codes when appropriate, e.g., 45, 68, 72.) \n  100 \n| \n91 Superior functioning in a wide range of activities, life's problems never seem to get out of hand, is sought out by others because of his or her many positive qualities. No symptoms. \n90 \n| \n| \n81  Absent or minimal symptoms (e.g., mild anxiety before an exam), good functioning in all areas, interested and involved in a wide range of activities, socially effective, generally satisfied with life, no more than everyday problems or concerns (e.g., an occasional argument with family members). \n80 \n| \n| \n71  If symptoms are present, they are transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial stressors (e.g., difficulty concentrating after family argument); no more than slight impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., temporarily falling behind in schoolwork). \n70 \n| \n |  \n61 Some mild symptoms (e.g., depressed mood and mild insomnia) OR some difficulty in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., occasional truancy, or theft within the household), but generally functioning pretty well, has some meaningful interpersonal relationships. \n60 \n| \n| \n51  Moderate symptoms (e.g., flat affect and circumstantial speech, occasional panic attacks) OR moderate difficulty in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., few friends, conflicts with peers or co-workers). \n50 \n| \n| \n41  Serious symptoms (e.g., suicidal ideation, severe obsessional rituals, frequent shoplifting) OR any serious impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., no friends, unable to keep a job). \n40 \n| \n| \n| \n31  Some impairment in reality testing or communication (e.g., speech is at times illogical, obscure, or irrelevant) OR major impairment in several areas, such as work or school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood (e.g., depressed man avoids friends, neglects family, and is unable to work; child frequently beats up younger children, is defiant at home, and is failing at school). \n30 \n| \n| \n21 Behavior is considerably influenced by delusions or hallucinations OR serious impairment, in communication or judgment (e.g., sometimes incoherent, acts grossly inappropriately, suicidal preoccupation) OR inability to function in almost all areas (e.g., stays in bed all day, no job, home, or friends) \n20 \n|  \n| \n11  Some danger of hurting self or others (e.g., suicide attempts without clear expectation of death; frequently violent; manic excitement) OR occasionally fails to maintain minimal personal hygiene (e.g., smears feces) OR gross impairment in communication (e.g., largely incoherent or mute). \n10  \n|  \n1  Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others (e.g., recurrent violence) OR persistent inability to maintain minimal personal hygiene OR serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death. \n0 Inadequate information. \n\nThere is a similar scale for children - the CGAS.  As a therapist, I can use GAF scores to track whether or not someone is improving.  They are somewhat subjective - I might rate someone at 45 and another therapist might say 40 or 50 depending on the situation.  It's not a huge deal to most people, your diagnosis and treatment should be your primary focus.
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Stare with your gp who should refer you to aspecialist and a psychologist. Its gonna take years, so be patient.
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I am a mason. But i dont understand the question? add more in the details "g number"?????
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This will apply if you are in the UK:\n\nVisit www.ldaf.org.uk\n\nLDAF stands for learning disability award framework, and are a set of qualification specific for learning disabilities. Check it out....
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It stood for Works Progress Administration. And it was implemented in the '30s. My Grampa worked for the WPA for a short  while in Emerson, Nebraska.  The project built city auditoriums and public swimming pools and other public buildings in the area,  what ever the town needed.  Mom was just a little girl at the time and doesn't remember much, just that it was a very bad time, and everyone depended a lot on gardens and sharing food.  \n\nThanks for the question.  Found out a little more about my family history.  Heard lots of stories about the Depression, but I never knew my grandfather worked for the WPA.
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go to mypyramid.gov it's very very helpful
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I dont know why you want a hall ticket number. But just for fun , i am telling you .\n\n2065***  The three stars can have a range of 001 to 500.\nEither you will be told that you have not qualified or it will tell that u have.I u have  only then will your rank be diplayed, along with your time and date of counselling.\nHave fun!
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It might help if you gave the context.  At some schools it means Department of Health Care Sciences.  But there is also some kind of gene called DHC, so if it says DHCs, then it might be that.
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If you apply at the same place, they will have your old applciation on file (otherwise it will be on the computer only).  They will see why you were 221-g'ed.  Just explain and all should be well.  Good luck.
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It means:\n\nHow are you? When are you coming here? Hope we could see each other before I leave.  It might be this December 16.  Go to Fridays again.  Pauline is no longer the manager, it's another person.  That's also the reason why I transferred.\n\nBy the way, do you have a number there?  Where is Aki?  I want to go there.  I often dream about Aki and it's always a bad dream.  And then I see Aki in different places and Aki is always sad when he/she sees me.  Then, it disappears immediately when I point him/her to my companions.  They say it might be bad, that I should go to Aki because something might have happened to him/her.  \n\nThis is my new number #000000000, call me if you receive this.\n-------------------\n\nMy notes: By the way, the original message was written in "text"/SMS so it is not a good reflection of how Tagalog words are properly spelled and used.  I had a difficult time translating/deciphering it.  If you use an online translator to translate that whole message to English, you probably won't get much.
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Give them a call:\n1-866-76ACCES (1-866-762-2237).\n\nThey can provide you with the information you need.\n\nHope this helps!
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have you called the 800 # on the back of your medical card? Tey can usually refer you to a doc . happy hunting! By the way , Jesus loves you.
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Don't know what you mean...Psychiatric ward (for mental peeps), do you want the spelling of *psychology*
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According to HIPAA, you are obligated to receive a copy of the psychological evaluation, but maybe not the raw data.  Ask her to set up an informing appointment and have her go over the results of the evaluation, face-to-face.  This way, you can ask any questions about the evaluation.  \nThis is standard practice for non-court mandated evaluations.  \nI may not be totally correct, so contact the California Office of HIPAA implementation.
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Your GAF is probably about 20.  lol.
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221(g) officially means that they need to do additional "administrative processing."  Usually this is because they need to confirm or check some documentation related to your application.  After they've done this you might be issued or denied depending on what they find and what they're concern was.  But there's no guarantee either way, it depends on the details of your application.
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I/O psychology? Yes, I thought about it myself and still may go back for the masters in this area.  Here is the short to your issue:  She needs to be evaluated based on a larger picture, more than a few variables. As you already know, the tests that you create to appraise someone CAN be very effective in assessing someone's internal abilities and how they relate to the job they have/or searching for. How about giving her another appraisal without cutting her completely from the staff?  Maybe recommend counseling?  I believe in human potential, the greatness within that lurks beneath the everyday pschological defenses and behavioral nuances.  Was she always like this?  Does she have potential?