Which of the following is NOT included in the DSM-5?

• A. Global Assessment of Functioning
• B. Anxiety Disorder
• C. Major Depressive Disorder
• D. Bipolar Disorder

Answer: (A)

DSM-5 moves away from the old multi-axial system and does not include the Global Assessment of Functioning as part of the diagnostic framework. The GAF was used in DSM-IV to give a single score of overall functioning, but it had reliability and clarity issues and was dropped in DSM-5. Clinicians can still assess functioning with other tools (like WHODAS 2.0), but it isn’t one of the DSM-5 diagnoses. In contrast, anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder are all categorized and defined within DSM-5 with explicit criteria, so they are included.