Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam

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What is the WHODAS 2.0 a replacement for?

The DSM-IV
The GAF scale
The MMSE
The Beck Depression Inventory

The correct answer is: The GAF scale

The WHODAS 2.0 is a tool developed by the World Health Organization to assess the impact of health conditions on functioning across several domains. It is specifically designed as a replacement for the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale. The GAF scale has been criticized for its lack of reliability and validity, particularly in measuring dimensions of disability and functioning. WHODAS 2.0 provides a more comprehensive and standardized way to evaluate an individual's ability to perform daily activities and participate in society, making it a more suitable tool for clinicians seeking to understand the impact of health on overall functioning. While the other options—such as the DSM-IV, MMSE, and Beck Depression Inventory—serve different purposes in clinical assessment and diagnosis, they do not focus specifically on the assessment of functioning in the same context as WHODAS 2.0 does.