Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.Patients A, B, C, and D all have similar symptoms and situational stressors. The major difference is that patient A’s Axis V rating scale is 77, patient B’s is 92, patient C’s is 15, and patient D’s rating scale is 32. Which of the patients would be given a more severe diagnosis?

Axis V ratings reflect a patient’s overall level of psychological, social, and occupational functioning. Lower scores indicate more severe impairment, so patient C, with a rating of 15, would receive the more severe diagnosis. Patient D’s score of 32 also indicates substantial impairment, but it is higher than 15.

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