Anxiety Self-Diagnosis
  • Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Scale (DASS - 21)

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  • Dass 21 Please read each statement and circle a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you "over the past week".  There are no right or wrong answers.  Do not spend too much time on any statement. The rating scale is as follows: 0  Did not apply to me at all 1  Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time 2  Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time 3  Applied to me very much, or most of the time
  • (1) I found it hard to wind down*
  • (2) I was aware of dryness of my mouth*
  • (3) I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all*
  • (4) I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)*
  • (5) I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things*
  • (6) I overreacted to situations*
  • (7) I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands)*
  • (8) I exhibited a lot of nervous energy*
  • (9) I worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself*
  • (10) I felt that I had nothing to look forward to*
  • (11) I found myself getting agitated*
  • (12) I found it difficult to relax*
  • (13) I felt downhearted and blue*
  • (14) I was frustrated by anything that distracted me from the task at hand*
  • (15) I felt panicky*
  • (16) I was unable to be excited or enthusiastic*
  • (17) I felt worthless*
  • (18) I felt moody and irritable*
  • (19) I experience abnormal heart activity (e.g., increased heart rate without physical exertion, irregular heart beat)*
  • (20) I felt scared for no reason*
  • (21) I felt that life was meaningless*
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