Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, ATQ Test - the question form
Questions: 30 · 6 minutes
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1. I feel as if I have to face the whole world alone.
Not at all
Sometimes
Fairly often
Often
All the time
2. I am a bad person.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
3. Why do I never succeed at anything?
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Relatively often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
4. No one understands me.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
5. I have let other people down many times.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Relatively often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
6. I think I cannot go on with my life.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
7. I wish I were a better person.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
8. I am a very weak person.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
9. My life is not going the way I would like.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
10. I am deeply disappointed in myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Frequently
5 – All the time
11. Nothing makes me happy anymore.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
12. I can't stand this anymore.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
13. I cannot find the energy to start doing anything.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
14. What is wrong with me?
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
15. I wish I were someone else.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
16. I cannot get myself organized.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
17. I hate myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
18. I am worthless.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
19. I wish I could just disappear.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
20. What is wrong with me?
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
21. I am a failure.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
22. My life is a total mess.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
23. I keep failing at things.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
24. I will never succeed at anything.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
25. I feel so helpless.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
26. Something has to change.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
27. There must be something wrong with me.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
28. My future is hopeless.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
29. It is just not worth the effort.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Relatively often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
30. I cannot finish anything.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Relatively often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
1. I feel as though I am facing the whole world alone.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
2. I am a bad person.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
3. Why can I never do anything right?
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Relatively often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
4. No one understands me.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
5. I have let other people down many times.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
6. I think I will not be able to go on with my life.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
7. I wish I were a better person.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
8. I am a very weak person.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Frequently
5 – All the time
9. My life is going in a direction I do not want.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
10. I am deeply disappointed in myself.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Fairly often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
11. Nothing makes me happy anymore.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
12. I can't stand it anymore.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
13. I cannot find the energy to get started doing anything.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
14. What is wrong with me?
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
15. I wish I were someone else.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
16. I can't seem to get myself organized.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
17. I hate myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
18. I am worthless.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
19. I wish I would just disappear.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
20. What is wrong with me?
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
21. I am a failure.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
22. My life is a complete mess.
1 - Not at all
2 - Sometimes
3 - Relatively often
4 - Often
5 - All the time
23. I am always failing at things.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
24. I will never succeed at anything.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
25. I feel so helpless.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
26. Something has to change.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
27. There must be something wrong with me.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
28. My future is hopeless.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
29. It is just not worth the effort.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Fairly often
4 – Often
5 – All the time
30. I cannot finish anything I start.
1 – Not at all
2 – Sometimes
3 – Relatively often
4 – Often
5 – All the time