Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale, BADS Test - the question form
Questions: 25 · 5 minutes
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1. I stayed in bed too long even though I had things to do.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
2. There were specific things I needed to do, but I did not do them.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a slight degree
3
4: True to a great degree
5
6: Completely true
3. I am satisfied with what I have accomplished and how much I have done.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a great extent
5
6: Completely true
4. I engaged in a variety of different activities.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a slight degree
3
4: To a great degree
5
6: Completely true
5. I made good decisions about what activities to do and/or what situations to put myself in.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
6. I was active, but I did not accomplish any of the goals I had set for the day.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a large extent
5
6: Completely true
7. I was active and accomplished the goals I set for myself.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
8. For the most part, I did things to avoid something unpleasant.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
9. I did things to avoid feeling sad or other painful emotions.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
10. I tried not to think about certain things.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
11. I did things, even when they were difficult, because they moved me closer to my long-term goals.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Completely true
12. I did something that was difficult to do, but was worth it.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small degree
3
4: To a large degree
5
6: Completely true
13. I spent a lot of time thinking over my problems again and again.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
14. I kept trying to come up with new ways to solve problems, but I did not actually try any of these solutions.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
15. I often spent time thinking about my past, including people who hurt me, mistakes I have made, and other negative things from my past.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a slight degree
3
4: True to a great degree
5
6: Completely true
16. I did not see any of my friends.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Completely true
17. I was withdrawn and quiet, even around people I know well.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
18. I did not socialize with other people, even though I had opportunities to do so.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
19. I pushed people away with my negative attitude.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a large extent
5
6: Completely true
20. I did things to avoid other people.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
21. I took time off from work/school or stopped doing household tasks and other responsibilities simply because I was too tired or did not feel like doing anything.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
22. My work/school/chores and responsibilities suffered because I was not active enough.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a large extent
5
6: Completely true
23. I organized my daily activities.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a great extent
5
6: Completely true
24. I only did things that could distract me from how bad I was feeling.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Completely true
25. I felt upset when other people expressed their negative feelings.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
1. I stayed in bed too long even though I had things to do.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
2. There were specific things I needed to do, but I did not do them.
0: Not at all true
1
2: Slightly true
3
4: Very true
5
6: Completely true
3. I am satisfied with what I have accomplished and how much I have done.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
4. I engaged in many different activities.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
5. I made appropriate decisions about what to do and/or what situations to put myself in.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
6. I was active, but did not accomplish any of the goals I set for myself that day.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small degree
3
4: To a large degree
5
6: Completely true
7. I was active and accomplished the goals I set for myself.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
8. For the most part, I engaged in activities to avoid something unpleasant.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Completely true
9. I did things to avoid feeling sad or other painful emotions.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Absolutely true
10. I tried not to think about certain things.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Completely true
11. I did things even when they were difficult because they moved me toward my long-term goals.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a great extent
5
6: Completely true
12. I did something that was hard to do, but it was worth it.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
13. I spent a lot of time thinking about my problems over and over again.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a great extent
5
6: Completely true
14. I continued trying to come up with new ways to solve problems, but I did not try any of these solutions.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a large extent
5
6: Completely true
15. I often spent time thinking about my past, including people who hurt me, mistakes I have made, and other negative things from my past.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
16. I did not see any of my friends.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small degree
3
4: True to a large degree
5
6: Completely true
17. I have been withdrawn and quiet, even around people I know well.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small degree
3
4: To a large degree
5
6: Completely true
18. I did not socialize with people, even though I had opportunities to do so.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
19. I pushed people away with my negative attitude.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a slight degree
3
4: True to a great degree
5
6: Completely true
20. I did things to isolate myself from other people.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a large extent
5
6: Completely true
21. I took time off from work or school and neglected household tasks and other responsibilities because I was too tired or did not feel like doing anything.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small degree
3
4: To a large degree
5
6: Completely true
22. My work/school/chores and responsibilities have suffered because I have not been active enough.
0: Not at all true
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
23. I organized my daily activities.
0: Not at all true
1
2: True to a small extent
3
4: True to a large extent
5
6: Completely true
24. I did only things that could distract me from how bad I felt.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true
25. I felt bad when others expressed negative feelings.
0: Not at all
1
2: To a small extent
3
4: To a great extent
5
6: Completely true