Clinical Anger Scale, CAS Test - the question form
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1. Anger
I am not angry right now.
I am angry right now.
I am angry now and most of the time.
I am so angry and hostile all the time that I cannot stand it.
2. Select the statement that best describes how you have been feeling about your future.
The future does not make me feel angry.
I feel angry, particularly about my future.
I feel angry about what I have to expect from the future.
I feel very angry about my future because everything seems hopeless.
3.
If I fail at something, it makes me angry to feel like a failure.
It makes me angry that I have more failures than the average person.
When I look back on my life, I feel angry about all my failures.
It makes me angry that, as a person, I am a complete failure.
4. Which statement best describes how you have been feeling?
I am not particularly angry about what is happening.
I feel more anger about what is happening than usual.
I feel very angry about what has been happening these days.
I feel angry and hostile about everything around me.
5. Hostility
I do not feel particularly hostile toward other people.
Most of the time, I feel some hostility.
I feel very hostile most of the time.
I feel hostile almost all the time.
6.
I do not think anyone is trying to provoke me.
At times, I think people are trying to provoke me.
More people than usual have been making me angry.
I feel that other people are constantly and deliberately making me angry.
7. Anger at myself
I do not feel angry when I think about myself.
Right now, I am angrier with myself than usual.
I am angry with myself most of the time.
When I think about myself, I feel extremely angry.
8. Anger about other people ruining my life
I do not feel angry that someone has ruined my life.
I start to feel angry that other people are ruining my life.
I feel angry that other people are preventing me from living well.
I am angry all the time that other people have completely ruined my life.
9. Select the statement that best describes how you have been feeling.
I am not so angry that I want to hurt someone.
Sometimes I am so angry that I want to hurt other people, but I do not do it.
My anger is so intense that sometimes I feel driven to hurt others.
I am so angry that I want to hurt someone.
10. I shout at people more than usual.
I do not shout at people more than usual.
I shout at people more than usual.
Lately, I am constantly shouting at people.
I shout at people so often that sometimes I just cannot stop.
11. I feel irritated.
Nothing is irritating me more than usual right now.
I feel a little more irritated than usual.
I feel irritated most of the time.
Lately, I feel irritated all the time.
12. Choose the statement that best describes how you have been feeling.
My anger does not interfere with my interest in other people.
My anger sometimes interferes with my interest in other people.
I become so angry that I do not want to be around people.
I am so angry that I cannot tolerate being around other people.
13. My anger affects my ability to make good decisions.
I do not have a persistent feeling of anger that affects my ability to make decisions.
My anger sometimes undermines my ability to make good decisions.
My anger has reached a level that interferes with my ability to make good decisions.
I am so angry that I can no longer make good decisions.
14.
I am not so angry and hostile that others avoid me.
Sometimes people do not like being around me because I start to get angry.
More and more, people keep their distance from me because I am angry and hostile.
People clearly do not like me because I am angry all the time.
15. My anger interferes with my work.
My anger does not interfere with my work.
From time to time, feelings of anger interfere with my work.
I am so angry that my productivity is reduced.
My anger makes it almost impossible for me to work.
16. My anger affects my sleep.
My anger does not interfere with my sleep.
Sometimes I sleep poorly because I feel angry.
My anger is so strong that I cannot fall asleep for an hour or two longer than usual.
I am so angry that I cannot sleep properly all night.
17.
I do not feel any more tired because of my anger.
My feelings of anger are beginning to tire me.
My anger is so intense that I feel very tired.
I am so tired from my anger that I cannot do anything.
18. My anger affects my appetite.
My appetite is not affected by anger.
My anger is beginning to affect my appetite.
Because of my anger, I have a poor appetite.
I am so angry that I have no appetite at all.
19. Anger is affecting my health and well-being.
Anger does not affect my health.
My feelings of anger are beginning to affect my health.
My anger prevents me from devoting enough time and attention to my health.
Right now, I am so angry about everything that I do not pay any attention to my health and well-being.
20.
My anger does not affect my ability to think clearly.
Sometimes my anger keeps me from thinking clearly.
Because of my anger, it is hard for me to think about anything else.
I am so angry and hostile that it has completely distorted my thinking.
21. Interest in sex
My anger has not affected my interest in sex.
Because of my anger, I am less interested in sex than usual.
My current anger has undermined my interest in sex.
I am so angry about my life that I have completely lost interest in sex.
1.
I am not angry right now.
I am angry right now.
I am angry right now and most of the time.
I feel so angry and hostile all the time that I cannot stand it.
2. Choose the statement that best describes how you have been feeling about your future.
My future does not make me feel angry.
I feel angry, particularly about my future.
I feel angry about what I have to expect from the future.
I feel very angry about my future because everything seems hopeless.
3.
When I fail at something, I feel angry that I am a failure.
I feel angry that I have more failures than the average person.
When I look back on my life, I feel angry about all my failures.
I feel angry that, as a person, I am a total failure.
4. I feel angry about what is happening.
I am not that angry about what is happening.
I feel more anger about what is happening than usual.
I have been very angry about what is happening these days.
I am angry and hostile about everything around me.
5. Hostility
I do not feel particularly hostile toward other people.
I feel some hostility much of the time.
I feel very hostile much of the time.
I feel hostile almost all the time.
6. People are trying to make me angry.
I do not think that anyone is trying to make me angry.
At times I think people are trying to make me angry.
More people than usual have been making me angry.
I feel that other people are constantly and deliberately making me angry.
7. Anger toward myself
I do not feel angry when I think about myself.
Right now, I am angrier with myself than usual.
I am angry with myself most of the time.
When I think about myself, I feel extremely angry.
8. I feel angry that other people have ruined my life.
I do not feel angry that someone has ruined my life.
I start to feel angry that other people are ruining my life.
I am angry that other people are keeping me from living well.
I am constantly angry that other people have completely ruined my life.
9. My anger is so intense that I want to hurt someone.
I am not so angry that I want to hurt someone.
Sometimes I get so angry that I want to hurt other people, but I do not act on it.
My anger is so intense that sometimes I feel a strong urge to hurt other people.
I am so angry that I want to hurt someone.
10. I shout at people more than usual.
I do not shout at people more than usual.
I shout at people more than usual.
Lately, I am constantly shouting at people.
I shout at people so often that sometimes I just cannot stop.
11. I feel irritated.
Nothing irritates me more than usual right now.
I feel slightly more irritated than usual.
I feel irritated most of the time.
Lately, I constantly feel irritated.
12.
My anger does not interfere with my interest in other people.
My anger sometimes interferes with my interest in other people.
I get so angry that I do not want to be around people.
I am so angry that I cannot tolerate being around other people.
13. Anger affects my ability to make decisions.
I do not have a persistent feeling of anger that affects my ability to make decisions.
My anger sometimes undermines my ability to make decisions.
My anger has become so intense that it interferes with my ability to make sound decisions.
I am so angry that I can no longer make sound decisions.
14. People avoid me because of how angry and hostile I am.
I am not so angry and hostile that other people avoid me.
Sometimes people do not like being around me because I start to get angry.
More and more, people keep their distance from me because I am angry and hostile.
People openly dislike me because I am angry all the time.
15. Anger interferes with my ability to work.
My anger does not interfere with my ability to work.
From time to time, my anger interferes with my ability to work.
I am so angry that it reduces my productivity.
My anger almost keeps me from working.
16. My anger affects my sleep.
My anger does not interfere with my sleep.
Sometimes I sleep poorly because I feel angry.
My anger is so intense that I cannot fall asleep for 1–2 hours longer than usual.
I am so angry that I cannot sleep well all night.
17.
I do not feel more tired because of my anger.
Feeling angry is beginning to tire me.
My anger is so intense that I feel very tired.
I get so tired from my anger that I cannot do anything.
18. My anger affects my appetite.
My appetite is not affected by my anger.
My anger is starting to affect my appetite.
Because of my anger, I have a poor appetite.
I am so angry that I have completely lost my appetite.
19. My anger affects my health and well-being.
My anger does not affect my health.
My anger is starting to affect my health.
My anger keeps me from spending enough time and attention on my health.
Right now I am so angry at everything that I do not pay any attention to my health and well-being.
20. Anger has affected my ability to think clearly.
Anger does not affect my ability to think clearly.
Sometimes my anger keeps me from thinking clearly.
Because of my anger, it is hard for me to think about anything else.
I am so angry and hostile that it has completely distorted my thinking.
21. My interest in sex
My anger has not affected my interest in sex.
Because of my anger, sex has been less interesting to me than usual.
My current anger has undermined my interest in sex.
I am so angry at my life that I have completely lost interest in sex.