DASS-21 Emotional Distress Screening Test - the question form
Questions: 21 · 4 minutes
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1. I found it hard to wind down.
1 – Never
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
2. I experienced dryness of the mouth.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
3. I seemed unable to experience any positive feeling at all.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
4. I experienced breathing difficulties (e.g., rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion).
1 – Never
2 – Sometimes
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
6. I tended to over-react to situations.
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
7. I experienced trembling (e.g., in the hands).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to.
1 – Never
2 – Sometimes
3 – A lot of the time
4 – Most of the time
11. I found myself getting agitated.
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
12. I found it difficult to relax.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
13. I felt downhearted and depressed.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
14. I found it difficult to tolerate interruptions to what I was doing.
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
15. I felt close to panic.
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
16. I could not get interested in anything.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
17. I felt that I was not worth much as a person.
Never
Rarely
Often
Almost always
18. I felt that I was rather touchy.
Never
Rarely
Often
Almost always
19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g., sense of heart rate increase, missed heart beats).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
20. I felt scared without any good reason.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
21. I felt that life was meaningless.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
1. I found it hard to wind down.
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
2. I experienced dryness of the mouth.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
3. I could not experience any positive feeling at all.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Most of the time
4. I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g., rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
6. I tended to over-react to situations.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
7. I experienced trembling (e.g., in the hands).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
11. I found myself getting agitated.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
12. I found it hard to relax.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
13. I felt downhearted and depressed.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
14. I found it hard to tolerate anything that interfered with what I was doing.
Never
Rarely
Often
Almost always
15. I felt close to panic.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
17. I felt that I was not worth much as a person.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
18. I felt that I was rather touchy.
Never
Rarely
Often
Almost always
19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g., a feeling of increased heart rate, missed beats).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
20. I felt scared without any good reason.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always
21. I felt that life was meaningless.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Often
4 – Almost always