Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, DERS-18 Test - the question form
Questions: 18 · 4 minutes
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1. I pay attention to how I feel.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half of the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
2. I have no idea how I am feeling.
1 - Almost never
2 - Sometimes
3 - About half the time
4 - Often
5 - Almost always
3. I have difficulty making sense of my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
4. I pay attention to my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
5. I have difficulty understanding how I feel.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
6. When I am upset, I acknowledge my emotions.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
7. When I am upset, I feel embarrassed about my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
8. When I am upset, I have difficulty getting work done.
1 - Almost never
2 - Sometimes
3 - About half the time
4 - Most of the time
5 - Almost always
9. When I am upset, I feel out of control.
1 - Almost never
2 - Sometimes
3 - About half of the time
4 - Quite often
5 - Almost always
10. When I am upset, I am confident that I will remain that way for a long time.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half of the time
4 – Fairly often
5 – Almost always
11. When I am upset, I believe that I will end up feeling very depressed.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
12. When I am upset, I have difficulty focusing on anything else.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
13. When I am upset, I feel ashamed of my feelings.
1 - Almost never
2 - Sometimes
3 - About half the time
4 - Quite often
5 - Almost always
14. When I am upset, I feel guilty for my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
15. When I am upset, I have difficulty concentrating.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
16. When I am upset, I have difficulty controlling my behavior.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Fairly often
5 – Almost always
17. When I am upset, I believe that the only thing I can do is to wallow in these feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
18. When I am upset, I lose control over my behaviors.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
1. I pay attention to how I feel.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Fairly often
5 – Almost always
2. I have no idea how I am feeling.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
3. I have difficulty understanding my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
4. I pay attention to my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Fairly often
5 – Almost always
5. I have difficulty understanding how I feel.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
6. When I am upset, I acknowledge my emotions.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
7. When I am upset, I feel embarrassed about my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
8. When I am upset, I have difficulty getting work done.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Fairly often
5 – Almost always
9. When I am upset, I feel out of control.
Almost never
Sometimes
About half the time
Quite often
Almost always
10. When I am upset, I believe that I will remain that way for a long time.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
11. When I am upset, I believe that I will end up feeling very depressed.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
12. When I am upset, I have difficulty focusing on anything else.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
13. When I am upset, I feel ashamed of my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
14. When I am upset, I feel guilty for my feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
15. When I am upset, I have difficulty concentrating.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Quite often
5 – Almost always
16. When I am upset, I have difficulty controlling my behavior.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
17. When I am upset, I believe that the only thing I can do is to stay stuck in those feelings.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half the time
4 – Often
5 – Almost always
18. When I am upset, I lose control over my behavior.
1 – Almost never
2 – Sometimes
3 – About half of the time
4 – Fairly often
5 – Almost always