Health Attitude Diagnostic Evaluation Test

Understand how engaged you are in protecting your health across thoughts, feelings, and habits in about 5 minutes. A 24 item format pinpoints strengths and gaps to guide clearer goals and healthier action.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

6/9

Behavioral Scale (BS)

Measures how much a person expresses health attitudes through actions that shape and influence their surrounding environment and other people.

Personal-only

Occasional influence

Active promoter

0 – 3: Personal-only | 4 – 6: Occasional influence | 7 – 9: Active promoter

A score of 6 suggests you sometimes take steps to encourage healthier norms or conditions around you, though this influence is not consistently strong.

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4/9

Practical Scale (PS)

Measures how strongly a person expresses care for their health through practical actions such as exercise and wellness routines.

Low practical engagement

Moderate practical engagement

High practical engagement

0 – 3: Low practical engagement | 4 – 6: Moderate practical engagement | 7 – 9: High practical engagement

A score of 4 suggests a moderate level of practical health activity, indicating some consistent actions to maintain health but with room to expand or regularize them.

example score

6/9

Cognitive Scale (CS)

Measures how actively a person engages with health-related information through interest, independent learning, and discussion.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate cognitive engagement with health topics, with some independent information seeking and interest that is not consistently intensive.

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5/9

Emotional Scale (ES)

Measures how emotionally engaged you are with your health, including enjoyment of self-care and absence of negative emotional patterns.

Low engagement

Moderate engagement

High engagement

0 – 3: Low engagement | 4 – 6: Moderate engagement | 7 – 9: High engagement

A score of 5 suggests a moderate level of emotional engagement with health, with some positive feelings about self-care that may not be consistently strong.

example score

3/9

Health Attitude Index (HAI)

Assesses how developed and strongly expressed a person’s overall attitude toward maintaining their health and a healthy lifestyle is.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: High

A score of 3 falls in the Low range, suggesting a generally underdeveloped attitude toward health with limited overall engagement.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Lifestyle Change Seekers

41%OF USERS

People who want to improve habits like sleep, nutrition, or exercise and want to see whether their motivation is backed by real actions.

Chronic Condition Managers

34%OF USERS

People living with ongoing health issues who want to understand where they are strong or struggling in knowledge, emotions, and daily self-care.

Coaches and Counselors

25%OF USERS

Professionals who support clients or employees and use the results to spot gaps between health intentions and behavior.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Stepwise Scale (SS)

Average

3.8

Normal range

2.2 — 5.4

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Practical Scale (PS)

Average

2.9

Normal range

1.5 — 4.2

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Cognitive Scale (CS)

Average

4.6

Normal range

3 — 6.2

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Emotional Scale (ES)

Average

Normal range

3.9 — 6.2

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Health Attitude Index (HAI)

Average

2.5

Normal range

1.1 — 3.9

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

For each item, two statements (A and B) are presented that reflect opposing views or situations. Select the option that best fits you. You may choose one of the following response options: 1. Statement A fits you completely. 2. You lean more toward statement A, but cannot fully agree with it. 3. You lean more toward statement B, but cannot fully agree with it. 4. Statement B fits you completely. If you consider a situation unlikely for you, still try to make a selection. This questionnaire does not have “right” or “wrong” answers; your perspective is valuable as it is. It is preferable to respond quickly, as the first reaction most accurately reflects your opinion.

- Statement A fits me completely
- I lean more toward statement A
- I lean more toward statement B
- Statement B fits me completely
- Statement A fits me completely
- I lean more toward statement A
- I lean more toward statement B
- Statement B fits me completely
- Statement A fits me completely
- I lean more toward statement A
- I lean more toward statement B
- Statement B fits me completely

These are 3 of the 24 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Health Attitude Diagnostic Evaluation Test - Symptoms and Signs

health

healthy lifestyle

This measure assesses an individual’s attitudes and engagement related to personal health. The Health Attitude Index is intended to characterize the intensity and breadth of health-related involvement across affective, cognitive, and behavioral domains.

The instrument includes 24 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. It is commonly used in clinical and research contexts to support case formulation, identify areas of relative strength or limited engagement (e.g., knowledge versus behavior), and inform intervention planning. The Health Attitude Index is attributed to Howard Leventhal.

Author: Howard Leventhal

Literature: Rosenberg, M. Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton University Press. 1965.