Novaco Anger Scale, NAS Test - the question form
Questions: 25 · 5 minutes
1. You examine some equipment you have just purchased, switch it on, and find that it does not work.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
2. A repair/service company sends you an excessively high bill.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
3. You are criticized while other people's actions go unnoticed.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
4. Your car gets stuck in snow or mud.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
5. You speak to someone and they do not respond.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
6. Someone claims they deserve more than you think they do.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
7. You are trying to carry your coffee in a cafe, and someone bumps into you.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
8. You have hung up your clothes on a hanger, and someone knocks them down and awkwardly tries to pick them up.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
9. A salesperson follows you around giving you advice from the moment you enter a store.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
10. You have arranged to go out with someone who leaves you at the last minute, leaving you alone.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
11. Someone jokes about you or makes fun of you.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
12. Your car stalls at a traffic light, and the driver behind you keeps honking the horn.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
13. You awkwardly turn around in a parking lot by accident and, as you look out of your car, you hear, "Where did you learn to drive?"
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
14. Someone made a mistake and blamed it on you.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
15. You are trying to concentrate, but a person sitting nearby keeps jiggling their legs.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
16. You loaned someone something important and they did not return it.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
17. Everything has gone wrong for you all day, and someone says you did not do what you had agreed on in advance.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - considerable anger
5 - intense anger
18. You try to discuss something important with a friend, but they do not let you express your feelings.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
19. You are arguing with someone who is very incompetent.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
20. Someone repeatedly interferes in an argument that does not involve them.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – moderate anger
5 – intense anger
21. You are in a big hurry, and the car ahead is crawling along at 20 km/h and will not let you pass.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
22. You step in sticky chewing gum.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – fairly strong anger
5 – intense anger
23. Elderly women sitting outside your building look you over and talk about you from head to toe.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – moderate anger
5 – intense anger
24. When you are in a hurry, you rip your trousers on a sharp object.
1 – mild irritation
2 – somewhat stronger irritation
3 – upset
4 – considerable anger
5 – intense anger
25. A payphone takes your last coin.
1 - mild irritation
2 - somewhat stronger irritation
3 - upset
4 - moderate anger
5 - intense anger