Standardized A-Test Questionnaire - the question form
Questions: 26 · 5 minutes
1. Do you drink alcohol in large amounts after feeling upset or after an argument?
Yes
No
2. When you have problems or feel in a difficult situation, do you always drink more than usual?
Yes
No
3. Have you noticed that you can now drink more alcohol than you used to?
Yes
No
4. Have you ever been unable to remember parts of the previous evening after drinking, even though your friends said you had not passed out?
Yes
No
5. When you drink with others, do you try to drink more than they do without them noticing?
Yes
No
6. Do you ever feel uncomfortable when you do not have a drink?
Yes
No
7. Have you noticed recently that once you start drinking, you rush to take the first sip, even though you did not do this before?
Yes
No
8. Have you ever felt guilty about your drinking?
Yes
No
9. Do you get irritated when your friends or parents discuss your relationship with alcohol?
Yes
No
10. Have you noticed that you are having memory lapses more and more often?
Yes
No
11. Do you often notice that you want to keep drinking after your friends say they have had enough?
Yes
No
12. Do you always have a reason to get very drunk?
Yes
No
13. How often, once you have sobered up, do you regret what you did or said while under the influence of alcohol?
Yes
No
14. Have you tried to do anything to control your alcohol use?
Yes
No
15. How often have you broken promises you made to yourself not to drink?
Yes
No
16. Have you tried to limit your alcohol use by changing your job or where you live?
Yes
No
17. Have you tried to avoid your family or close people when you drink?
Yes
No
18. Are you experiencing more problems related to money or work?
Yes
No
19. Do you feel that more and more people have been treating you unfairly without sufficient reason?
Yes
No
20. Do you eat little or irregularly when you drink alcohol?
Yes
No
21. Do you have morning shakes, and do you feel that a small amount of alcohol would help?
Yes
No
22. Have you noticed that you can no longer drink as much as you used to?
Yes
No
23. Have you ever drunk alcohol for several days in a row?
Yes
No
24. Do you sometimes feel very depressed and, when you feel this way, question whether life has meaning?
Yes
No
25. After a binge-drinking episode, do you sometimes hear or see things that are not really there?
Yes
No
26. Do you feel afraid after drinking heavily for a long time?
Yes
No