DASS Assessment

Please read each statement and select a number 0, 1, 2, or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past 2 weeks. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

The rating scale is as follows:
0 - Did not apply to me at all
1 - Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time
2 - Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time
3 - Applied to me very much, or most of the time

1 / 42

I found myself getting upset by quite trivial things

2 / 42

I was aware of dryness of my mouth

3 / 42

I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all

4 / 42

I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g. excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)

5 / 42

I just couldn't seem to get going

6 / 42

I tended to over-react to situations

7 / 42

I had a feeling of shakiness (e.g. legs going to give way)

8 / 42

I found it difficult to relax

9 / 42

I found myself in situations that made me so anxious I was most relieved when they ended

10 / 42

I felt that I had nothing to look forward to

11 / 42

I found myself getting upset rather easily

12 / 42

I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy

13 / 42

I felt sad and depressed

14 / 42

I found myself getting impatient when I was delayed in any way (e.g. lifts, traffic lights, being kept waiting)

15 / 42

I had a feeling of faintness

16 / 42

I felt that I had lost interest in just about everything

17 / 42

I felt I wasn't worth much as a person

18 / 42

I felt that I was rather touchy

19 / 42

I perspired noticeably (e.g. hands sweaty) in the absence of high temperatures or physical exertion

20 / 42

I felt scared without any good reason

21 / 42

I felt that life wasn't worthwhile

22 / 42

I found it hard to wind down

23 / 42

I had difficulty in swallowing

24 / 42

I couldn't seem to get any enjoyment out of the things I did

25 / 42

I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)

26 / 42

I felt down-hearted and blue

27 / 42

I found that I was very irritable

28 / 42

I felt I was close to panic

29 / 42

I found it hard to calm down after something upset me

30 / 42

I feared that I would be "thrown" by some trivial but unfamiliar task

31 / 42

I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything

32 / 42

I found it difficult to tolerate interruptions to what I was doing

33 / 42

I was in a state of nervous tension

34 / 42

I felt I was pretty worthless

35 / 42

I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing

36 / 42

I felt terrified

37 / 42

I could see nothing in the future to be hopeful about

38 / 42

I felt that life was meaningless

39 / 42

I found myself getting agitated

40 / 42

I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself

41 / 42

I experienced trembling (eg., in the hands)

42 / 42

I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things

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