Quick Mind Test (DASS)

Self Examination Tool Kit

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

01

Question 01

I found it hard to wind down





02

Question 02

I was aware of dryness of my mouth





03

Question 03

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





04

Question 04

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





05

Question 05

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





06

Question 06

I tended to over-react to situations





07

Question 07

I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands)





08

Question 08

I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy





09

Question 09

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





10

Question 10

I felt that I had nothing to look forward to





11

Question 11

I found myself getting agitated





12

Question 12

I found it difficult to relax





13

Question 13

I felt down-hearted and blue





14

Question 14

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





15

Question 15

I felt I was close to panic





16

Question 16

I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything





17

Question 17

I felt I wasn't worth much as a person





18

Question 18

I felt that I was rather touchy





19

Question 19

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





20

Question 20

I felt scared without any good reason





21

Question 21

I felt that life was meaningless