1. Sadness 0 I do not feel sad. 1 I feel sad much of the time. 2 I am sad all the time. 3 I am so sad or unhappy that I can’t stand it. |
2. Pessimism 0 I am not particularly discouraged about my future. 1 I feel more discouraged about my future than I used to be. 2 I do not expect things to work out for me. 3 I feel my future is hopeless and will only get worse. |
3. Past Failure 0 I do not feel like a failure. 1 I have failed more than I should have. 2 As I look back, I can see a lot of failures. 3 I feel I am a total failure as a person. |
4. Loss of Pleasure 0 I get as much pleasure as I ever did from the things I enjoy. 1 I don’t enjoy things as much as I used to. 2 I get very little pleasure from the things I used to enjoy. 3 I can’t get any pleasure from the things I used to enjoy. |
5. Guilty Feelings 0 I don’t feel particularly guilty 1 I feel guilty over many things I have done or should have done. 2 I feel quite guilty most of the time. 3 I feel guilty all of the time. |
6. Punishment Feelings 0 I don’t feel I am being punished. 1 I feel I may be punished. 2 I expect to be punished. 3 I feel I am being punished. |
7. Self-Dislike 0 I feel the same about myself as ever. 1 I have lost confidence in myself. 2 I am disappointed in myself. 3 I dislike myself. |
8. Self-Criticalness 0 I don’t criticize or blame myself more than usual. 1 I am more critical of myself than I used to be. 2 I criticize myself for all of my faults. 3 I blame myself for everything bad that happens. |
9. Suicidal Thoughts or Wishes 0 I don’t have any thoughts of killing myself. 1 I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out. 2 I would like to kill myself. 3 I would kill myself if I had the chance. |
10. Crying 0 I don’t cry any more than I used to. 1 I cry more than I used to. 2 I cry over every little thing. 3 I feel like crying, but I can’t. |