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.