Beck's scale of depression
It is a very widespread and objective self-assessment scale. It can also be used as a basis for evaluating the possible development of depression in people we know well.
Choose a numerical value corresponding to the characteristic. We will record. We add the values obtained in this way.
Mood
0 - I'm not in a sad mood
1 - I feel a little sad, depressed
2 - I'm still sad or depressed and I can't get out of it
3 - I'm so sad or unhappy that I can't take it anymore
Pessimism
0 - I do not look to the future pessimistically or hopelessly
1 - I'm a little worried about the future
2 - I see that I have nothing to look forward to
3 - I see that the future is completely hopeless and cannot improve
Feeling of failure
0 - I have no feeling of any failure in life
1 - I feel that I have had more bad luck and failure in my life than people usually have
2 - if I look back on my life, I see that it is just a series of failures
3 - I see that as a person (father, husband, etc.) I have completely disappointed in my life
Dissatisfaction with the activity
0 - I'm not particularly dissatisfied
1 - I don't enjoy things as much as I used to
2 - I don't enjoy almost anything at all
3 - whatever I do, it does not arouse the slightest pleasure in me
Fault
0 - I don't feel guilty
1 - sometimes I feel inferior, worse than others
2 - I have a lasting feeling of guilt
3 - I am controlled by the feeling that I am a completely worthless, evil, guilty person
Hate for yourself
0 - I do not feel disappointed in myself
1 - I was disappointed in myself
2 - I'm quite disgusted with myself
3 - I hate myself
Thoughts of suicide
0 - it never occurs to me that I should do something
1 - I sometimes feel that it would be better not to live
2 - I often think about how to commit suicide
3 - if I had the opportunity, I would take my life
Social isolation
0 - I did not lose interest in people and surroundings
1 - I am a little less interested in the company of people than before
2 - I have lost most of my interest in people and they are indifferent to me
3 - I lost all interest in people and I don't want anything to do with anyone
Indecision
0 - I can decide in normal situations
1 - sometimes I tend to postpone my decisions
2 - making decisions in common matters makes it difficult for me
3 - I can't decide on anything at all
Custom look
0 - I look the same as before
1 - I'm worried that I look old or unattractive
2 - I feel that my appearance has permanently deteriorated, so I look quite awkward
3 - I feel like I look disgusting or even repulsive
Difficulties at work
0 - work goes by hand as before
1 - I have to force myself when I want to do something
2 - gives me a lot of hard work to do anything
3 - I am not capable of any work
Weariness
0 - I don't feel more tired than usual
1 - I get tired more easily than before
2 - everything makes me tired
3 - fatigue prevents me from doing anything
Anorexia
0 - I have my usual appetite
1 - I don't have the appetite I used to have
2 - I like to eat much worse now
3 - I have completely lost my appetite
Evaluation of results:
0–8 to 9: Normally, depression does not appear to be present
9-24: Mild to moderate depression
25 and over: Severe depression