Although high total scores on this scale are consistent with emotional discomfort related to mood, be cautious that you not use this scale to diagnose a mood disorder such as depression. Accurate diagnosis of disorders related to mood are best made by experienced professionals who do well to rely heavily upon information derived during face-to-face interview. Instead, use your answers and your score as a basis for reflection and/or discussion with a trusted other. Your answers can also be a basis for describing and discussing your mood with Psychologicaladvice.com.
Instructions: Read carefully. Select the highest number in each question category that applies to you. In other words, if 3 and 4 both seem to apply, select 4. There are no right or wrong answers. Just select what best describes the way you feel.
A
SADNESS
0
I feel happy.
1
I feel sad or blue.
2
I am blue or sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
3
I am so sad it is quite painful.
4
I am so sad that I can't stand it.
B
OPTIMISM/PESSIMISM
0
I feel positive about the future.
1
I feel discouraged about the future.
2
I have nothing to look forward to.
3
I feel I won't ever get over my troubles.
4
I feel that my future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.
C
SENSE OF SUCCESS/FAILURE
1
I feel like a successful person.
2
I feel I have failed more than the average person.
3
I feel I have accomplished very little that is worthwhile.
4
Looking back on my life, all I see is a lot of failures.
5
I feel I am a complete failure as a person (parent, spouse, daughter, son).
D
SATISFACTION/DISSATISFACTION
0
I feel satisfied with my life.
1
I feel bored most of the time.
2
I don't enjoy things the way I used to.
3
I don't get satisfaction out of anything anymore.
4
I am dissatisfied with everything.
E
GUILT
0
I don't feel particularly guilty.
1
I feel bad or guilty most of the time.
2
I feel quite guilty.
3
I feel guilty practically all of the time now.
4
I feel that I am totally bad and guilty.
F
BODY IMAGE
0
I feel that I look good.
1
I am worried that I look old and unattractive.
2
I feel that there are permanent changes in my appearance that are unattractive.
3
I feel I'm getting more unattractive every day and there's nothing I can do.
4
I feel I am repulsive looking and no one could be attracted to me.
G
WORK MOTIVATION
0
I enjoy going to work.
1
It takes extra effort to get started doing something these days.
2
I don't work as well as I used to.
3
I have to push myself very hard to do anything.
4
I can't seem to get myself to do anything at all.
H
SLEEP PATTERNS
0
I sleep as well as ever.
1
I wake up more tired than I used to.
2
I wake up one or more hours earlier than I wish to and can't go back to sleep.
3
I wake up in the middle of the night and I can't go back to sleep.
4
I toss and turn all night and don't ever get much sleep
I
ENERGY
0
I have as much energy as I ever had.
1
I get more tired than I used to.
2
I often don't seem to have enough energy.
3
I get tired from doing almost anything.
4
I am too exhausted to do anything.
J
ANOREXIA
0
My appetite is the same as usual.
1
I try not to eat very much.
2
I worry about eating too much.
3
I am afraid of gaining weight so I try not to eat.
4
I am always on a diet because I'm terrified of gaining weight.
K
BULIMIA
0
I don't worry much about my weight.
1
I'm concerned about gaining weight and I've thrown up or used laxatives occasionally to make sure that I don't.
2
I get out of control with food and then I throw up to make sure I don't gain weight.
3
I often stuff myself with food and then I panic and throw up or use laxatives to get rid of it.
4
I binge several times a day and feel compelled to get rid of it. I feel totally out of control with my bingeing and purging.
L
WEIGHT LOSS/GAIN
0
My weight has been consistent for several years.
1
I have recently gained or lost 5-10 lbs.
2
I have recently gained or lost 11-20 lbs.
3
I have recently gained or lost 21-30 lbs.
4
I have recently gained or lost more than 30 lbs.
M
SOMATIC CONCERNS
0
I don't spend much time worrying about my health.
1
I do spend some time thinking about aches and pains.
2
I seem to have a lot more aches and pains in my body than ever before.
3
I spend a lot of time worried about health issues.
4
I am so worried about health issues that I can't think about much else.
N
SEXUAL INTEREST
0
I feel I have a normal, healthy sexual interest.
1
I am less interested in sex than I used to be.
2
I am much less interested in sex than I used to be.
3
I have totally lost interest in sex.
4
I am repulsed to have anyone touch me.
O
EXPECTATION OF PUNISHMENT
0
I don't feel I am being punished.
1
I have a feeling that something bad may happen to me.
2
I feel I deserve to be punished and probably will be.
3
I feel I am often being punished and that I deserve it.
4
I am continually being punished, and when I am not, I punish myself.
P
SUICIDE
0
I have no thoughts of harming myself.
1
I have some thoughts of harming myself, but I know I would never carry them out.
2
I feel I would be better off dead and I often think of killing myself.
3
I have definite plans to kill myself and have recently made some attempts.
4
I would kill myself if I could and I try often.
Q
SELF-ESTEEM
1
I like myself a lot.
2
I often feel disappointed in myself.
3
I am becoming aware that I don't like myself.
4
I am often quite disgusted with myself.
5
I hate myself.
R
SELF-ACCUSATIONS
0
I feel I am as good as anybody else.
1
I often criticize my weaknesses and my mistakes.
2
I blame myself for the many faults I have.
3
I blame myself for anything bad that happens to me.
4
I blame myself for everything bad that happens to me or to anyone else.
S
CRYING
0
I don't seem to cry any more now than I ever did.
1
I seem to cry now more than I used to.
2
I cry a lot more than I used to.
3
It seems like I can't stop crying all the time.
4
I used to be able to cry, but now I can't even though I want to.
T
ANGER
0
I have about the same amount of anger as before.
1
I have a lot of anger that I take out on others.
2
I have a lot of anger that I hold inside.
3
I have so much rage inside that it scares me.
4
I have so much rage inside that I go numb and don't feel anything.
U
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
0
I have a good social life with friends, co-workers.
1
I am less interested than I once was in socializing with people.
2
I have lost most of my interest in other people.
3
I feel uncomfortable with other people and have no interest in socializing with them at all.
4
I am extremely uncomfortable around others and spend all of my time alone.
V
DECISIONS
0
I easily make most decisions in my life.
1
I often put of trying to make decisions.
2
I don't enjoy making decisions and find I often let others make them for me.
3
I have great difficulty making decisions and avoid it as long as I can.
4
I simply can never make a decision in my life.
Mood Inventory Total
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