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Anxiety Test
 
How much anxiety is too much? If you suspect that you might suffer from generalized anxiety disorder, complete the following self-test by clicking the "yes" or "no" boxes next to each question, print out the test and show the results to your health care professional.
 
Are you troubled by:
 
YesNo Excessive worry, occurring more days than not, for a least six months? 
YesNo Unreasonable worry about a number of events or activities, such as work or school and/or health? 
YesNo The inability to control the worry? 
 
Are you bothered by a least three of the following?
   
YesNo Restlessness, feeling keyed-up or on edge?
YesNo Being easily tired?
YesNo Problems concentrating?
YesNo Irritability?
YesNo Muscle tension?
YesNo Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, or restless and unsatisfying sleep?

YesNo

Does your anxiety interfere with your daily life?

 

Having more than one illness at the same time can make it difficult to diagnose and treat the different conditions. Illnesses that sometimes complicate anxiety disorders include depression and substance abuse. With this in mind, please take a minute to answer the following questions:

   

YesNo

 Have you experienced changes in sleeping or eating habits?
 
More days than not, do you feel:
   
YesNo Sad or depressed?
YesNo Disinterested in life?

YesNo

 Worthless or guilty?
 
During the last year, has the use of alcohol or drugs:
   
YesNo Resulted in your failure to fulfill responsibilities with work, school, or family?
YesNo Placed you in a dangerous situation, such as driving a car under the influence?
YesNo Gotten you arrested?

YesNo

 Continued despite causing problems for you and/or your loved ones
 

Reference: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

Results of this test will not be seen by anyone. If you would like to share this information with someone, we suggest you print these results and take them to your doctor or a qualified mental health professional. This test is a simple way to explore one aspect of your mental health. But, there is no line that neatly divides the mentally healthy from the unhealthy. There are many different degrees of mental health. No one characteristic by itself can be taken as evidence of good mental health, nor the lack of any one as evidence of a mental illness.