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Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ): What Do Your Everyday Slips Reveal?
Walking into a room and forgetting why... Words on the tip of your tongue... Doubting if you locked the door. These everyday slips are not random. The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), developed by Broadbent et al. in 1982, is the …
Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS): Clinical Application and Psychometric Analysis
Been feeling anxious but can not pinpoint why? The Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) screens for anxiety symptoms across physical and mental dimensions — 20 items, about 5 minutes.
Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3): How Afraid Are You of Anxiety Itself?
The Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3) measures the fear of anxiety-related bodily, cognitive, and social sensations. Unlike standard anxiety scales, it captures "the fear of fear itself"—a meta-cognitive tendency that amplifies the anxiety experience. With 18 items across three dimensions and …
Are You Troubled by Obsessive Thoughts? A Deep Dive into the OCI-R
The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) is the international gold standard for assessing OCD symptom severity. This article explores its theoretical basis, six core dimensions, and practical applications.
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II): Free Online Test, Scoring and Interpretation
The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), revised by Aaron T. Beck in 1996, is the gold standard 21-item self-report measure for assessing depression severity, with over 9,000 published studies. This article covers its cognitive theory foundation, item structure, scoring, and clinical …