Anxiety: 47 questionnaires and rating scales

The GAD-7 is a screening tool used to assess the severity of generalized anxiety disorder in adults. It measures the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced over the past two weeks.

The Cognitive Distortions Inventory explores the main thinking patterns addressed in CBT. Each distortion is assessed by five items spread across varied contexts in order to distinguish a stable cognitive tendency from a reaction tied to a particular situation. Designed as an aid to clinical observation, it supports hypothesis formulation, guides the interview, and helps target cognitive restructuring work.

The Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ) is designed to assess an individual's tendency to use cognitive avoidance strategies to manage stressful thoughts or situations. It is a useful tool for psychologists seeking to understand avoidance mechanisms in their patients, which are often observed in anxiety and depressive disorders.

This tool was developed to measure the intensity and frequency of worry in individuals. Created by Meyer, Miller, Metzger and Borkovec in 1990, it is widely used to identify excessive worry, which is characteristic of anxiety disorders, particularly generalized anxiety disorder.

The DASS-21 is a psychological assessment tool that measures an individual's levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. It is used to assess these conditions in adults and is often used in clinical and research settings to track changes in symptoms.

The ASTA-20 is a tool designed to measure state anxiety (reactive and situational) and trait anxiety (a stable dispositional tendency) separately. It explores various components of the anxiety experience, such as physiological arousal, emotional tension, threat perception, negative anticipation, regulation difficulties, and vulnerability to uncertainty, allowing a differentiated analysis of current manifestations and habitual anxious functioning.

The ADIS-5 is a benchmark semi-structured diagnostic interview used by psychologists and other clinicians to assess anxiety disorders and related disorders according to DSM-5 criteria. It allows an in-depth exploration of symptoms, differential diagnosis, comorbidities, avoidance, subjective distress and functional impact. Widely used in specialized clinical practice and in research, this tool helps establish reliable diagnoses, prioritize clinical problems and guide treatment decisions. Its modular structure allows the administration to be tailored to the symptoms present, which makes it a particularly relevant instrument for the comprehensive assessment of anxiety disorders in adults.

The HADS is an instrument for identifying potential cases of anxiety and depression. It is designed to be simple and quick for patients to complete themselves, enabling health professionals to identify common emotional disorders in hospitalized patients and outpatients.

The Pain Catastrophizing Scale is a tool used to assess the degree to which a person catastrophizes about the pain they experience. It assesses three main dimensions: rumination, magnification, and helplessness. It is a relevant tool for understanding the psychological impact of chronic pain in patients.

The STAI is a well-established tool for assessing individuals' anxiety levels, distinguishing between transient anxiety related to the current situation (state anxiety) and more general, chronic anxiety (trait anxiety). This test is widely used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety disorders, as well as in research to study the effects of anxiety.

The SCARED is a questionnaire completed by the parent to screen for anxiety symptoms in their child or adolescent. The parent rates their child's behavior over the past 3 months in order to identify different anxiety disorders: panic disorder, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia, and anxiety-based school refusal.

The BAI is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of anxiety in adults. It is often used in clinical practice to assess how anxiety changes over time or how effective an intervention is. It differentiates anxiety from depression by focusing mainly on the somatic and subjective symptoms of anxiety.

The SCAS is a self-report questionnaire that measures the extent of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents according to DSM-IV criteria. This tool distinguishes between different anxiety disorders (panic disorder/agoraphobia, separation anxiety, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety, specific phobia), which helps guide diagnosis and intervention.

The ECI-4 is a questionnaire designed to collect information from parents or educators about the behavior of young children (aged 3 to 6) with respect to various psychiatric disorders according to DSM-IV criteria. It allows rapid screening for symptoms related to behavioral disorders, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorders, mood disorders and other early-onset conditions.

The R-CMAS (Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale) is an anxiety assessment test for children and adolescents aged 6 to 19. Made up of 37 simple questions, it helps identify the levels of anxiety manifested in three areas: physiological anxiety, worry, and concentration. Easy to administer, this tool allows you to quickly assess anxiety symptoms to better tailor your intervention.

The MASC-2 is a standardized self-report questionnaire for measuring and understanding the different aspects of anxiety in children and adolescents. It includes several subscales assessing different dimensions, such as social anxiety, separation anxiety, physical fears, and school performance.

The Phobia, Panic, and Generalized Anxiety (PPAG) test is a psychometric tool designed to assess the presence and intensity of anxiety disorders. It identifies symptoms related to specific phobias, characterized by irrational fears of certain objects or situations. It also measures panic disorder, marked by sudden panic attacks, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), which manifests as excessive and persistent worry. The scale can be repeated to compare a baseline, a treatment period, and a follow-up. It corresponds to the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-IV.

The Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS) is a self-report tool used to measure an individual's propensity to experience boredom in a variety of situations. It assesses the level of chronic boredom, which can be associated with various psychological disorders such as depression or anxiety. The scale is often used in research and clinical practice to better understand the sources and consequences of boredom in adults.

The Why Worry-II questionnaire assesses positive beliefs about worry by identifying the functions that individuals may attribute to it (problem solving, motivation, prevention, etc.). It allows psychologists to better understand how their patients perceive and justify their worries. This tool thus facilitates clinical exploration and the adaptation of therapeutic strategies targeting anxiety and rumination.

Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) is a self-administered questionnaire that assesses the level of anxiety a person experiences about death. It is a widely used tool in clinical psychology and research to quantify the fear of death and to better understand the impact of this anxiety on the individual's psychological functioning.

The TCQ is a self-report questionnaire measuring the strategies a person uses to control unwanted and intrusive thoughts. It identifies the cognitive mechanisms involved in managing intrusive thoughts, which are frequently studied in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Five dimensions are assessed: distraction, self-focus, punishment, social concern, and reappraisal.

The ASI-3 is a self-report tool measuring anxiety sensitivity, that is, the fear of anxiety-related sensations because of beliefs about their potentially harmful consequences. The test comprises 18 items grouped into three subscales (physical, cognitive, social) and is frequently used to assess a vulnerability factor for anxiety disorders.

The PAQ-IV is a self-report questionnaire that gathers detailed information on the frequency, severity and characteristics of panic attacks, in accordance with DSM-IV criteria. It helps distinguish panic disorder from other anxiety disorders and provides clinicians with essential data for diagnosis and for developing a treatment plan.

The MCQ-30 is a self-report questionnaire that assesses metacognitive beliefs, which are important in understanding and treating psychological disorders such as anxiety and depressive disorders. It consists of five subdimensions that make it possible to analyze different facets of thoughts about thinking itself.

The Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) is a psychometric tool used to measure a person's difficulty tolerating uncertainty, that is, their inability to accept the idea that future events may be unpredictable or ambiguous.

The SBQ is an assessment tool designed to analyze the behaviors individuals adopt when they feel anxious in social situations or anticipate such situations. Its main objective is to provide an accurate and detailed assessment of the behavioral strategies used to manage social anxiety. These behaviors may include avoidance mechanisms, concealment efforts, or strategies aimed at controlling the physical or emotional manifestations of anxiety.

The SPIN is a self-report tool for screening and assessing the severity of symptoms related to social phobia (social anxiety disorder). It offers clinicians a standardized measure for diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

The DASS-42 is a psychometric self-report instrument for assessing depression, anxiety and stress in adults. It comprises three distinct subscales, each composed of 14 items, allowing a detailed and separate assessment of these three dimensions of psychological distress.

The Body Sensations Questionnaire (BSQ) is a tool designed to measure the intensity and frequency of the bodily sensations that individuals associate with anxiety. It assesses the somatic fears often observed in patients with panic disorder and other anxiety disorders.

The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) is a semi-structured interview used to assess the severity of anxiety in adult patients. It is mainly administered by a clinician and makes it possible to differentiate between the psychic and somatic symptoms of anxiety. It is used in clinical follow-up as well as in research to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

The ECAP is a self-report scale for children and adolescents aged 8 to 17, used to identify fears and phobic anxiety. It explores both the overall intensity of fears and their behavioral impact, particularly through the avoidance of certain situations. The tool provides a total score as well as several clinically useful dimensions: phobic avoidance, self-image and sense of competence, interactions with the peer group, and fear of dangers threatening the physical integrity of the child or their parents. In practice, the ECAP can help the psychologist objectify anxious manifestations, pinpoint areas of vulnerability, and guide the clinical assessment or therapeutic follow-up.

The Existential Anxiety Questionnaire (ExIS) is a self-report tool designed to measure existential anxiety across different areas such as fear of death, loneliness, absurdity, and freedom. It helps identify the intensity and sources of existential anxiety in clinical practice, particularly in adolescents and young adults.

The SCI-SAS is a structured clinical interview designed to assess separation anxiety symptoms, mainly in adults, with a retrospective exploration of manifestations during childhood and of symptoms in adulthood. It helps the psychologist or psychiatrist objectively document the presence, intensity and impact of symptoms related to separation from an attachment figure. This tool is particularly useful for identifying adult separation anxiety disorder, for differential diagnosis with anxiety disorders and for in-depth clinical assessment in specialized consultations.

The RSQ is a self-report questionnaire assessing sensitivity to interpersonal rejection. It presents 18 hypothetical situations involving significant or relationally relevant people (for example friends, parents, a teacher, a romantic partner, an acquaintance) and jointly measures anxiety about possible rejection and the expectation of acceptance. Initially developed with students and young adults, it helps the psychologist identify a relational vulnerability marked by the anxious anticipation of rejection, which is useful in exploring attachment difficulties, relationship conflicts and certain mixed anxiety-depressive complaints.

The DTS is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure perceived tolerance of emotional distress, that is, a person's ability to withstand, appraise, and regulate negative affective states. The tool explores four complementary dimensions: tolerance, attentional absorption, appraisal of distress, and regulation efforts. Widely used in clinical psychology and research, it helps identify a transdiagnostic vulnerability involved in anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors, emotion regulation difficulties, and various forms of psychological distress. It does not make a diagnosis on its own, but provides a useful benchmark for assessing emotional functioning and monitoring clinical progress.

This questionnaire is designed to assess social anxiety and avoidance in various social situations. It was developed by psychiatrist Michael Liebowitz to help diagnose social anxiety disorder and assess its severity. This tool allows clinicians to measure both anxiety and avoidance behaviors, thereby helping to guide treatment decisions and track patients' progress over time.

This self-report questionnaire is designed to identify the presence of symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. It covers essential dimensions of GAD, such as excessive worry, its frequency, difficulty controlling it, and somatic manifestations. This quick questionnaire allows reliable screening for anxious tendencies, giving the clinician a basis for further assessment or for guiding treatment.

The RCADS-47 is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. It measures different types of anxiety disorders (panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, major depressive disorder) according to DSM criteria, thus offering a detailed clinical overview of emotional disorders in young people.

The ASIC is a self-report questionnaire that measures anxiety sensitivity in children. It identifies the intensity of the fear of bodily sensations associated with anxiety, which is useful for diagnosis, treatment planning or assessing progress during treatment.

The ACQ is a self-report instrument that measures a person's perceived ability to control anxiety-related events, internal reactions, and situations. It assesses one of the key factors involved in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders, in particular the sense of being unable to act on one's anxiety.

The Mini-CERTS is a short questionnaire measuring cognitive emotion regulation strategies, focusing mainly on rumination and control-oriented thinking. It allows a quick assessment of the prevalence of repetitive processing thoughts and the associated difficulties in managing emotions, particularly in the context of anxiety and depressive disorders.

The WBSI is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure an individual's tendency to deliberately suppress unwanted thoughts. It is frequently used to assess the cognitive processes related to thought suppression, which may be involved in anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Its name refers to Daniel Wegner's famous experiment in which participants, asked not to think about a white bear, paradoxically ended up thinking about it more.

The Social Phobia Rating Scale (SPRS) is an assessment tool used to measure the intensity of social phobia in patients. Designed to be easy to understand and complete, it can help assess the impact of this phobia on the individual's daily activities. The tool is used particularly in therapeutic follow-up to measure the progression of symptoms over time.

The Future Events Scale (FES) is a self-report tool that examines a person's tendency to anticipate or imagine positive and negative events in their future. The test is mainly used in clinical research on depression, optimism, and anxiety, to assess anticipation bias regarding the future.

The SCQ assesses the frequency and strength of automatic thoughts occurring in anxiety-provoking social situations. It helps identify negative thought patterns related to fear of judgment or rejection. This questionnaire is particularly useful in the assessment of social anxiety.

The GAD-SBQ is a self-report tool designed to identify and measure the safety behaviors specifically associated with generalized anxiety disorder. These behaviors are often used by individuals to reduce their perceived anxiety, but they can paradoxically maintain or worsen anxiety symptoms over the long term.

The Agoraphobia Questionnaire is a diagnostic tool used to measure the severity of agoraphobia in individuals. It assesses patients' emotional and behavioral responses to situations that could trigger fear or anxiety.