This psychological test is the professional psychological test scale SDS (Self-Rating Depression Scale). It was designed by William WK Zung MD (1929-1992), a psychologist at Duke University in the United States. It is used to assess the level of depression. .
The SDS Zong's Self-Rating Depression Scale is one of the scales recommended by the U.S. Department of Education, Health and Welfare for ps...
Nine-item self-rating depressive symptoms scale (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, referred to as PHQ-9).
The PHQ-9 is a simple, effective depressive symptom assessment tool that is widely used in clinical and research fields. It consists of nine questions covering nine common depressive symptoms, including low mood, loss of interest or happiness, sleep problems, feelings of fatigue, changes in app...
The Life Events Stress Scale is a tool used to assess the impact of life events an individual has experienced over a period of time on their psychological stress levels. This scale is designed to measure an individual's degree of stress to various life events and the impact these events may have on their health and well-being.
Life event stress scales usually consist of a series of specific life ...
SR16 is a professional, systematic, and very rigorous self-evaluation scale. It contains 16 items. It is characterized by its simplicity and clarity. You can quickly understand your own depression level through this questionnaire. Mainly suitable for adults with depressive symptoms, including outpatients and inpatients.
It contains 16 items, each related to a different aspect of depressive sympto...
Intuitively speaking, liking and loving are of course different. We can like many people, but only love some specific people among them. It is difficult for us to define love and like. Even love itself is a complex and multi-dimensional experience. So, what is the difference between like and love?
Like and love are two different emotional expressions, and there are some differences in degree and ...
The DASS-21 (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale) is a commonly used self-report scale used to assess an individual's emotional state in terms of depression, anxiety, and stress. It was developed by Lovibond (1995) and has been widely used in many studies and clinical practice.
The DASS-21 contains three subscales that assess depression, anxiety, and stress respectively. Each subscale consists of 7 i...
The Burns Depression Checklist (BDC) is a self-diagnostic tool designed by Dr. David D. Burns, a new generation of American psychotherapist and University of Pennsylvania, to help people quickly assess whether they have depressive symptoms.
This self-diagnosis form is based on Dr. Burns' experience and expertise in the research and treatment of depression. It uses a series of questions and assess...
Depression is a serious psychological disorder that often manifests as low mood, loss of interest and pleasure, self-denial, self-blame, and a sense of helplessness, and even suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Symptoms of depression may affect a person's sleep, eating, and daily activities, placing a significant burden on daily life.
The causes of depression may be multifactorial and include biolog...
'Smiling depression' is a type of depression and a new type of depressive tendency that mostly occurs in urban white-collar workers or in the service industry. Due to 'the need for work', 'the need for face', 'the need for etiquette', 'the need for dignity and responsibility', they smile most of the time during the day. This 'smile' does not come from deep within. It is a real feeling, but a burde...
In 1982, Brink et al. created the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) as a tool specifically used to screen for depression in the elderly. Because the elderly have more physical complaints, many physical symptoms of normal elderly people are within the normal range for this age group, but they may be mistakenly diagnosed as depression. The GDS was designed to more sensitively detect somatic symptoms ...
