Things To Know About The Beck Anxiety Scale From Neil Redfern
There was a need for an instrument that will reliably distinguish between anxiety and mental depression, so the Beck Anxiety Scale was developed. Th...
There was a need for an instrument that will reliably distinguish between anxiety and mental depression, so the Beck Anxiety Scale was developed. There are advantages for clinical and research purposed over an actual report from a physician.
The Beck Anxiety Scale has 21 items each describing a common symptom of anxiety. There is a 4 point scale ranging from 0-3 where the people are asked to rate how much the symptom has affected them over a week. The person then adds up the symptoms to get a total score that can range from 0-63.
The number of people in the United States that are suffering from anxiety disorders and depression is staggering. Many areas of life situations can bring on anxiety and those symptoms can often act like other conditions. A heart attack can be confused with a panic attack.
There are not a lot of tools out there to help people to tell the level of anxiety they are suffering like the Beck Anxiety Scale. People are asked to rate 21 different categories on a scale of zero to three when using the Beck Anxiety Scale. Zero means they are not affected by the symptom. People will give one point if it mildly bothered them, two if it was moderately disturbing and three for something that severely bothered them.
Once the person has completed reading the 21 categories, they will add up their points and get their final score. Then they can look at a chart and be able to tell how severe their anxiety is.
A person is considered to be suffering from low anxiety levels when they score 0-21. This score can be considered a positive sign as long as the person taking the test has been honest in answering the questions. If they are not this could be a false assessment. If this is the case the person is hiding their symptoms and is acting as though nothing is wrong.
When a person has a score of 22-35 they are in the moderate anxiety category. They are getting warning signs from their body and it need addressed. They could have a phobia or a more serious medical condition. Therapies and remedies are available to help them.
If a person scores over 36 points they are in need of help. That level of mental stress is not good for anyone and it needs treated aggressively to endure that their mental and physical health does not deteriorate.
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