Never | Almost Never | Sometime | Fairly Often | Very Often | |
1. In the last month‚ how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly? | |||||
2. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life? | |||||
3. In the last month‚ how often have you felt nervous and “stressed”? | |||||
4. In the last month‚ how often have you dealt successfully with day to day problems and annoyances | |||||
5. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that you were effectively coping with important changes that were occurring in your life? | |||||
6. In the last month‚ how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems? | |||||
7. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that things were going your way? | |||||
8. In the last month‚ how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do? | |||||
9. In the last month‚ how often have you been able to control irritations in your life? | |||||
10. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that you were on top of things? | |||||
11. In the last month‚ how often have you been angered because of things that were outside your control? | |||||
12. In the last month‚ how often have you found yourself thinking about things that you have to accomplish | |||||
13. In the last month‚ how often have you been able to control the way you spend your time | |||||
14. In the last month‚ how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? |
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