Introduction to DASS Assessment

The DASS is a 21 item self-report questionnaire aimed to measure the three related negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress.

Please read each statement and circle a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

0 = Did not apply to me at all

1 = Applied to me some of the time

2 = Applied to me a good part of time

3 = Applied to me most of the time

* Do not put more than one of any number on a horizontal line.

SAMPLE

I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all

0 (never)

1 (sometimes)

2 (often)

3 (almost always)