Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) – test

Self-report scale used to screen for symptoms of depression.

The Beck Depression Scale, the so-called BECK Test – is a self-report scale and is used to screen for symptoms of depression in oneself.
However, it is only an auxiliary tool, it is not a substitute for a medical examination – depression can only be diagnosed by a doctor.
The result of the test can be a good indication if you give honest answers when completing it – to yourself, after all.
The assessment should relate to how you have felt over a chosen period of time: the last week or the last month (use the same measure of time when answering).
You should take about 10-20 minutes to complete the test.
Please answer all questions.

1. Feeling sad and depressed

I am not sad or depressed

I often feel sad and depressed

I am constantly sad and cannot get rid of it

I am constantly sad and unhappy; it is unbearable

2. Worrying about the future

I do not worry too much about my future

I often worry about my future

I am afraid that nothing good awaits me in the future

I feel that the future is hopeless and nothing will change that

3. Do you think you neglect your duties?

I do not think I make major neglects

I think I neglect more things than others

When I think about myself, I see a lot of mistakes and neglects

I am completely inefficient and I do everything wrong

4. Are you satisfied with yourself?

What I do gives me pleasure

I do not enjoy what I do

Nothing gives me real satisfaction now

I cannot feel satisfaction or pleasure. Everything tires me

5. Do you deserve punishment?

I do not think I deserve punishment

I think I deserve punishment

I expect to be punished

I know that I am being punished

6. Do you often feel guilty?

I do not feel guilty toward myself or toward others

I quite often have remorse

I very often feel that I have done wrong

I constantly feel guilty

7. Satisfaction with yourself

I am satisfied with myself

I am not satisfied with myself

I feel dislike toward myself

I hate myself

8. Do you feel worse than other people?

I do not feel worse than other people

I blame myself for being inept and making mistakes

I constantly condemn myself for the mistakes I have made

I blame myself for all the evil that exists

9. Do you have suicidal thoughts?

I do not think about taking my own life

I think about suicide, but I could not do it

I want to take my own life

I will commit suicide when there is a suitable opportunity

10. Do you often feel like crying?

I do not cry more often than usual

I cry more often than before

I feel like crying all the time

I would like to cry, but I am not able to

11. Have you recently been more nervous and irritable?

I am not more nervous than before

I am more nervous and unpleasant than before

I am constantly nervous or irritable

Everything that used to irritate me has become indifferent to me

12. Has anything changed in your interest in other people?

People interest me as they used to

I am less interested in people than before

I have lost most of my interest in other people

I have lost all interest in other people

13. Have you recently had more problems making different decisions?

I make decisions easily, as I used to

More often than before, I postpone making decisions

I have a lot of difficulty making decisions

I am unable to make any decision

14. Do you think you look worse and less attractive than before?

I think I look no worse than before

I worry that I look old and unattractive

I feel that I look worse and worse

I am convinced that I look terrible and repulsive

15. Do you have greater difficulty performing different tasks and activities?

I can work as I used to

I have difficulty starting any activity

I force myself with great effort to do anything

I am unable to do anything

16. Do you have trouble sleeping?

I sleep well, as usual

I sleep worse than before

I wake up 1-2 hours too early in the morning and find it difficult to fall asleep again

I wake up several hours too early and cannot fall asleep again

17. Do you get tired more than usual?

I do not get tired more than before

I get tired much more easily than before

I get tired by everything I do

I am too tired to do anything

18. Do you have problems with appetite?

My appetite is no worse than before

My appetite is a little worse

My appetite is clearly worse

I have no appetite at all