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Beck Depression Inventory Questionnaire

The Beck Depression Inventory is a questionnaire designed to assess the level of depression in individuals based on their feelings over the past week. It consists of multiple groups of statements, where respondents select the option that best describes their emotional state. The scoring system categorizes depression levels from normal ups and downs to extreme depression, indicating when professional help may be necessary.

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Beck Depression Inventory Questionnaire

The Beck Depression Inventory is a questionnaire designed to assess the level of depression in individuals based on their feelings over the past week. It consists of multiple groups of statements, where respondents select the option that best describes their emotional state. The scoring system categorizes depression levels from normal ups and downs to extreme depression, indicating when professional help may be necessary.

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BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY

Nombre_____________________________________________ Date: __________________

This questionnaire contains several groups of statements. Please read each one carefully.
Next, indicate which of the statements from each group best describes how you have felt.
during this last week, including today. Make sure to read all the statements.
within each group before making the election.

1.

This sadness causes me real suffering.

I do not find myself sad

I feel somewhat sad and depressed.

I can no longer bear this pain


I always have a kind of sorrow hanging over me that I can't shake off.

2.

I feel discouraged when I think about the future


I don't think I will ever recover from my sorrows.

I am not especially pessimistic, nor do I think things are going to go badly for me.
I don't expect anything good from life.

(3) I expect nothing. This has no remedy.

3.

I have totally failed as a person (father, mother, husband, son, professional, etc.)

I have had more failures than most people.

I feel that I have done few things that are worth it.
I do not consider myself a failure

I see my life full of failures

4.
Nothing fills me anymore

I am dissatisfied with myself


I am no longer entertained by what used to entertain me.

I am not especially dissatisfied.


I am fed up with everything
5.

Sometimes I feel despicable and like a bad person.

I feel quite guilty

I feel like a bad and despicable person practically all the time.

I feel very infamous (perverse, scoundrel) and despicable.

I don't feel guilty

6.
I have a feeling that something bad might happen to me

I feel that I deserve to be punished

I don't think I am being punished

I feel like I am being punished or will be punished.

I want to be punished.

7.

I am unhappy with myself


I don't appreciate myself

I hate myself (I despise myself)

I am disgusted with myself

I am satisfied with myself

8.
I don't think I'm worse than others

I accuse myself of everything that goes wrong

I feel guilty about everything bad that happens

I feel that I have many and very serious defects.


I criticize myself a lot because of my weaknesses and mistakes.

9.

I have thoughts of hurting myself, but I wouldn't go through with it.

I feel like I would be better off dead.

I feel that my family would be better off if I died.

I have decided plans to commit suicide.


I would kill myself if I could

I have no thoughts of hurting myself


10.

I don't cry more than usual.

(3) Before I could cry; now I can't cry even if I want to.

Now I cry continuously. I can't help it.

Now I cry more than normal

11.

I am no more irritable than usual.

I get irritated more easily than before.

I feel irritated all the time.


I am no longer irritated by what used to irritate me.

12.

I have lost all my interest in others and I don't care about them at all.

I am less interested in people than before

I have not lost my interest in others.

I have lost nearly all my interest in others and I hardly have any feelings for them.

13.

Now I am insecure about myself and I try to avoid making decisions.

I make my decisions as always

I can no longer make decisions at all.

I can no longer make decisions without help.

14.

I am worried because I look older and worse for wear.

I feel ugly and repulsive

I don't feel worse than before.

I feel that there are changes in my physical appearance that make me look unpleasant (or less
attractive

15.

I can work as well as before

I have to work very hard to do anything

I can't work on anything.

I need an extra effort to start doing something

I don't work as well as I used to.


16.

I sleep as well as before

I wake up more tired in the morning

I wake up about 2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to go back to sleep.

It takes me 1 or 2 hours to fall asleep at night.

I wake up for no reason in the middle of the night and take a while to fall back asleep.

I wake up early every day and I don't sleep more than 5 hours.
It takes me more than 2 hours to fall asleep and I don't sleep more than 5 hours.

I can't sleep more than 3 or 4 hours straight.

17.

I get tired more easily than before

Anything I do tires me out

I don't get tired more than normal

I get so tired that I can't do anything.

18.

I have completely lost my appetite.

My appetite is not as good as before

My appetite is now much smaller.

I have the same appetite as always.

19.

I haven't lost weight lately

I have lost more than 2.5 kg

I have lost more than 5 kg

I have lost more than 7.5 kg

20.
I am so worried about my health that it is difficult for me to think about other things.

I am worried about pain and disorders

I don't worry about my health more than normal.

I am constantly aware of what is happening to me and how I feel.


21.

I am less interested in sex than before

I have lost all my interest in sex

I am only sexually attracted.

I haven't noticed any change in my attraction to sex.

Guide for interpreting the Beck Depression Inventory:

Score Level of depression*

1-10 .......................... These ups and downs are considered normal.

11-16 ......................... Mild mood disturbance.

17-20 ........................ Intermittent states of depression.

21-30 ........................ Moderate depression.

31-40 ........................ Severe depression.

+ 40 ......................... Extreme depression.

A persistent score of 17 or more indicates that you may need professional help.

Reference:
Beck, A., Steer, R. Brown, G.K. (2006). BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory.

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