Simple online Mood tests

Testing the possibility of Bipolar Affective Disorder

Goldberg Bipolar Screening Quiz

 by Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

Use this brief, time-saving questionnaire to help you determine
if you may need to see a mental health professional for diagnosis
and treatment of bipolar disorder.

Instructions: The items below refer to how you have felt and behaved over much of your life. If you have usually been one way, and have recently changed, your responses should reflect how you have usually been. In order for the results of this quiz to be most accurate, you should be 18 or older and have had at least one episode of depression.

1. At times I am much more talkative or speak much faster than usual.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much      

2. There have been times when I was much more active or did many more things than usual.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much     

3. I get into moods where I feel very speeded up or irritable.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much     

4. There have been times when I have felt both high (elated) and low (depressed) at the same time.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much       

5. At times I have been much more interested in sex than usual.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much     

6. My self-confidence ranges from great self-doubt to equally great overconfidence.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much     

7. There have been GREAT variations in the quantity or quality of my work.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much       

8. For no apparent reason I sometimes have been VERY angry or hostile.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much   

9. I have periods of mental dullness and other periods of very creative thinking.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much       

10. At times I am greatly interested in being with people and at other times I just want to be left alone with my thoughts.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much       

11. I have had periods of great optimism and other periods of equally great pessimism.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much     

12. I have had periods of tearfulness and crying and other times when I laugh and joke excessively.

Not at all Just a little Somewhat Moderately Quite a lot Very much        

• 0 points Not at all
• 1 point Just a little
• 2 points Somewhat
• 3 points Moderately
• 4 points Quite a lot
• 5 points Very much

Roughly speaking, the higher the score, the higher probability of a bipolar spectrum disorder, as opposed to major (unipolar) depression. When your quiz is scored, one of 3 different information pages will appear to describe the results for scores in your range. Remember, this quiz assumes that you have already experienced a depressive episode. Screening test scoring ranges:

• 0-15 Major/unipolar depression
• 16-24 Major Depression or a Disorder in the Bipolar Spectrum
• 25 or Above, Bipolar Spectrum

 

Anxiety Screening Quiz

Use this quiz to help you determine if you might need to see a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of an anxiety or panic disorder.

Instructions: This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an anxiety disorder that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder or take the place of a professional diagnosis or consultation. Please take the time to fill out the below form as accurately, honestly and completely as possible. All of your responses are confidential.

Think back about how you've felt over the past month. Please choose how often you've experienced each of the following anxiety symptoms during that time:        

	Usually	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Pounding heart
Sweating
Trembling or shaking
Shortness of breath
Afraid or scared
Chest pain or discomfort
	Usually	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Nausea or abdominal distress
Feeling dizzy or unsteady
Fear of losing control or going crazy
Numbness or tingling sensations
chills or hot flashes
Fear of dying
	Usually	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Constant or persistent worry
Feeling of choking
Unable to relax
Feeling of being unreal
Nervous
Feeling shaky or wobbly
	Usually	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Irritable or difficulty sleeping
Trembling hands
Avoid situations because of anxiety
Feeling lightheaded or faint

S C O R E S

• 0 points Never
• 1 point Rarely
• 2 points Sometimes
• 3 points Moderately
• 4 points Often
• 5 points Usually

If you scored...	Then...
38 & up 23 - 37 6 - 22 0 - 5	Severe anxiety Moderate anxiety Mild to little anxiety No anxiety

 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Screening Quiz

Use this brief screening measure to help you determine if you might need to see a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

Instructions: This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an obsessive-compulsive disorder that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of a disorder or take the place of a professional diagnosis or consultation. For each item, indicate the extent to which it is true, by checking the appropriate box next to the item.

Have you been bothered by unpleasant thoughts or images that repeatedly enter your mind, such as...

1. concerns with contamination (dirt, germs, chemicals, radiation) or acquiring a serious illness such as AIDS?

No Yes      

2. overconcern with keeping objects (clothing, groceries, tools) in perfect order or arranged exactly?

No Yes      

3. images of death or other horrible events?

No Yes      

4. personally unacceptable religious or sexual thoughts?

No Yes  

Have you worried a lot about terrible things happening, such as...

5. fire, burglary, or flooding the house?

No Yes    

6. accidentally hitting a pedestrian with your car or letting it roll down the hill?

No Yes      

7. spreading an illness (giving someone AIDS)?

No Yes      

8. losing something valuable?

No Yes    

9. harm coming to a loved one because you weren't careful enough?

No Yes   

10. Have you worried about acting on an unwanted and senseless urge or impulse, such as physically harming a loved one, pushing a stranger in front of a bus, steering your car into oncoming traffic; inappropriate sexual contact; or poisoning dinner guests?

No Yes 

Have you felt driven to perform certain acts over and over again, such as...

11. excessive or ritualized washing,cleaning or grooming?

No
Yes

12. checking light switches, water faucets, the stove, door locks, or emergency brake?

No
Yes

13. counting; arranging; evening-up behaviors (making sure socks are at same height)?

No
Yes

14. collecting useless objects or inspecting the garbage before it is thrown out?

No
Yes

15. repeating routine actions (in/out of chair, going through doorway, re-lighting cigarette) a certain number of times or until it feels just right?

No
Yes

16. need to touch objects or people?

No
Yes

17. unnecessary re-reading or re-writing; re-opening envelopes before they are mailed?

No
Yes

18. examining your body for signs of illness?

No
Yes

19. avoiding colors ("red" means blood), numbers ("l 3" is unlucky), or names (those that start with "D" signify death) that are associated with dreaded events or unpleasant thoughts?

No
Yes

20. needing to "confess" or repeatedly asking for reassurance that you said or did something correctly?

No
Yes

S C O R E S

 

Give yourself a score of 1 if every time you answer a "yes" answer. 

If you scored...	Then...
12 & up 8 - 11 0 - 7	OCD is likely OCD is probable OCD is unlikely

Note: This is not meant as a diagnosis tool