It seems that every thing you experience in life has some sort of quiz attached to define the moment. There are love quizzes, friendship quizzes, spending quizzes and education quizzes. Some of them are meaningless entertainment used to stimulate the seemingly mindless, but others are designed to help people with important aspects of life. The depression quiz is one such example and can help mental health professionals and individuals who may be suffering from depression.
Depression is a treatable illness but it requires a professional diagnosis and usually a prescription for medicine to treat the symptoms. Many people are ashamed to admit that they suffer from depression and wind up dealing with the issues that present themselves alone and in silence. There is no need to feel badly about being depressed, no more so than to admit that you have the flu. Depression is a physiological illness that should be treated as soon as possible to avoid worsening symptoms or complications.
Screening
A depression quiz is a quick screening test for depression. This allows the doctor to find out if you are depressed at all and at what level. Doctors have a variety of tests at their disposal and can choose the depression quiz that best fits the situation or their personal preference. You can even find a depression quiz online through a number of health related websites and on psychologists’ websites. Taking the depression quiz does not diagnose your depression; rather it is an indicator of likelihood of depression and gives information needed to start a diagnosis.
Web Disclaimer
Most websites have some form of disclaimer stating that the depression quiz is to be used for determining symptoms of depression and should not be used as an actual diagnosis of depression. In most cases the depression quiz assumes that you are over the age of 18 and that you will use the results you have to consult a medical professional. The website itself will not be liable for any claims or damages resulting from the information from the depression quiz and in some cases will state that the results are for entertainment purposes. Everyone has to cover their backsides.
The Quiz
This is an example of a typical depression quiz that can be found online (or may be administered by a mental health care professional). The first question is typically: How often have you been bothered by any of the following problems during the course of the last 2 weeks? Following this, there is a series of questions that go something like this: QUESTION: Do you havelittle interest or pleasure in doing things? QUESTION: Are you feeling down or depressed or hopeless? QUESTION: Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep or sleeping too much? QUESTION: Are you feeling tired or having little energy? QUESTION: Do you have a poor appetite or do you notice that you are overeating? QUESTION: Are you feeling bad about yourself, that you are a failure or have let others down? QUESTION: do you have trouble concentrating on things simple things like reading the newspaper or watching television? QUESTION: Have you been moving or speaking so slowly that other people may have noticed. Or the opposite, or have you been so restless that you have been moving around more than usual? QUESTION: Have you had thoughts that you would be better off dead or about hurting yourself? QUESTION: How difficult have these problems made it for you at work or at home or getting along with other people? QUESTION: How difficult have these problems made it for you work take care home or getting along with others?
