Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

Tick how much you have been bothered by each of the following during the past week:

 

  Not at all Mildly Moderately Severely
1.  Numbness or tingling 0 1 2 3
         
2.  Feeling hot. 0 1 2 3
         
3.  Wobbliness in legs. 0 1 2 3
         
4.  Unable to relax. 0 1 2 3
         
5.  Fear of the worst happening. 0 1 2 3
         
6.  Dizzy or light-headed. 0 1 2 3
         
7.  Heart pounding or racing 0 1 2 3
         
8.  Unsteady. 0 1 2 3
         
9.  Terrified. 0 1 2 3
         
10.  Nervous. 0 1 2 3
         
11.  Feelings of choking. 0 1 2 3
         
12.  Hands trembling. 0 1 2 3
         
13.  Shaky. 0 1 2 3
         
14.  Fear of losing control. 0 1 2 3
         
15.  Difficulty breathing. 0 1 2 3
         
16.  Fear of dying. 0 1 2 3
         
17.  Scared. 0 1 2 3
         
18.  Indigestion/discomfort in abdomen. 0 1 2 3
         
19.  Faint. 0 1 2 3
         
20.  Face flushed. 0 1 2 3
         
21.  Sweating (not due to heat). 0 1 2 3

The BAI has good psychometric properties, high reliability and good validity. Total scores range between 0 – 63 with scores above 19 possibly indicating anxiety.