Bilal Pervaiz

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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

Introduction
The Beck Anxiety Inventory is a self-report inventory that consists of 21 multiple-choice
items. It was created by Aaron T. Beck, MD, and colleagues. The basic purpose of this
inventory is to measure the severity of anxiety in adolescents and adults. 
The BAI can differentiate between anxiety and depression since the items in it explain the
physiological, cognitive, and emotional symptoms of anxiety but not depression. Even
though the age range of this test is 17 to 80 years, it has been used with younger
adolescents of 12 years and older. 
There are 21 items in this inventory with following face validity.

1. Numbness/Tingling 11. Feeling Of Choking

2. Felling Hot 12. Hand Trembling
3. Wobbliness In Legs 13. Shaky
4. Unable To Relax 14. Fear Of Losing Control
5. Fear Of Worst 15. Difficulty In Breathing
Happening 16. Fear Of Dying
6. Dizzy /Lightheaded 17. Scared
7. Heart Pounding 18. Indigestion/Discomfort In
8. Unsteady Abdomen
9. Terrified 19. Faint
10. Nervousness 20. Face Flushed
21. Sweating
Rating scale; 0---3
0 Not At All
1 Mildly
2 Moderately
3 Severely

Procedure
The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is a 21-item, multiple-choice inventory. In this test
participants give responses with respect to their experiences based on four response
choices according to the severity of the symptoms, ranging from the absence of a
symptom to an intense level, during the past week.  The BAI takes approximately 10
minutes to complete. After solving inventory, you have to add all answers regarding each
item.

Total Score ____________________Levels of Anxiety

0-7___________________ Normal
8-15___________________Mild
16-25___________________Moderate
26-63___________________Severe

Then the values of all the items are summed and they provide the clinician with a total
score of 21 symptoms which ranges from 0-63 points. If the score is between 0-7, the
anxiety level of the client is thought to be “Minimal”, 8-15 score means the anxiety is
“mild”, 16-25 as “moderate and 26-63 is thought to be “severe” anxiety.
The clinician then examines if the symptoms are mostly subjective, autonomic,
neurophysiologic, or panic-related and then can assess further with the help of DSM.
With this, the clinician can also plan further sessions.

Qualitative Interpretation:
Participant Score is 12, falls in mild anxiety.
 This score means that respondent has mild level of anxiety. This is the indication
of anxiety, the type of specific anxiety.