This document summarizes an experiment that used Sinha's Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT) to assess the level of anxiety in a subject. The 90-item SCAT was administered according to standardized procedures after establishing rapport. Responses were scored by giving 1 point for "yes" answers and no points for "no" answers. The subject's raw score, percentile, and anxiety level interpretation were presented in tables and graphs. The results showed the subject had a specific raw anxiety score that corresponded to a particular anxiety level based on their percentile.
This document summarizes an experiment that used Sinha's Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT) to assess the level of anxiety in a subject. The 90-item SCAT was administered according to standardized procedures after establishing rapport. Responses were scored by giving 1 point for "yes" answers and no points for "no" answers. The subject's raw score, percentile, and anxiety level interpretation were presented in tables and graphs. The results showed the subject had a specific raw anxiety score that corresponded to a particular anxiety level based on their percentile.
This document summarizes an experiment that used Sinha's Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT) to assess the level of anxiety in a subject. The 90-item SCAT was administered according to standardized procedures after establishing rapport. Responses were scored by giving 1 point for "yes" answers and no points for "no" answers. The subject's raw score, percentile, and anxiety level interpretation were presented in tables and graphs. The results showed the subject had a specific raw anxiety score that corresponded to a particular anxiety level based on their percentile.
This document summarizes an experiment that used Sinha's Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT) to assess the level of anxiety in a subject. The 90-item SCAT was administered according to standardized procedures after establishing rapport. Responses were scored by giving 1 point for "yes" answers and no points for "no" answers. The subject's raw score, percentile, and anxiety level interpretation were presented in tables and graphs. The results showed the subject had a specific raw anxiety score that corresponded to a particular anxiety level based on their percentile.
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Anxiety
Aim: To find the level of anxiety of the subject with the help of a given test.
Introduction: Anxiety is a vague, objectless fear or an uneasy feeling. It is an apprehensive feeling which is typically accompanied by a variety of psychological factors, including increase in heart rate, drying up of mouth, muscular tension and rapid breathing.
Anxiety is observed to manifest itself in the following ways:
Health Ambition Social relationships Future Family There are a number of approachers to study anxiety. Psychodynamic approach, Karen Horney`s Basic anxiety and behavioural approach.
Psychodynamic Approach
Freud was one of the persons who emphasized on the study of anxiety. He believed that neurotic anxiety was the result of a conflict between the id, ego and super ego. The id consists of all biological/primitive impressions based on pleasure principle. The ego takes into account the external reality in the shape of instinctive sexual and aggressive urges and the morality related to it. Ego bridges the gap between id and the super ego. Anxiety in this theory is an unpleasant feeling of tension or worry that is experienced by the person. Super ego is based on moral principle and focuses on the right/wrong as per the society. Karen Horney`s Basic Anxiety
She was one of the few women psychologists in the early psychoanalytic movement and disagreed with Freud strongly over his views on differences between men and women. According to her, basic anxiety could result from a variety of things including direct or indirect domination, indifference, erratic behavior, lack of respect for the child`s individual needs, hostile atmosphere at home and so on. Behavioural Approach
This approach believes in ways in which anxiety becomes associated with observation and learning by modelling.
Anxiety Disorders
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Materials Required:
Pencils, scale, scoring sheet, SCAT booklet
Description of the Test:
For this experiment, Sinha’s Comprehensive Anxiety Test is used. It consists of 90 items or questions. Subjects are required to respond to each item in terms of ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
Method
Details of the Subject:
Name: Age: Sex:
Procedure:
Rapport Formation The subject was brought to the lab and was made to feel comfortable. Only then was the test carried out.
Instructions:
1. Some statements are given in the pages that are concerned with your behaviors and temperaments. 2. Against each statement, two alternate responses are provided in ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. 3. Read each question and mark your views on either options ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, below the questions. 4. There is no right or wrong responses to the statement. 5. Please reply to all the statements honestly and without hesitations as they will be kept confidential. 6. Although there is no time limit, quick completion of the test will be appreciated.
Precautions: No feedback is given to the subject. No hints are given to the subject even if asked for help. The subject is allowed to work at a comfortable speed and if he/she cannot work out a problem, he/she is allowed to continue to the next one. The subject should be in a normal state of mind. There should be no noise in or around the lab. Test Administration: Once the subject was given the general instructions, the administration began. Once the test was given to the subject, the instructions were read out and it was ensured that the subject understood them clearly. No time limit was given and the subject could therefore take as much time as he/she found necessary. Once the test was administered completely, the subject was thanked for cooperating without hesitation.
Scoring
The scoring can be scored accurately by hand for any response. As indicated, all ‘yes’ responses were given one mark and those with ‘no’ responses were given no marks. The sum of all ‘yes’ responses would be regarded as the total anxiety score of the individual.
Result: Table 1: Shows the subject’s raw score, percentile and interpretation Graph 1: Represents the raw score of the subject Graph 2: Represents the percentile of the subject Graph 3: Represents the interpretation of the subject
Raw Score Percentile Interpretation
(LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE JOURNAL)
Discussion The aim of administering SCAT was to assess the level of anxiety of the subject. The subject’s total score on the anxiety test is ____. Thus, having the percentile of ____, this falls under the ________ Anxiety Level.
Conclusion Raw score of my subject is ___ therefore he/she has ____________ anxiety.
