Free anxiety quiz · For adults · GAD-7
Free adult anxiety quiz.
Seven questions, about two minutes. This is the GAD-7, the most widely used anxiety screener in the world. It will not diagnose you, but it can put language to what you have been feeling and help you decide what to do next.
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About this screener
What the GAD-7 is listening for.
The GAD-7 asks how often, over the past two weeks, you have felt nervous or on edge, been unable to stop worrying, struggled to relax, or felt that something bad was about to happen. Add those together and you get a sense of how much anxiety has been part of your recent life.
Answer for the last two weeks, as honestly as you can. When you finish, you will see your score, what it suggests in plain language, and a next step if you want one.
The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet B.W. Williams, and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission is required to reproduce, translate, display, or distribute it.
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Questions
About the anxiety quiz.
01 Is this an official anxiety diagnosis?
No. The GAD-7 is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. It measures how often anxiety symptoms have bothered you over the past two weeks. Only a clinical evaluation can tell you whether you have an anxiety disorder.
02 How accurate is the GAD-7?
The GAD-7 is one of the most widely validated anxiety measures in the world and is used across primary care and mental health settings. It is very good at flagging generalized anxiety, though it captures a two-week snapshot rather than the whole picture, and it is not specific to every anxiety condition.
03 What do the score ranges mean?
Scores of 0 to 4 suggest minimal anxiety, 5 to 9 mild, 10 to 14 moderate, and 15 to 21 severe. Higher scores simply mean the symptoms have shown up more often. A score is a starting point for a conversation, not a label.
04 Do I need a high score to start therapy?
No. You do not need a diagnosis or a certain score to benefit from therapy. Plenty of people come in simply because worry has become hard to carry. Wanting things to feel calmer is reason enough.
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