Anxiety making eye contact |
Avoidance of eye contact |
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0 No anxiety | 0 No avoidance | |
1 A little anxiety | 1 Avoid a little | |
2 Moderate anxiety clinic | 2 Avoid moderately | |
3 A lot of anxiety | 3 Avoid a lot | |
1. Giving a speech | ______ | ______ |
2. Speaking to a group of people at a party | ______ | ______ |
3. Speaking up at a meeting | ______ | ______ |
4. Speaking in a discussion with a few people | ______ | ______ |
5. Dealing with a cashier when buying something | ______ | ______ |
6. Being introduced | ______ | ______ |
7. Greeting an acquaintance passing by on the street | ______ | ______ |
8. Speaking with someone you don’t know well | ______ | ______ |
9. Speaking to someone you find attractive | ______ | ______ |
10. Inviting someone you don’t know well on a date or other social activity | ______ | ______ |
11. Feeling close to someone you love | ______ | ______ |
12. Discussing the quality of your work with a boss or a teacher | ______ | ______ |
13. Having a routine talk with a close family member | ______ | ______ |
14. Listening while a person speaks to you, in general | ______ | ______ |
15. Speaking while a person listens to you, in general | ______ | ______ |
16. Expressing a disagreement | ______ | ______ |
17. Receiving a compliment | ______ | ______ |
TOTAL SCORE | ______ + | ______ = |
(Sum of items 1-17): | ||
Grand Total | ||
Descriptive Items | ||
Please rate the additional items on the following scale: | ||
0 — Not at all | ||
1 — A little | ||
2 — Moderately | ||
3 — A lot | ||
18. ____ I avoid eye contact because it make me anxious | ||
19. ____ I avoid eye contact only because it interferes with my concentration (not due to anxiety) | ||
20. ____ I feel self-conscious when I make eye contact. | ||
21. ____ I am concerned that I stare too much into others’ eyes. | ||
22. ____ I have difficulty deciding how much eye contact is best. | ||
23. ____ Making eye contact is important for my social and work relationships | ||
(If you have no anxiety about eye contact, check here ____ and skip items below.) | ||
Complete the following items if you have some anxiety about eye contact or avoidance of eye contact | ||
24. Earliest age when I had anxiety about eye contact or avoidance of eye contact: ____ years old | ||
25. My current anxiety and avoidance related to eye contact is: | ||
0. worse than in my childhood | ||
1. no different than in my childhood | ||
2. a little better than in my childhood | ||
3. moderately better than in my childhood | ||
4. a lot better than in my childhood |