Psychology Hamilton Anxiety Scale Social Work Discussion

I want the hear about your thoughts on taking and scoring the scale. I would also like for you to discuss your score on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Part of this exercise is to show you that you need to be careful when selecting measurement tools that will measure the actual level of a symptom. HAMILTON-ANXIETY.pdf (ufl.edu)

Response 1- My score on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale was a 22 which fell into the category of mild to moderate.  It is important when selecting these tools because we always want to be as accurate as possible. Being a few numbers off or even 1 number off can put someone in another category that they may not be in.  Using more than one tool of measurement is always good to lessen the odds of being so far off. GAD-7, Beck, Zung, and Hamilton scales are all valid and accurate assessment tools.  It is the matter of which one is more tailored to the type of data collection you prefer.

Response 2- I’m actually interested in taking the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale test and measuring my anxiety. This might sounds crazy but I didn’t know you could measure your anxiety before this class. I’ve been having anxiety for years and for the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale to be a tool that can measure it, is calming. I want to know what triggers my anxiety and also where does my anxiety stand on the scale. So fast forward, I took my measurements on the https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1843/hamilton-anxiety-scale#next-stepsLinks to an external site. website. I scored a 13 which is mild anxiety severity which is odd to me considering that I though my anxiety was worse but I guess not. My score also was on the lowest of the scale so have I been pressuring myself too much and overreacting? According to the scale I might be just fine lol. Stated in the question was “Part of this exercise is to show you that you need to be careful when selecting measurement tools that will measure the actual level of a symptom” and this is so accurate. A one point difference can change so much. It’s best to always have accurate results.

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