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 GENERAL CONTENTMENT SCALE  ( BASED ON SCALES BY Walter Hudson PhD)

THIS QUESTIONAIRE IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE DEGREE OF CONTENTMENT  OR DISCONTENT THAT YOU FEEL

ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND SURROUNDINGS.    IT IS NOT A TEST, SO THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS.

ANSWER EACH ITEM AS CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY AS YOU CAN BY PLACING A NUMBER BESIDE EACH ONE AS FOLLOWS:

         1       RARELY OR NONE AT ALL 

          2        A LITTLE OF THE TIME

          3        SOME OF THE TIME

          4        A GREAT DEAL OF THE TIME

          5        MOST OR ALL OF THE TIME

 

_____  1.  i FEEL POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY LIFE

_____  2.  I FEEL BLUE

_____  3.  I AM RESTLESS AND CAN'T KEEP STILL

_____  4.  I HAVE CRYING SPELLS

_____  5.  IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO RELAX

_____  6,  I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING STARTED ON THINGS I NEED TO DO.

_____  7.  I DON'T SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.

_____  8.  WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, I FEEL THERE IS NO ONE TO TURN TO.

_____  9.  I FEEL THAT THE FUTURE LOOKS BLACK TO ME

_____  10. I FEEL DOWNHEARTED.

_____  11. I FEEL THAT I AM NOT NEEDED IN THIS LIFE OR BY ANYONE.

_____  12. I DON'T FEEL APPRECIATED BY ANYONE.

_____  13.  I DON'T TAKE ANY JOY IN BEING ACTIVE AND BUSY ALL THE TIME.

_____  14. I FEEL THAT OTHERS WOULD BE MUCH BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME.

_____  15.  i DON'T LIKE BEING WITH OTHER PEOPLE.  

_____  16.  IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO MAKE DECISIONS.

_____  17.  I FEEL DOWNTRODDEN

_____  18.  I AM IRRITABLE

_____  19.  I GET UPSET EASILY.

_____  20.  IT'S HARD FOR ME TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

_____  21.  MY LIFE IS BORING.

_____  22.  I DON'T FEEL THAT ANYONE CARES ABOUT ME.

_____  23.  I NEVER HAVE ANY FUN OR JOY IN MY LIFE.

_____  24' .MORNING IS THE WORST TIME OF MY DAY.

_____  25.  I FEEL HOPLESS ABOUT MY SITUATION AND HELPLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

 

_____  ADD UP THE SCORES AND PUT THE TOTAL HERE

 

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25 TO 50     = CHANCES ARE YOU ARE CONTENTED OR  VERY CONTENTED AND HAPPY WITH YOUR LIFE.

51 TO  75    = A LITTLE OF THE TIME YOU ARE SOMEWHAT DISCONTENTED WITH YOUR LIFE.

75 TO 100   = SOME OF THE TIME OR A GOOD PART OF THE TIME YOU FEEL DISCONTENTED AND UNHAPPY IN YOUR LIFE

100 TO 125 = MOST OR ALL OF THE TIME YOU FEEL DOWNHEARTRD,DEPRESSED AND DISCONTENTED

                     WITH HOW YOUR LIFE IS GOING