Bdi Test Report
Bdi Test Report
Bdi Test Report
The purpose of the Beck’s Depression Inventory II is to measure severity of depression in adults.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS
b) Age:
c) Gender:
d) Marital Status:
e) Educational Background: (If currently a student, then currently what are they pursuing; if
f) Occupation:
g) Date of assessment
B) Family History
psychological tests)
INTRODUCTION
ranges from unhappiness and discontent to an extreme feeling of sadness, pessimism, and
despondency, that interferes with daily life. Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder, i.e. a
Developed by Beck, Steer, and Brown the present depression inventory is the second revision of
adults.
Author:
The Beck’s Depression Inventory II is a severity indicator that sheds light on severity of
Structure:
The inventory includes 21 groups of statements that are divided into the following four domains:
1. Cognitive: This domain includes items that represent and assess the amount of negative
self-perceptions as well as negative perceptions of the world, past, present, and future.
Individuals who are observed to make negative inferences about themselves or the future
may be even more prone to develop depression in the face of unfavorable life experiences,
according to cognitive models. As a result, this BDI-II cognitive domain assesses the
discomfort, severe mood swings, and conflicting emotional or mood reactions to the
stimuli. It also covers the examinee's emotional awareness and progress, as well as the
3. Somatic: This domain includes items that represent and assess the extent of physiological
Its purpose is to assess how severe the examinee's overwhelming thoughts, feelings, and
4. Vegetative: This domain includes elements that reflect and evaluate the degree of
On administering the BDI-II to a sample of 500 outpatients from clinics located in sub urban and
urban areas, as well as a sample of 120 college going students, Beck found out that the coefficient
alpha of the BDI-II for the outpatients was 0.92, and for the college students, 0.93. These co-
efficient were to be higher than those for the BDI-IA. In the meta-analysis of nine psychiatric
samples, Beck found that the BDI-IA had a mean coefficient alpha of 0.86.
The BDI-II builds on 35 years of accumulated psychometric data and clinical experience with the
BDI and BDI-IA. Initial information about the psychometric characteristics of the BDI-II have
on the test is 63 while the lowest possible score is 0. The obtained scores are interpreted as per
Material Required:
Procedure:
The administrator arranged the table and called the participant in the laboratory. Rapport was
established. The participant’s demographic details and case history were noted. After ensuring
that the participant was ready to answer the test, the following instructions were read from the
questionnaire:
the participant answered all the questions on the scale, the participant was asked some
retrospective questions. The participant was then debriefed and escorted out of the laboratory.
Ethical Considerations:
Before testing, the participant was given a brief explanation of testing and its purpose. The
participant was informed that answering the test was voluntary and they had the freedom to
decline. The participants were assured that their privacy and confidentiality would be maintained.
The administrator ensured the participant was not exposed to the test's material before it began.
Post-conduction, the administrator debriefed the participant at length about the purpose of the test
and the test taker’s scores in understandable language while avoiding jargon.
OBSERVATIONS:
RETROSPECTIVE REPORT
INTERPRETATION OF SCORES
1 Cognitive 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14
Total
(Results in table format followed by interpretation in paragraphs elaborating on each area with
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Beck, A. T., Steer, R. A., Ball, R., & Ranieri, W. F. (1996). Comparison of Beck Depression
597. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa6703_13