Generalised Anxiety Test

Dr Elaine Ryan

Written by Dr Elaine Ryan, PsychD · 20+ years treating anxiety disorders & OCD

Updated

Generalised anxiety can feel like worry moving from one concern to the next, with tension, restlessness and difficulty switching off. This test uses the GAD-7, a validated screening questionnaire, to help you understand your recent anxiety symptoms.

You will get your 0–21 GAD-7 score, its symptom range and guidance on what the result means. The separate question about everyday difficulty gives useful context without changing the score. You can also use the broader anxiety self-check to explore worry, sensations and coping patterns.

A clearer picture, one question at a time

Generalised anxiety screening with the GAD-7

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Answer the seven GAD-7 items, followed by a separate question about difficulty in everyday life.

8 questionsAbout 3 minutesNo email needed

This self-check is for adults. The questionnaire itself does not send or save your answers. They are cleared when you reload or leave this page.

You can read the questions below. Enable JavaScript for the step-by-step questionnaire and personalised feedback.

Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

Not being able to stop or control worrying

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

Worrying too much about different things

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

Trouble relaxing

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problem?

If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?

Choose Not difficult at all if you reported no problems. This question is separate from the GAD-7 total.

How to understand this self-check

The GAD-7 asks about anxiety symptoms over the last two weeks. Its seven items are scored 0–3 for a total of 0–21. Published symptom ranges are 0–4 minimal, 5–9 mild, 10–14 moderate and 15–21 severe. The difficulty question is not included in that total. A diagnosis requires a fuller assessment.

GAD-7 developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute. Original validation study and original questionnaire.

Read the generalised anxiety guide for more information.