Helpful Tools and Tests
On this page, you’ll find a series of tools and tests designed to help you better understand how and what you might be feeling.
Often, we may find it too overwhelming to admit something may be out of balance in our lives, or we simply haven’t taken the time to properly think about it.
The good news is, all imbalances (whether depression, anxiety, PTSD) are treatable, it’s just about finding the treatment best suited to you.
We do recommend you go through your results with us as part of a session so you can fully understand them and we can discuss any available options.
Please remember that the test is only an indication and not a diagnosis.
Disclaimer: These tools should under NO circumstances be considered as a substitute for any professional medical service, NOR as a substitute for clinical judgement.
IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE-Revised (IES-R)
Completion time: 5 – 10 minutes.
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a simple measure of psychological distress. Involving 22 questions about emotional states – each with a five-level response scale – the measure can indicate distress (depression or anxiety) you may have experienced. Commonly used by Australian mental health professionals and medical practitioners, the test will assist in putting a program/treatment together.
If you are currently experiencing significant emotional difficulties you should contact your GP for a referral to a qualified professional or a mental health professional.
The Impact of Event Scale – Revised (IES-R) is a short, easily administered self-report designed as a measure of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
The IES assesses the frequency with which you experience intrusive thoughts and avoidant behaviours’ over the past week. In general, the IES-R (and IES) is not used to diagnose PTSD, however, cutoff scores for a preliminary diagnosis of PTSD have been cited in the literature.
If you are currently experiencing significant emotional difficulties you should contact your GP or mental health professional.
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a simple measure of psychological distress.
Involving 10 questions about emotional states – each with a five-level response scale – the measure can indicate distress (depression or anxiety) you may have experienced.
Commonly used by Australian mental health professionals and medical practitioners, the test will assist in putting a program/treatment together.
If you are currently experiencing significant psychological distress you should contact your GP or a mental health professional.
DAS 21
The DASS (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales) is made up of 21 self-report items each reflecting a negative emotional symptom.
The test result will give an indication of what level of Depression, Anxiety and Stress you may currently be experiencing.
The results can assist in directing you to the most effective support or treatment.
If you are currently experiencing significant psychological distress you should contact your GP or a mental health professional.
The 5 Love Languages
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate is a 1992 book by Gary Chapman. It outlines five general ways that romantic partners express and experience love, which Chapman calls “love languages”. They are acts of service, gift-giving, physical touch, quality time, and words of affirmation.
Chapman suggests that to discover another person’s love language, one must observe the way they express love to others, and analyze what they complain about most often and what they request from their significant other most often. He theorizes that people tend to naturally give love in the way that they prefer to receive love, and better communication between couples can be accomplished when one can demonstrate caring to the other person in the love language the recipient understands.
