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GAD-7 Anxiety Self-Assessment

Clinically supervised by Stephen Velasquez, LCSW · Content reviewed within the past 12 months

A free, confidential screening tool to help you understand your anxiety levels.

About This Assessment

The GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale) is a clinically-validated screening tool used by healthcare professionals worldwide to assess anxiety severity. This brief questionnaire takes approximately 2-3 minutes to complete.

Instructions: Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Select the answer that best describes your experience.

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Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?
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Not being able to stop or control worrying
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?
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Worrying too much about different things
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?
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Trouble relaxing
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?
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Being so restless that it's hard to sit still
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?
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Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?
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Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by this?

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Crisis Resources

If you are in crisis or experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please reach out immediately:

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This screening tool is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose any mental health condition or replace professional evaluation.

Clinical Interpretation Required

Only a qualified healthcare professional can diagnose anxiety disorders. Your results should be discussed with a licensed mental health provider for proper interpretation.

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Completing this assessment does not create a therapeutic or provider-patient relationship with ZipHealthy or its clinicians.

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Last updated: December 2024 · © 2024 ZipHealthy, PLLC. All rights reserved.
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About This Self-Assessment

This screening tool is a validated clinical instrument used by mental health professionals worldwide to help identify symptoms and assess severity levels. It is designed as an initial screening tool, not a diagnostic instrument. Only a licensed mental health professional can provide a formal diagnosis based on a comprehensive clinical evaluation.

At ZipHealthy, we use validated assessment tools like this one throughout the treatment process to measure progress and ensure our evidence-informed approaches are delivering results. Regular assessment helps your therapist fine-tune your treatment plan and provides objective evidence of improvement over time.

If your screening results suggest you may benefit from professional support, we encourage you to schedule a consultation with one of our licensed therapists. Our Bentonville office serves clients throughout Northwest Arkansas, and telehealth options are available for clients throughout the state of Arkansas.

This assessment is provided for educational purposes and should not replace professional clinical evaluation. If you are in crisis or experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please call 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room immediately. For non-emergency consultations, call ZipHealthy at (479) 259-1390.

Understanding Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions, affecting approximately 40 million adults in the United States each year. While occasional anxiety is a normal part of life, persistent or excessive worry that interferes with daily activities may indicate an anxiety disorder that responds well to evidence-informed therapy.

Evidence-Informed Anxiety Treatment

At ZipHealthy, our therapists specialize in treating anxiety disorders using proven approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and EMDR for anxiety rooted in traumatic experiences. We track treatment outcomes using validated measures to ensure your therapy is effective.

Anxiety is highly treatable. Research on evidence-based treatments demonstrates that many individuals experience symptom reduction as treatment progresses. Individual results vary based on the nature and severity of symptoms. Schedule a consultation at our Bentonville office by calling (479) 259-1390, or book a telehealth session from anywhere in Arkansas.

What This Anxiety Screener Measures

This self-screen is modeled on the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale), a brief, widely used questionnaire that asks how often, over the past two weeks, you have been bothered by common anxiety symptoms. The items focus on the patterns clinicians most often hear about: feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge; being unable to stop or control worrying; worrying too much about different things; trouble relaxing; restlessness that makes it hard to sit still; becoming easily annoyed or irritable; and a sense of dread, as if something awful might happen. Each item is rated on a simple "not at all" to "nearly every day" scale, and the answers add up to a single number that gives a rough picture of how present and how intense your worry has been recently.

It can help to know what this tool is not looking at. A short anxiety screen does not measure panic attacks, specific phobias, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive patterns, or anxiety that stems from trauma in any detailed way, even though those experiences can overlap heavily with generalized worry. It also cannot tell you why you feel the way you do. Two people can arrive at the same score from very different places: one might be carrying a stressful season at work that will ease, while another may be living with longer-standing anxiety that has quietly shaped their daily life for years. The number is a starting point for a conversation, not the conclusion of one. The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health offers a plain-language overview of anxiety disorders and their symptoms at nimh.nih.gov, and the Anxiety & Depression Association of America publishes additional educational material at adaa.org.

How to Understand Your Results

The most important thing to remember is that this is a screen, not a diagnosis. A screening questionnaire is designed to flag the possibility that something is worth a closer look; it is intentionally broad so that it catches more people who might benefit from support, which also means it can point toward concern in people who turn out to be doing fine. Only a licensed clinician who meets with you, hears your history, and considers your physical health, life circumstances, and any other symptoms can determine whether a condition such as generalized anxiety disorder is present. A higher score does not seal anything, and a lower score does not mean your feelings are unimportant or that you have to wait until things get worse to reach out.

It often helps to read your result alongside how anxiety is actually showing up in your week. Is worry interfering with sleep, focus, appetite, relationships, or your ability to do things you used to do comfortably? Has it lasted for weeks rather than days? Are you avoiding situations to keep the anxiety at bay? Functional impact like this tends to matter more than any single number. If your anxiety frequently travels with low mood, exhaustion, or loss of interest, a companion depression self-screen (PHQ-9 style) can add useful context, and if it feels driven by chronic pressure or burnout our stress and burnout screen may fit better. Scores can also shift over time, so the same screen repeated in a few weeks can show whether a rough patch is settling or holding steady.

What To Do Next

Whatever your result, the next step is the same and it is a small one: talk it through with a person. At ZipHealthy, our licensed clinical social workers offer a free, no-pressure 15-minute consultation where you can describe what you have been experiencing, ask questions, and decide together whether therapy makes sense for you right now. There is no obligation to book ongoing sessions, and the consultation itself is simply a conversation. Anxiety is highly responsive to evidence-informed talk therapy; approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and, when anxiety is rooted in difficult past experiences, EMDR, give people concrete skills for working with worry rather than being run by it. The American Psychological Association describes how psychotherapy helps with anxiety at apa.org.

You can begin with anxiety treatment in Bentonville at our downtown office, or work entirely from home through telehealth across Arkansas. If you prefer a structured, skills-first start, our individual therapy, group therapy, and DBT skills group each offer a different on-ramp, and you are welcome to explore the full range of behavioral health services to see what fits. We know cost is a real question, so we keep it transparent: you can review pricing and what to expect and request a Good Faith Estimate before committing to anything. When it would help, we coordinate with your primary care provider or a prescriber rather than offering medication advice ourselves, so your overall care stays connected. To take that first small step, book a free consultation online or call us at (479) 259-1390.

A Brief Note on Safety

A self-screen cannot respond to an emergency, and it should never stand between you and immediate help. If you are in crisis, having thoughts of harming yourself, or feel unsafe in any way, please reach out right now: call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day across the United States, or call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room if you are in immediate danger. You can also text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line, or call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for free, confidential support and referrals; SAMHSA describes this service at samhsa.gov. Anxiety can sometimes feel overwhelming, and reaching out for help in a hard moment is a sign of strength, not weakness. ZipHealthy does not provide emergency or crisis intervention services, but we are glad to be part of your ongoing care once you are safe.

Anxiety Self-Assessment: Frequently Asked Questions

Is this anxiety test a diagnosis?

No. The GAD-7 is a validated screening questionnaire, not a diagnostic test. It gauges how often anxiety symptoms have bothered you recently, but only a licensed clinician can diagnose an anxiety disorder after a full evaluation.

What is the GAD-7?

The GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7) is a brief, widely used seven-item self-report screen for the core symptoms of generalized anxiety over the past two weeks. It is one of the most studied anxiety screens in primary care and mental health.

What does my anxiety score mean?

Higher totals indicate more frequent anxiety symptoms, commonly grouped as minimal, mild, moderate, and severe. These bands are guidance for a conversation, not a clinical cutoff. If your score is in the moderate-to-severe range, or anxiety is disrupting daily life, it is worth talking with a professional.

Can therapy help with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is highly treatable. Our licensed therapists use evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure-based methods, and acceptance and commitment therapy, available in Bentonville or by telehealth across Arkansas.