What difficulties did you face when administering this questionnaire? Did you receive responses consistent with how the questions were designed?

Depression Ten Questions that can be used to Measure this Depression based on its Definition by the Paper

1. Little pleasure or interest in doing things

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

2. Feeling depressed, down or hopeless

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

3. Trouble dipping or sleeping so much or staying asleep.

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

4. Feeling tired or having little energy

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

5. Overeating or poor appetite

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

6. Feeling depraved about yourself – or that you have let yourself down or that you are a failure

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

7. Difficulties concentrating on things, like watching movies or reading articles

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

8. Speaking or moving so slowly that other persons could have noticed

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

Or the reverse – being so restless or twitchy that you have been moving around rapidly more than normally

9. Feelings that you would be well off hurting yourself or dead

Never (_________). Some days (__________). Half the days and more (__________)

Almost every day. (____________)

10. If you checked off any difficulties, how problematic have these issues made it for you at home, work, with other persons?

Not tough at all (___________). Slightly tough (___________). Very tough (___________). Exceptionally tough (____________).

Part II:

Administer the 10 question survey you developed in Week 2 to at least one to three people outside of class. Remember, the more people surveyed the better the results.

• What difficulties did you face when administering this questionnaire? Did you receive responses consistent with how the questions were designed?
• If you were administering this questionnaire to others, who would be your population of interest?
• What sampling method would you use to address this population?
• What key concepts need to be considered if this questionnaire were conducted as a research project?

Submit a 700- to 1,050-word paper on the previous information along with a summary of the results you obtained from your questionnaire to the assignment tab. Submit your individual paper to the assignment tab.

Format your paper consistent with SPA guidelines.