Quick Start Template

Copy the template below and replace the example content with your own assessment.

Title:
Example Assessment

Short Description:
A brief description of the assessment.

Category:
Personality

Type:
clinical

Background:

Procedure:

Participation:

Scoring:

Source:

Authors:

License:

Scale Labels:
0=Never
1=Rarely
2=Sometimes
3=Often
4=Very Often

Scale Groups:
Dimension One
Dimension Two

Interpretations:
Dimension One|Minimal|Interpretation text.
Dimension One|Mild|Interpretation text.
Dimension One|Moderate|Interpretation text.
Dimension One|High|Interpretation text.
Dimension One|Very High|Interpretation text.

Overall Interpretations:
Minimal|Overall interpretation.
Mild|Overall interpretation.
Moderate|Overall interpretation.
High|Overall interpretation.
Very High|Overall interpretation.

Questions:
Question 1?|Dimension One|0
Question 2?|Dimension Two|0

Parser Field Explanations

• Title → Full assessment name.
• Short Description → Brief assessment summary shown on assessment pages.
• Category → Personality, Clinical, Trauma, Neurodiversity, etc.
• Type → clinical, personality, educational, research, etc.
• Background → Research and theoretical background.
• Procedure → Participant instructions.
• Participation → Eligibility requirements.
• Scoring → Explanation of score calculation.
• Source → Original publication or assessment source.
• Authors → Original assessment authors.
• License → Copyright and usage permissions.
• Scale Labels → Response options displayed to participants.
• Scale Groups → Dimensions measured by the assessment.
• Interpretations → Dimension-level score interpretations.
• Overall Interpretations → Overall assessment score interpretations.
• Questions → Assessment items and scoring definitions.

Advanced Question Format

Basic question format:

Question Text|Dimension|Reverse Scored

Example: 0 = No Reverse Scoring and 1= Reverse Scoring

I often miss the person who died.|Separation Distress|0
I often miss the person who died.|Separation Distress|1    * Reverse 

Advanced format with custom answer labels:

Question Text|Dimension|Reverse Scored|Scale Group|||Custom Labels

Examples:

Have you felt suddenly weak and warm?|Autonomic Distress|0|Autonomic Distress|||0=Not at all;;1=Once a week or less;;2=2-4 times a week;;3=5 or more times a week

In the past month, have you felt numb or detached from people, activities, or your surroundings?|Emotional Numbing and Detachment|0|Emotional Numbing and Detachment|||0=No;;1=Yes

I feel envious of others who have not lost someone close.|Social and Emotional Disconnection|0|Social and Emotional Disconnection|||0=Never;;1=Rarely;;2=Sometimes;;3=Often;;4=Always

Scale Groups Explained

Scale Groups define the major dimensions measured by the assessment. These dimensions are used for scoring, reporting, interpretation, and chart generation.

Example:

Scale Groups:

Separation Distress
Emotional Pain and Longing
Difficulty Accepting the Loss
Social and Emotional Disconnection
Traumatic Grief Reactions
Grief-Related Preoccupation

Each dimension listed in Scale Groups should also appear in:

• Questions
• Interpretations
• Charts and reports

Complete Assessment Example

Source:

Prigerson, and colleagues
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8771222/

Authors:

Holly G. Prigerson and colleagues

License:

Used for educational and research purposes.

Interpretations:

Separation Distress|Minimal|Feelings of longing, emotional separation distress, and grief-related attachment difficulties generally appear limited or manageable.

Separation Distress|Mild|Some emotional longing or separation-related distress may occasionally appear following bereavement.

Separation Distress|Moderate|Noticeable emotional longing, attachment-related grief reactions, or separation distress are present.

Separation Distress|High|Strong separation distress, yearning, emotional attachment pain, or persistent longing are consistently present.

Separation Distress|Very High|Severe separation distress, overwhelming longing, and profound emotional attachment pain are strongly present and may significantly impair adjustment.

Overall Interpretations:

Minimal|Grief-related emotional distress, separation pain, and bereavement-related difficulties generally appear manageable or limited.

Mild|Some grief-related emotional pain, longing, or adjustment difficulties may occasionally appear following bereavement.

Moderate|Noticeable grief-related emotional distress, sadness, longing, loneliness, or difficulty adapting after loss are present.

High|Strong prolonged grief reactions, emotional suffering, grief-related preoccupation, or emotional disconnection are consistently present across daily life.

Very High|Severe prolonged grief reactions, overwhelming emotional pain, profound loneliness, grief-related preoccupation, and major adjustment difficulties are strongly present and may significantly impair functioning.