The Beck Anxiety Inventory

The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is a standardized questionnaire used by mental health professionals to assess the severity of a person’s anxiety symptoms. It consists of 21 items describing common anxiety experiences, such as feeling nervous, fear of losing control, or physical symptoms like sweating. Individuals rate how much they have experienced each symptom recently. The results help clinicians understand the level of anxiety affecting someone’s daily life and guide treatment planning. The BAI is a reliable tool that provides a quantifiable measure of anxiety symptoms, useful for tracking changes over time or evaluating treatment effectiveness.