LifeWorks Symptom Checklist
Difficulty organizing tasks and activities?
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Failure to give close attention to details; careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities?
Difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities?
Inattention, even when spoken to directly?
Difficulty following instructions and failure to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions)?
Reluctance to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)?
Losing things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools)?
Distraction by extraneous stimuli?
Forgetfulness in daily activities?
Do you exhibit any of these symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity?
Fidgeting with your hands or feet or squirming?
Inability to sit still?
Running about or climbing excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults, may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)?
Difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly?
On the go or often act as if driven by a motor?
Excessive talking?
If you are experiencing some of these symptoms of ADD/ADHD, click on a name or topic below!
Harry Cates | Chris Jones | ADD/ADHD | Reading Room
Persistent feelings of sadness or emptiness (in kids and teens this may show up as excessive irritability)?
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Fading interest in pleasure or fun activities - a recent significant weight gain or loss (in kids and teens this may be indicated by failure to make expected weight gains?
Trouble sleeping or sleeping more than usual?
Feelings of restlessness or lack of motivation?
Excessive fatigue or loss of energy?
Excessive feelings of guilt or worthlessness?
Trouble concentrating or making decisions?
If you are experiencing some of these symptoms of Anxiety, click on a name below!
Harry Cates | Abbie Chesney | Joannah Ginsburg
Excessive and uncontrollable worrying?
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Times where there is sudden intense apprehension, fearfulness or terror?
Anxiety about being in particular places, or situations where you might not be able to escape?
Restlessness or being "keyed up" or on the edge?
Irritable?
Loss of sleep?
Changes in appetite?
If you are experiencing some of these symptoms of Depression, click on a name below!
Harry Cates | Abbie Chesney | Joannah Ginsburg
Lack of control over eating?
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Do you exhibit any of these symptoms of Anorexia?
Difficulty to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height?
Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight?
Disturbance in the way in which body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight?
Do you exhibit any of these symptoms of Bulimia?
Eating an amount of food larger than most people would eat?
Sense of lack of control over eating during the episode?
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain (purging through laxative use, over-exercise, or vomiting)?
Self-evaluation unduly influenced by body shape and weight?
Do you exhibit any of these symptoms of Compulsive Overeating?
Lack of control over eating?
Impulsive bingeing?
Faster than normal consumption, feeling guilt or shame after eating?
Repeated attempts at dieting?
Obesity and embarrassment about body weight?
Eating until uncomfortably full, to relieve stress or depression?
Eating sensibly in front of others and making up for it when alone?
If you are experiencing some of these symptoms of Eating Disorders, click on a name or topic below!
Abbie Chesney | Joannah Ginsburg | Eating Disorders | Reading Room
Increasing dissatisfaction with the state of your marriage?
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More and more explosive arguments with your spouse?
Frequent thoughts of divorce or separation?
Concern about the future of your marriage?
A loss of sexual and/or emotional intimacy?
If you are experiencing some of these symptoms in your marriage, click on a name or topic below!
Harry Cates | Joannah Ginsburg | Melanie Wells | Marriage | Reading Room
Frequently engage in unhealthy behavior, often to excess (e.g. drinking, eating, or sex)?
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Have a persistent and distracting desire for this behavior?
Spend an abundance of time in activities preparing, engaging or recovering from this behavior?
Are you frequently preoccupied by this behavior or preparatory activities?
Do you engage in this behavior instead of fulfilling other obligations?
Have you given up or limited important activities because of this behavior?
Do you find yourself continuing this behavior despite knowing that its a problem?
Do you have a need to increase the intensity/frequency of the behavior to achieve desired effects?
Do you experience restlessness or irritability if unable to engage in the behavior?
If you answered yes to the questions above, you may be struggling with compulsive behavior patterns or addiction, click on a name or topic below!
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