Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale
Name: ______________________________________ Date: _______________
For each statement below check true or false as to how you generally feel.
True - False -
1 0
1. I do not tire quickly.
2. I am troubled by attacks of nausea.
3. I believe I am no more nervous than most others.
4. I have very few headaches.
5. I work under a great deal of tension.
6. I cannot keep my mind on one thing.
7. I worry over money and business.
8. I frequently notice my hand shakes when I try to do something
9. I blush no more often than others.
10. I have diarrhea once a month or more.
11. I worry quite a bit over possible misfortunes.
12. I practically never blush.
13. I am often afraid that I am going to blush.
14. I have nightmares every few nights.
15. My hands and feet are usually warm enough.
16. I sweat very easily even on cool days.
17. Sometimes when embarrassed, I break out in a sweat which
annoys me greatly.
18. I hardly ever notice my heart pounding and I am seldom short of
breath.
19. I feel hungry almost all the time.
20. I am very seldom troubled by constipation.
21. I have a great deal of stomach trouble.
22. I have had periods in which I lost sleep over worry.
23. My sleep is fitful and disturbed.
24. I dream frequently about things that are best kept to myself.
25. I am easily embarrassed.
26. I am more sensitive than other people.
27. I frequently find myself worrying about something.
28. I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be.
29. I am usually calm and not easily upset.
30. I cry easily.
31. I feel anxiety about something or someone almost all the time.
32. I am happy most of the time.
33. It makes me nervous to have to wait.
34. I have periods of such great restlessness that I cannot sit long in a
chair.
35. Sometimes I become so excited that I find it hard to get sleep.
36. I have sometimes felt that difficulties were piling so high that I
could not overcome them.
37. I must admit that I have at times been worried beyond reason over
something that really did not matter.
38. I have very few fears compared to my friends.
39. I have been afraid of things or people that I know could not hurt
me.
40. I certainly felt useless at times.
41. I find it hard to keep my mind on a task or job.
42. I am usually self-conscious.
43. I am inclined to take things hard.
44. I am a high-strung person.
45. Life is a strain for me much of the time.
46. At times I think I am no good at all.
47. I am certainly lacking in self-confidence.
48. I sometimes feel that I am about to go to pieces.
49. I shrink from facing a crisis or difficulty.
50. I am entirely self-confident.
TOTAL SCORE:
Scoring and interpretation
To score the TMAS, you need to sum up the responses for all 50 items. The scoring ranges
from 0 to 50, with higher scores indicating higher levels of manifest anxiety.
Additional notes
Reference
Taylor, J. A. (1953). Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) [Database record]. APA PsycTests.
https://doi.org/10.1037/t00936-000
