by Norman S. Endler, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Jean M. Edwards, Ph.D., and Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D.

 At a Glance

Purpose:

Provides a multidimensional measure of anxiety, with four related scales assessing transitory anxiety response, situational anxiety, perception of immediate threat, and social anxiety

Ages / Grade:

Adolescents and adults

Administration Time

25 minutes

Format:

Self-report

 

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Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale (AMAS)

Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, Second Edition (RCMAS-2)

Stress Profile

The Endler Multidimensional Anxiety Scales (EMAS) are three related self-report measures that allow greater precision in assessing and predicting anxiety across situations and in measuring treatment response. They can be used with a wide range of people, including adolescents, adults, clinical patients, the elderlyanyone who reads at an eighth-grade level or higher.

The first scale, the EMAS-State (EMAS-S), measures state anxietythe individuals actual transitory anxiety response. It assesses both physiological and cognitive responses. The second scale, EMAS-Trait (EMAS-T), measures the individuals predisposition to experience anxiety in four different types of situations: socially-evaluative, physically dangerous, new or ambiguous, and routine. The third scale, EMAS-Perception (EMAS-P), evaluates the individuals perception of the type and intensity of threat in the immediate situation.

The scales can be given separately or as a set. All three can be administered to individuals or groups, and hand scored, in just 25 minutes. EMAS can also be computer scored, using WPS TEST REPORT prepaid Mail-In Answer Sheets, CD, or FAX Service. All provide a complete interpretive report.

Extensively used in both clinical and research settings, these scales provide a multidimensional assessment of anxiety. They are particularly useful in measuring anxiety across situations and in response to treatment.

EMAS Social Anxiety Scales

The EMAS Social Anxiety Scales (EMAS-SAS) extend the clinical utility of the original EMAS by assessing separation and self-disclosure anxiety plus related situational perceptions. The five scales measure the following:

Separation anxiety

Self-Disclosure anxiety related to friends

Self-Disclosure anxiety related to family

Perception of a given situation as involving separation anxiety

Perception of a given situation as involving self-disclosure anxiety

Although the EMAS-SAS can be used alone, there are benefits to administering it along with the EMAS. Together they evaluate six facets of trait anxiety: social evaluation, physical danger, ambiguous situation, daily routines, separation, and self-disclosure (to family and to friends).

    The EMAS-SAS is available only in a hand-scored format.

To Evaluate:

• Phobias
• Test Anxiety
• Panic Attacks
• Treatment Outcome
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Component

EMAS KIT: Includes 25 AutoScore Test Forms for EMAS-S; 25 AutoScore Test Forms for EMAS-T/EMAS-P; Manual