Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale

a 65-item self-report scale, derived from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, that was first developed in 1951 and modified and shortened to 50 items in 1953. The scale, consisting of statements (e.g., “I cannot keep my mind on one thing”) to which participants respond true or false, formerly had frequent use in research as a general measure of anxiety symptoms. It correlates with other anxiety measures and with physiological indicators of anxiety. Also called Manifest Anxiety Scale. See Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale. [devised by U.S. psychologist Janet Taylor Spence (1923– )]

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May 9th 2024

drug education

the process of informing individuals or groups about the effects of various chemical agents on the human body, usually with a special emphasis on the effects of mind-altering substances.