The Friedman Assessment Scales can be accessed by clicking the Scale name at the top of the page or after the brief descriptions below.

• Friedman Life Balance Scale
  The Friedman Life Balance Scale measures the ability to easily reflect, sort out and clarify things in life; understand and connect with oneself and others; and easily engage in self-forgiveness, self-compassion and self-love. (15 questions)
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• Friedman Spiritual Awakening Scale
  The Friedman Spiritual Awakening Scale measures dimensions of spiritual awakening such as an awareness of ones true nature; general spirituality; an awareness of a higher power that inspires ones actions; a general sense of awareness and inclusion of all things; a sense of inner and unfolding perfection as well as love, empathy and compassion. (18 questions)
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• Friedman Mini 5 Factor Personality Scale
  The Friedman Mini Five Factor Scale measures in a very brief way the five core dimensions of personality: emotional stability, openness, agreeableness,  extroversion and conscientiousness. (15 questions)
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• Friedman Affect Scale (Short Form)
  The Friedman Affect Scale (Short Form) measures 15 positive affects (feelings) and 15 negative affects (feelings. It has 10 subscales (joy, self-assurance, attention, peace, love, hostility, guilt, sadness, fear and fatigue). An Affect Balance score can be calculated. (30 questions)
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• Friedman Belief Scale (Short Form)
  The Friedman Belief Scale (Short Form) measures 20 beliefs (10 positive beliefs and 10 negative beliefs). A Cognitive Balance score can then be calculated. (20 questions)
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• Friedman Well-Being Scale (Short Form)
  The Friedman Well-Being Scale (Short Form) measures 4 dimensions off well-being: emotional stability; self-confidence; joyfulness and happiness. It has 10 items. Since it consists of adjectives that are bi-polar opposites the scale actually measures both directions, i.e. emotional stability-instability and happiness-unhappiness. An overall well-being score can be calculated. (10 questions)
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• How to Use the Friedman Scales?
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• To see graphs of change of the 6 Friedman Scales over time click here.
  (These graphs were made from data gathered over the course of a series of 15 and 22 Psychotherapy sessions).

  They are taken or adapted from the journal articles:

• 1.Friedman, P. (2020) Life Balance, Emotional Stability, Well-Being and Spiritual Awakening-Part 2: Shorter Scales and An Evidence Based Approach to Change in Psychotherapy. International Journal of Healing and Caring (IJHC) January, 2020 Volume 20, No. 1. 1-29
• 2. Friedman, P. (2021) Digital Assessment and Tracking, Life Balance, Emotional Stability, Well- Being, Spiritual Awakening, Anxiety and Depression: A Practice-Based Evidence Approach to Change in Psychotherapy. International Journal of Healing and Caring (IJHC) August, 2021 Volume 21, No. 2, 6-34