Irritability

Have you ever considered how often and easily you experience irritation? How does it affect your life, relationships, and well-being? The Novaco Anger Scale test, adapted with a focus on irritability, offers a unique opportunity to delve deeply into understanding your emotional state.

This test, developed in the 1970s by Raymond Novaco, now serves as a tool that helps assess not only the intensity of your irritation but also how it manifests in your daily life. You will learn about the situations that cause you irritation, how you react to them, and what physiological and cognitive reactions accompany these emotions.

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You brought home a new microwave, but discovered that you were sold a non-working device

No annoyance

Slight annoyance

Moderate annoyance

Strong annoyance

I'm losing control over myself

Description by AI

Studies show that people who practice "cognitive reappraisal" – that is, try to see the situation in a more positive light – experience less stress and irritation in similar situations.

Psychologists recommend taking a deep breath and thinking about the long-term consequences in such situations. This helps reduce stress levels and make more rational decisions.

Questions in the test:

You brought home a new microwave, but discovered that you were sold a non-working device

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

The plumber billed you higher than you expected

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You were reprimanded while the actions of others went unnoticed

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Your car got stuck in the snow or mud

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You address someone and they do not respond

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Someone claims more than you think they deserve

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You try to carefully carry your coffee, but someone pushes you

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You hung up clothes in the wardrobe, and someone dropped them and is trying clumsily to pick them up

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

A salesperson has been following you with their advice from the moment you entered the store

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You arranged a joint outing with a person who at the last moment leaves you, leaving you alone

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

They are making fun of you, mocking you

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Your car stalled at the traffic light, and the driver from the car behind you is yelling and swearing

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You accidentally turn awkwardly in the parking lot and, looking out of the car, hear: "Where did you learn to drive?"

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Someone made a mistake and blamed it on you

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You are trying to concentrate, and the person sitting next to you keeps fidgeting their legs

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You lent someone an important item, and they haven't returned it

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Your whole day has been going not as planned, and someone says that you didn't do what you had agreed on in advance

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You try to discuss something important with a friend, but he is constantly distracted and joking

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You encountered a very incompetent person in a debate

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Someone keeps interfering in a dispute that doesn't concern them

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You are in a hurry, but the person in front of you is walking slowly and not letting you pass

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

You stepped on sticky gum

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Old ladies at the entrance of the building constantly discuss you

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

Rushing somewhere, you tore your trousers on a sharp object

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

The ATM swallowed your card

• No annoyance
• Slight annoyance
• Moderate annoyance
• Strong annoyance
• I'm losing control over myself

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