<p>There are many rating scales used in psychiatry to rate the severity of disorders. Thus, the extensive depression scales. What about the opposite, happiness scales? If 0 denotes excessive depressive symptoms and 100 denotes absence of these symptoms, does a scale exist that say goes from 100 (absence of depressive symptoms) to 200 (hyperthymia, euphoria)?</p>

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I do not know about such scales, so sorry for that. Yet, I would like to inform you that it is hard to talk about the 'opposite' of depression, since this is a rather heterogeneous disorder with many facets. Additionally, in the sense of positive vs negative emotions, it should be stated that these constructs aren't opposites of one another, but rather independent constructs (cfr. Watson, Clark, & Carey. (1988). Positive and negative affectivity and their relation to anxiety and depressive disorders. Journal of abnormal psychology, 97(3), 346-354.
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Is there a rating scale in psychology that is related to happiness?
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# Is there a rating scale in psychology that is related to happiness?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-03)

There are many rating scales used in psychiatry to rate the severity of disorders. Thus, the extensive depression scales. What about the opposite, happiness scales? If 0 denotes excessive depressive symptoms and 100 denotes absence of these symptoms, does a scale exist that say goes from 100 (absence of depressive symptoms) to 200 (hyperthymia, euphoria)?

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> **username_1**: I do not know about such scales, so sorry for that. Yet, I would like to inform you that it is hard to talk about the 'opposite' of depression, since this is a rather heterogeneous disorder with many facets. Additionally, in the sense of positive vs negative emotions, it should be stated that these constructs aren't opposites of one another, but rather independent constructs (cfr. Watson, Clark, & Carey. (1988). Positive and negative affectivity and their relation to anxiety and depressive disorders. Journal of abnormal psychology, 97(3), 346-354.  

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