Beck's Hopelessness Scale

1. I look forward to the future with hope and enthusiasm.

2. I might as well give up because there is nothing I can do aboutmaking things for myself.

3. When things are going badly, I am helped by knowing that theycannot stay there whatsoever.

4. I can't imagine what my life would be in 10 years.

5. I have enough time to accomplish the things I want to do.

6. In future, I expect to succeed in what concerns me most.

7. My future seems dark to me.

8. I happen to be particularly lucky and I expect to get better.

9. I just can¶t get the breaks and there is no reason I will in the future.

10. My past experiences have prepared me well for the future.

11. All I can see ahead of me is unpleasantness rather than pleasantness.

12. I don't expect to get what I really I want.

13. When I look ahead to the future, I expect I will be happier than I am now.

14. Things just don¶t work out the way I want them to.

15. I have great faith in future.

16. I never get what I want, so it is foolish to want anything at all.

17. It is very unlikely that I still get any satisfaction in future.

18. The future seems vague and uncertain to me.

19. I look forward to more times than bad times.

20. There is no use really trying to get anything I want because I probably won't get it.