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TAS-20 - Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Taylor et al (1985, original version), Kooiman, Spinhoven & Trijsburg (2002, Dutch version)
Goal
Measure alexithymia
Scales
3 subscales: moeilijkheden met identificeren van gevoelens, moeilijkheden met beschrijven van gevoelens en extern georiƫnteerd denken.
Scores
Items are rated on a 5-point scale (1-5).
Total score: sum of all item scores.
Standards
3 norm categories: no alexithymia, possible alexithymia, alexithymia.
Instructions
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements by checking the appropriate answer option.
You must select one answer option per statement.
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