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I signed up to participate in a Mood Study conducted by a Stanford undergrad. Each week I get emailed an online survey to fill out. What would your answers look like? Here are mine:

  1. How many hours did you spend on homework this week? 11-15
  2. How many hours did you spend on extracurricular activities this week (including meetings and outside preparation)? 16-20
  3. Did you have a midterm or a major paper due this week?   Yes
  4. In the past week, how often have you laughed a lot? a few times
  5. In the past week, how often have you cried a lot? a few times
  6. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole? Dissatisfied
  7. Compared to other people your age, how intelligent are you? slightly above average
  8. How often was the following true in the past seven days? You were bothered by things that usually don’t bother you. sometimes
  9. You could not shake off the blues, even with help from your family and your friends. Sometimes
  10. You felt that you were just as good as other people. sometimes
  11. You had trouble keeping your mind on what you were doing. a lot of the time
  12. You were depressed. a lot of the time
  13. You were too tired to do things.  most of the time or all of the time
  14. You enjoyed life. Sometimes
  15. You were sad. a lot of the time
  16. You felt that people disliked you. a lot of the time
  17. You never take things that don’t belong to you. Disagree
  18. Do you agree or disagree that you have often said something bad about a friend behind his or her back? Agree
  19. Do you agree or disagree that you never swear? Disagree
  20. Do you agree or disagree that you go out of your way to avoid having to deal with problems in your life? Agree
  21. Do you agree or disagree that when making a decision, you go with your “gut feeling” and don’t think about the consequences of each alternative? Agree
  22. Do you agree or disagree that you have many good qualities? neither agree nor disagree
  23. Do you agree or disagree that you have a lot to be proud of? neither agree nor disagree
  24. Do you agree or disagree that you like yourself just the way you are? strongly disagree
  25. Do you agree or disagree that you feel you are doing things just about right? strongly disagree
  26. Do you agree or disagree that you like to take risks? neither agree nor disagree
  27. Do you agree or disagree that you live your life without much thought for the future? neither agree nor disagree
  28. Do you agree or disagree that it is important for you to fit into the group you’re with?   strongly agree
  29. Do you agree or disagree that in social situations, you tend not to follow the crowd, but instead behave in a way that suits your mood at the time? Agree
  30. Do you agree or disagree that your behavior often depends on how you think other people want you to behave? strongly agree

4/1/3 4 hours of sleep total over two days