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The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a psychometric assessment tool developed to evaluate symptoms of depression. The first version was developed in 1961 by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues with the aim of assessing the cognitive and emotional symptoms of depression. In 1996, Beck, Steer, and Brown published a revised version known as the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), which was updated to align with diagnostic criteria and provide a more clinically valid instrument.Historical Development

The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) was developed to assess an individual’s degree of pessimism about the future and level of hopelessness. It is a psychometric measurement tool developed by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues in 1974. Hopelessness is characterized as a negative cognitive and emotional structure involving vague and pessimistic responses toward oneself the external world and the future. It is also described as a distorted cognitive process accompanied by a lack of motivation and a sense o